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    Male Muscovy moving eggs while random female steals eggs??

    I have about a dozen wild muscovies that come and go, sleep, and now lay eggs in my backyard on a canal. There is a lone female that none of the males like, or females. We found 6 eggs Sunday. This poor lone female sits there like she's laying, but never does. A specific male comes along...
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    What to do with eggs under the broody hen

    What does a newbie chicken mom do when the lady in question is laying on her eggs and also laying an egg every day too? I want her to try to hatch a few out, but what's the procedure peeps?
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    Please tell me they are all pullets!!

    She's supposed to be a Salmon Faverolle pullet, so please tell me.....is she or is she a rooster? She's supposed to be a Black French Copper Maran.....is she or is she a rooster? She's supposed to be a pullet, is she? She's supposed to be a pullet....is she?
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    What color is this Polish chicken?

    I thought there were black, blue and white Polish chickens. What color would you say this child is? She was solid black when I got her, with a white tuft on her head. Thanks!
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    Le Bordel De Poulet Fortney

    Describe 'le bordel de poulet Fortney' here 12' x 12' wood, wire and metal-roofed coop with 2' x 4' nesting box; the walls are attached to 8' x 12' boards in the ground reinforced with concrete to keep out the predator critters. Electric is being run to have a fan in the summer and a heat...
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    Are these Polish roos or hens?

    I'm pretty sure the blue on the left is my rooster cause he's crowing ALL the time, but so is the supposed girl on the right. They both are 12 weeks or so and are supposed to be a rooster and a hen, BUT with all this crowing, I'm confused. Also is the black one considered "black" with those...
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    Is this an Ameraucana pullet or cockerel?

    This is supposed to be a pullet, and she/he crows like my rooster all the time?! Can anyone tell what she is? Thanks! Oh, she's about 12 weeks old.
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    Is this a Japanese pullet or cockerel?

    I thought he/she was a Japanese pullet, but he/she is doing a funny crowing thing?! She's about 12 weeks old. Please help me determine what she is. Thanks!!
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    Supposed to be pullets but they are crowing?? I guess!! Maybe not?! No clue!

    My babies are supposed to be pullets but they are trying to crow? Supposedly I have one Polish rooster and 7 various pullets, including one black Polish, one Japanese, one Ameracauna, two Silkies, one black Copper Maran, and one Salmon Faverolle. The rooster is the gray Polish. Anyone, can...
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    Moving new chicks from box to fenced-in coop and nesting box

    I'm new at this and have read threads but can't seem to find the answer to this question. My babies are under 6 weeks old, and older than 3 weeks old. When can I move them to the coop area from their lighted box and how do I do that? Also, how do I make them understand how to live in the...
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    Baby Chicks and Fire Ants!!

    I just built a coop and I have 8 babies and live in the Augusta Georgia area where fire ants run rampant. I have read many threads but can't seem to figure out how to keep them out of my nesting box area. I pre-treated with sevin and DE but they just move around in the fenced in coop and box...
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    Walk-In Coop Design - HELP!!

    Hi folks. I found a coop on a farm, took pictures, got the guy to build it for me, and now he can't do it. I have pictures and a new builder but don't know if he can figure it out. There are no plans - it was all in the original builder's head! It is a 12' x 12' walk-in with a nesting...
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