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    do hens have the droopy 'earlobes' (with their combs/waddles) like a rooster?

    the ROOSTER on the left has comb/waddle and the earlobe part.. and the HOPEFUL HEN has her comb and waddle but NO droopy 'earlobe'. Im new to chickens and hope no earlobe means hen.
  2. MrsLahman

    How to feed scraps without wasting it?

    I feed my chickens scraps in a large black feed bowl (like the ones for horses, etc) but theyre constantly dumping it over and once the food hits the ground they tend not to eat it and it mixes in with their bedding. I've been trying to figure out a way to 'mount' the food but I have not been...
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    Rhode Island Reds pullets?

    I bought them as 'pullets'... so why is one not growing a comb? Slow developer or mistaken gender? I have hear of people buying chicks and not getting what they paid for. (month and a half old)
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    can chickens live off scraps and free range forging?

    I have 1.5 month-old chickens I let free range 6+ hrs a day plus give them vegetable scraps and scratch (mixed and handfulls of oatmeal) everyday and they seem to not be eating much feed (only over night). I would LOVE to get them off feed in the summer months to save money. Does anyone have...
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    3 month-old BLACK GIANT chicks.. might have a rooster?

    the 2 are pretty much the same size, combs are coming in nicely. Then there's the other, 'he's' bigger with a more round plump rectangle shaped body. He tends to venture away from the 'herd'. I believe he's a rooster and the others are hens. theyre a month and a half old so i should be able to...
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    putting month old chicks in the coop w/ cold temps outside?

    they are not quite fully feathered, plus its still 30s (day) and in the 20s (night) temps here... but if i put a heat lamp and keep them indoors will they be ok? theyre becoming an inconvience in my house but I dont want them to freeze to death. theyve had NO HEAT LAMP for a week.
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    putting our chicks in the coop tomorrow!?!

    We finished making our coop out of an old wooden shed.. no run yet.. I just have to hook up the heat lamp and waterer. Im REALLY REALLY nervous! I would totally loose it if I went out there one morning and one of them had froze to death!! it gets down to mid 20s at night here still. what do yall...
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    Reproduction without human intervention?

    I want a 'self seficient' flock that can breed with minimal help from me. Im not sure how this works, I just got my first batch of chickens this year. I have atleast one rooster (only plan on keeping one anyway) so if i were to just leave the eggs in the coop, the rooster and hen should do their...
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