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    Integrating baby chicks with 3 year old hen

    We lost a hen last week and now our backyard flock is down to one 3 year old hen. I want to do whatever is best for her, she's a sweety. We don't want to her get lonely. I have no idea what to do next, so I'm brainstorming. We were thinking of getting 4-5 female chicks and letting her raise...
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    New Orleans LA 5 bantam chicks--free to good home

    5 bantam chicks, hatched in a backyard flock in New Orleans, Louisiana, are looking for a new home. They are a few weeks old now and have been receiving great care from mother hen, but there isn't room for any more chickens in this backyard! They will be great little egg layers and wonderful...
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    Looking to buy chicks--New Orleans (LA)--Hens only

    Willing to travel a few hours any direction from New Orleans to buy 4 sexed chicks. We'd prefer bantams, but standards are fine, too. Just can't repeat the rooster fiasco of 2008, which left us with no birds and broken hearts.
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    HELP! Roos crow ALL day long--my neighbors are threatening action

    I thought I was getting 3 pet hens, but it turns out they're roos. By the time I found out, I was already really attached. I live in a compact neighborhood and the neighbors recently complained about the crowing because it was so early. Last week, we moved the coop into the garage and now the...
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    Can young hens crow? or Do I have roosters or hens?

    I have three chicks, now 3 months old. I got them from a farm without knowing their sex. A few mornings ago, one started crowing. Now, at least two of them are. I took a video of them this morning and posted it to youtube.com. Here's the link: I live in the city, so if they are roosters, I...
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    Am I over-reacting to a pecking-order incident, or is something wrong?

    I've got three chicks, now about 11 weeks old. They have been inseparable since birth until this morning. Throughout the day, two of them have repeatedly broken out fighting, pecking at each other, drawing blood. I broke up one fight a little while ago, but the tension is thick out in the...
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