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    My chickens don't want to go into their coop at night

    Go out and put them in the coop BEFORE they start even thinking about going to the BBQ. Entice them with a treat that you put inside the coop. You might have to do this for a week or more. Chickens sometimes take awhile to learn new things. Then put the treat in the coop a little while...
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    Pet Rooster

    Go to your local farmers market. If there is someone there selling eggs, ask them if they take roosters. That is how I re-homed mine.
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    Is this a rooster?

    Definitely a rooster!
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    Training chickens to go in at night...

    If you have the door to the coop is open, when it gets dark enough, they will go in if you have a place in the coop for them to roost. I would try waiting until it gets dark.
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    I have always wanted chickens so in 2010 my dream came true. My daughter and I dismantled the old broken down shed in my backyard and built an 8 x 10 hen house from a kit purchased at Lowe's. We built a 16 x 24 yard, completely covered top to bottom with chicken wire to keep out the many...
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    Barred Rock pullet? 10 weeks old, Opinions appreciated!

    I think it is a pullet. She looks just like my BR hen when she was young. I also had a cockerel and he had a longer neck thinner feathers and bigger comb at that age. I say pullet!
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    I don't think my Roo is very nice!

    My roo was rough and rude to my hens. All of them were missing their back feathers. He actually scratched a terrible wound on the back of one of my hens by his incecent mounting. I did not see the infected wound until it was too late and she died. I re-homed him to an egg farmer. My hens...
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    linoleum on coop floor?

    I painted the floor with Killsall and then use linoleum glue to glue a sheet of linoleum I bought cheep as a remnant. It works great! Don't use the linoleum squares. they will pull up.
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    Who does this foot print belong too?

    Raccoon - he climbed the fence on the other side and is climbing down. That is why the tracks point down. He steadied himself and then jumped. Make sure your coop is secure!
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    Can our 3 week old go outside for the day now?

    I built a little pen out of chicken wire and a few stakes and let them run around on the ground for a little while every day. Put some water and their food in there with them. I never leave them out there alone. You never know when a cat or hawk will drop by for a bite! If it is around 70...
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    How many of you have your chicks in your house?

    That's what spare bedrooms are for! There is no way I could keep them outside. It's too cold. They need to be warm until they get their adult feathers. Tell your mom to chill. It's only temporary.
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    Chick Not Feathering

    It is a roo for sure! They always feather out slower than hens.
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    The rooster must go!

    I feel for ya man! I bought four chicks from the pet store that were "98%" guaranteed to be hens. Three of them were roosters! I was able to give two of them to local chicken owners looking for roosters. The third, which was a barred rock, was nice so I kept him. As he grew he became more...
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    My 2 lil Easter eggers are almost a month old now...hens?

    Speckles is probably a cockerel. I raised an Americauna chick that looked almost identical. Last year, I bought 4 chicks from a feed store that were 98% guaranteed to be hens. Three of them were roosters! Speckles has a long neck, longer, thicker legs and stands upright - probably a...
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    Calling BRAHMA experts! Please tell me Tiny is a she...**UPDATE**

    I am certainly no expert but I think that is a roo! We also bought 4 chicks from a feed store last year. They were "98% guaranteed" to be pullets. Three out of the four were roos! Tiny has tall legs and a long neck like a roo. Tiny is huge!
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    Giant egg!

    I bet it has two yolks!
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    Rooster Bullying a Hen

    I have 4 hens, one of which is a black Cochin. I have a BR rooster. The rooster has basically rejected the black Cochin as part of the flock. He chases her to the perch or plucks feathers from her head until she runs for the perch. She has resigned herself to grabbing a quick bite of food...
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    egg speckels are purple

    My Americauna hen lays eggs just like that! Sometimes the spots are raised. Cool!
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    sweet chick just turned mean

    I have a 7mo. old rooster that started showing signs of aggression toward us when his hormones kicked in. When he acts agressive, I pick him up and humiliate him by petting his comb and rubbing his wattles and pushing his head down. She sees you as another chicken and she is trying to be...
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    straw as bedding?

    Straw is yellow and is cut after the wheat heads have have been harvested. Hay is green and is used to feed horses and cattle. Don't use hay. It molds fast in moisture. I use straw for my 4 hens and a rooster. I have an 8 x 10 coop and I just layer it and change it out every two months or...
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