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    Is my Roo just going to be a 'late bloomer'?

    Hey there, I have a 22 week old BLRW that turned out to be a cockerel. We got four chicks straight run, and the other three ended up pullets. So......this looks like a roo. He's a big boy, saddle feathers, bigger waddles and comb than the girls obviously. He's even starting to try and show...
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    BLRW- I thought I had a roo, but now I'm thinking hen......

    Hello there. Here is one of my 8 week old today Blue Laced Red Wynadottes, Misty. At first, we were sure this was going to turn out a cockerel. I know/am pretty sure our Pikachu is a boy. ( My kids named them, yes they are huge Pokemon fans!). Misty started off a little bolder than the...
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    Should I paint the coop blue?

    Hey there. These chicks are about 5 weeks old now, and I'm on the fence about these two Blue Laced Red Wynadottes. I can take more pictures, but I know this breed is one of the trickier to sex until they are closer to juvenile age. Let me know what you all think please! The Splash ( I...
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    This is Jellybean, the EE.

    She was just enjoying some free time out of the coop while the big, clumsy one (me) was cleaning up acorns. They seemed very confused because I wasn't eating anything I found! Have a pleasant day all! I was trying to take group shots, but no one was interested. :)
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    Advice? Commiseration?

    I just had to jail my chickens up after four days on the outside ( of their run). We have a hawk problem in the area, this spring one took my last three hens. We bought a new flock just after, and vowed to keep them in the run to protect them. But it's cramped in there, and there's not much...
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    Looking for a good home for my Australorp Roo

    Hi there. This is hard to do, but I'm not sure our situation is going to work out and I want to do what's best for us and our prize boy. Black Jack is a gorgeous Black Australorp Rooster, about 16 weeks old ( Hatched May 4th). We ordered pullets from a hatchery and well, one of them was not...
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    My new flock is out for their first real field trip!

    Here's a quick shot of my feathered family, checking out the temporary pen we set up. We're trying to decide on a fence height and type for a permanent set up. We have too many chickens for our run, and it wasn't fair to them not to give them some decent real estate. They are LOVING IT...
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    Black Australorp Roo?

    I probably know the answer already. But, I figured I'd ask those who have more experience than myself. Today, we got a really good impression of a child's toy horn. I've had suspicions since he/she was a day old. What do you think my Blackie/Black Jack is? 9.5 weeks old. MPC purchase-...
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    Surprise cockerel......what do I do now?

    Hey all, looking for some advice. We got an entire new batch of chickens in the spring to replace our last three that were killed by hawks. Two RIR we got in March, 5 in May. The second I opened the box from the hatchery, I knew we were in trouble. I tried to deny it, but the adorable...
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    Just curious about my pullet's toes

    Hi there everyone. I have a set of chicks just five weeks old, and one of my Australorps; Darth Cluck ( named by my kids), has some interesting looking feet. The second toe on each foot is curved in more than a little. Not straight like her other toes, and not like her sister Australorp...
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    Second batch.

    Hi everyone. Wanted to re-introduce myself. A week ago we lost our last 2 ( out of 4) chickens to hawks. They were almost 3 years old. :( But........ We had gotten two RI last month, and just got 5 chicks this week ( 2 EE, 2 Austalorps, and 1 Black Sumatra)! With this batch we're...
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    No New 'Pecking Order'?

    We had four chickens, two year old hens until this past July. There was bickering, splitting into pairs to forage, even mounting. End of July, we lost our 'alpha', a Rhode Island Red named Barbie Q rather suddenly, and unknown cause. (We think stroke or ennuerysm). Since her passing, the...
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    Lost a little piece off my heart tonight.....

    I lost my 2 year old Rhode Island Red Hen tonight. Barbie Q. She was the alpha chicken, top of the pecking order. Found her lying down at a funny angle with her feet in the air not moving, not bloody, still warm. Don't have any idea if she got her head stuck in the wire fence of the run and...
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    It was cute, but what was she doing?

    So my sons were out playing in the backyard just before dusk tonight. My younger boy was pushing a toy truck around the yard while the chickens were out (almost 16 weeks old) foraging and enjoying the warm evening. Camilla- one of my RIR was off on her own and whenever he ran by her, she...
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    Imagined chicken conversation.

    An imagined conversation between my chickens, who until last night hadn't realized the humans had a cat in their coop (boy did they cluck like crazy, but that was totally their porch......so they didn't run LOL) This is what I pictured those 'clucks' to really mean. Sam(BO):Barbie what the...
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    Hello. Finally made an account!

    I've been reading these forums for a while now and found so much helpful information and so many great people and beautiful chicken pictures! Finally decided to join so I can be a part of the fun here. :) Our very first set of chickens turn 11 weeks old on Monday. We have Camilla (pictured...
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