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    14 week old Lavender Orpington Cockerel

    Hello, I have a 14 week old Lavender Orpington cockerel that I need to sell. I may have a few more in the coming weeks, but this one is the most "roo-like" so he needs to go since we can't have roosters. I live in Edmonds, WA, and I could meet you somewhere local. Please message me if you...
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    Cockerels or Pullets?! Anyone? Lavender Orpingtons and Blue Laced Red Wyandotte

    Hey all, Its been a few week since I've posted. And now I know for sure that one of the LOs is a roo...but I'm not too sure on any of the others. Any guesses would be great. The one that I think is the roo has THICK legs...thicker than any of the others...including the BLRW. Thanks!
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    12 Week Old BLRW and Lavender Orpington Chicks...Roos or Pullets???

    Hey all, Its been a few week since I've posted. And now I know for sure that one of the LOs is a roo...but I'm not too sure on any of the others. Any guesses would be great. The one that I think is the roo has THICK legs...thicker than any of the others...including the BLRW. Thanks!
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    Pullets or Cockerels?!?! 4 Lavendar Orpington 1 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte...9 1/2 weeks old...

    So I have 5 chicks that are 9 1/2 weeks old now. Any guesses on whether they are cockerels or pullets??? I posted two pictures of each chick. :) Chick #1 - Blue Laced Red Wyandotte - (pullet??) Chick #2 (Lavendar Orpington) Chick #3 (This one is the only one without a tail, and the...
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    Pullets or Cockerels? Lavender Orpingtons and Blue Laced Red Wyandotte

    Hey all! I'm currently raising five chicks that are now 4 weeks old. :) I've been dedicated in taking pictures of them every single day (one of each) and posting them on my blog. It's getting to the point where they are almost ready to go to their forever homes (I want to keep two), so I want...
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    Changing Chicken Ordiance - Edmonds, WA

    Hey there! My name is Brian and I live in Edmonds, WA. We currently have two hens...had to get rid of one for bullying reasons...but we are allowed to have 3 in the city of Edmonds. I recently contacted a member of the city council about raising the number of hens allowed to 5. I attended a...
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    Lavender Orpington Chicks! :)

    Last week at this time I had three chicks just hatch and three more on the way! I currently have 6 baby chicks! 5 Lavender Orpingtons and one 'oops.' She is a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte! :) I'm chronicling their upbringing with daily mug shots as well as stories from their days on my blog! And...
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    Hatching Lavender Orpingtons Hatch-Along!!!

    Hey! So I finally got my hands on some Lavender Orpington hatching eggs! I'm super excited! I am putting them in the incubator tomorrow morning first thing! If you want to follow along with me, I'm chronicling the whole thing on my blog The REAL Housewife of Snohomish County! You can find the...
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    I have a hen that's a BIG bully! HELP!

    So...I have three chickens, a black australorp, Columbian Wyandotte and a Speckled Sussex. They are just over a year old and everything has been pretty good with them. The Australorp has made herself the boss since day one. But now she's taken to bullying the Wyandotte. And I know there's a...
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    Salmon Faverolle Chicks...Gender??? 3 1/2 weeks old

    So I'm raising 3 Salmon Faverolle chicks. They are so stinking cute! But I'm getting worried about one of them... I have a blog with a page that I'm updating daily with pictures of them, so you can also look there to get a better idea. But here are pictures that I took today. Here is the page...
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    My new Waterer System with Chicken Nipples!

    So I'm excited to say that I finally finished my waterer system with chicken nipples. I've been using chicken nipples since my girls moved out to their coop/run last July. But I've been using a large Rubbermaid container as the "tank." Now I've upgraded to a buck and pvc piping! Thoughts...
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    Salmon Faverolle Chicks - Documenting Daily Progress!

    Hey All! So on my blog I'm documenting the daily progress of the 3 Salmon Faverolle chicks that I'm raising for a friend!! I absolutely LOVE raising chicks, and would love to do this year round! :) I hope you check my Chicken Adventure #2 page, as well as the rest of my blog!! :) Let me know...
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    Salmon Faverolles -- Dark Purple Pin Feathers on Feet...

    So I've been raising 3 salmon faverolle chicks and I've noticed that one of them has some pin feathers on her feet that look dark purple. They also seem to be painful to her if they are touched. Has anyone ever experienced this? What can I do? I have some pictures, and I hope they are clear...
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    Have you used chicken nipples?

    Have you ever used chicken nipples? I use them and LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!! I never have to worry about the girls tipping over their waterer, or soiling it! I did a review of it on my blog! www.rhosc.com Check it out!! Hope you all look at this alternative to other waterers!! :) Brian
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    Blogging about my chickens, dogs, garden and life!

    Hey all! I hope everyone is doing well! I live north of Seattle and I call our house BP Farms Bed & Breakfast. We put in a large garden, I built my coop, built a compost enclosure. Then I raised three chicks of my own!! You can see them in my profile. And currently I'm raising 3 salmon...
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    Raising 3 adorable Salmon Faverolles! :)

    So I'm super excited because I get to play "mother hen" again! A friend of ours wanted some chicks but is afraid to raise them herself so I offered to! And let me tell you I miss when my three girls were this tiny!!! After some trouble getting the kinds she wanted, she settled on three salmon...
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    Are the berries from the Burning Bush toxic to chickens?

    So we have a "burning bush" in our back yard, and it is boring and green most of the year, then the leaves turn bright red in the fall. After the leaves turn red, the bush produces these orange/reddish berries on it. I have yet to let the chickens out to free range since the berries have...
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    The Compost Container build :) **Pic Heavy**

    Well, as our little "farm" has grown, we needed to upgrade from our existing plastic box compost bin with the turning one next to it. So I was given the task of making one. :) With a budget of 250 dollars and three days time (I set my own deadline), this is what I came up with! Hope you like it...
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    Columbian Wyandotte loves her wattles petted and scratched :)

    This is my girl Miss Chynna :) I love her lower bawk, it always cracks me up. It's like she's trying to be "sultry" LOL :) But she is my friendliest girl, and lets me scratch her wattles and even pet her comb ;) Love her!!
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    So after all my worries...Wendy is FOR SURE Wendy! :)

    Well, if any of you know my screen name you know I've been posting over the past few months about one of my "girls" Wendy. I was worried she was Wendell. Well the other day we had an egg in the run! The girls just turned 18 weeks on Monday as well. I thought it might be Wendy, but today (three...
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