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    What is the consensus on chickens and gardens?

    Hi, all! A recent heavy snow collapsed my run, and, the poultry are having such a blast free-ranging in among the raised beds of our enclosed garden, I'm seriously thinking of not re-erecting the run. What is the forum-wide consensus on how well poultry and gardens co-exist? I don't plan on...
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    heat needed in brooder?

    Hi there! I have a 4'x4' brooder with a solid top and mesh on three sides. On Friday I'm picking up two turkey chicks and 4 chicken chicks, about 3 wks old each. The brooder is on the front porch, which receives direct sun in the morning till about midday. I'm in central Virginia. The...
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    ratio of toms to hens

    Hi there! I'm sure this is a Turkey Raising 101 question, but here goes: Should toms outnumber hens? I currently have a Bronze tom and hen (each is about a year and a half old), and a friend is offering me a Burgundy Red chick. Should I get a Burgundy Red tom or a hen (I'd rather get a tom)...
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    some help with identification

    Thanks, Illia -- I really appreciate that. Do Mallards stand upright like that, though? As you can tell, I'm a novice with regard to ducks. Do you happen to know if Cayugas can have any sort of splotches of white on them? I ask, because two of my ducks that were sold to me as Cayugas each...
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    some help with identification

    Hi, all! I would appreciate your help with the following: Is the following a brown Cayuga (if there even is such a thing), a Buff Orpington duck, or a Campbell? I simply assumed this duck was a brown Cayuga, but then I was reading a profile of the Cayuga, which indicated that breed comes only...
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    Red Rooster-any idea what breed? Why?

    And a VERY handsome New Hampshire Red, to boot. Congrats! Any pix of his hen?
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    Does anyone know what breed this chicken is?

    Wow -- beautiful bird! And definitely a male. Maybe a Red Comet? Just throwing that out - I'm very new to chickens, too.
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    What is she....

    Quote: She looks just like my brahma.
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    what breed is my new Rooster :)

    Wow, now that's a bird!! Rhode Island Red? See what everyone else on the forum thinks. Thanks, and welcome to Backyard Chickens - you're going to love it here.
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    Ugly duckling (chickling) - look at me now!

    What a gorgeous bird! Thanks for sharing. I suspect she's a pullet, given the relative lack of wattles, comb, and spindles. But I'm very new to chickens, so that's just a suspicion. Thanks for the pix!
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    What breed is this cockerel?

    Mrs. Feathers : Looks just like my little EE`s. Mine are AustralorpXBlack Ameraucana and are all black with the blue/green/purple shimmers to their feathers. I do have a 9 week old with a few random brown splotches (the same colour as yours) poking through. How old is yours now, and did he...
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    What breed is this cockerel?

    Mrs. Fluffy Puffy : EE Cockeral! Odd color - but a very handsome boy! Why, thanks! Yeah, I'm quite proud of him. I just hope he gets along with the established rooster -- I'd hate to have to part with him. What would you call that pattern? I'm still new to chickens, so I'm learning, for...
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    What breed is this cockerel?

    I've suspected for the last week or so that this one was a cockerel, but now I'm sure he is, with those tuffs on either side of his face (is there is a technical term for those?) and those emerging spindles. I am excited to have a second male in the flock, but now I have to wait and see how the...
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    chickens running around zoo

    Quote: Y'know, good point, I didn't even think of that. And, believe me, these chickens were running around everywhere, hens and roosters (and, man, the chicks--you should have seen them all!). Thanks for the pointer - you're right, who knows what these various individuals are. "Mutts", as...
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    chickens running around zoo

    I appreciate the explanation, Tiramisu - thanks. What do you mean by "BA", BTW? Cheers, Kerry
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