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    Six week old Cochin roo or pullet?

    For consideration I’ve got two six week old large fowl Cochins that my broody hatched. The splash one was born almost a day after the black but feathered in very quickly and has plenty of tail while the black feathered in so slowly that I thought it would never happen (it’s still peach fuzz...
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    Mom’s hens saddle bald - no rooster.

    greetings and thanks in advance for all advice. My mom has three hens that were hatched last November and began laying in the last month or so. She recently noticed the Rhode Island Red going bald in the saddle and tried some DE and then blue Pick No More (pic after DE). She handles the birds a...
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    Sexing two 6 week old Black Copper Marans

    Greetings! So I did a straight run order of several breeds and of 16 chicks and sadly I ended up being able to really quickly weed out 13 roosters by 2 weeks. It’s amazinf how quickly some develop pink combs! Of my black copper Marans, 5 of 7 were definitely Roos early on (the last two pics are...
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    Chicken has weird forked beak - home remedies?

    Greetings All, So I’ve recently noticed that one of my 10 month old pullets has a bizarre forked beak. Which is new as about a month ago (last time I clipped wings) it looked perfectly normal. She otherwise seems fine - active, eating and in a full messy molt with some of her coopmates. I did...
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    Grey water gardening - lawn - and free range chickens....

    Greetings all, I've got six hens who free range my garden and yard and they love to play on and eat the grass. However, I've decided to start reusing bathwater (just via bucket) to water my lawn. Is this dangerous to the girls, as they eat it? I don't plan on putting them on it when it's...
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    HELP please! (PICS) Broody new mother hen woke up with horribly scabbed eyes and comb (and everyone

    Greetings. I am in a panic at the moment and am literally praying that you guys and gals can help me. I've six hens, four of them are layers and other two hatched in March, nice hardy girls. They free range my yard, they eat all purpose mash, have apple cider vinegar in their water, eat a ton of...
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    Venice, CA. Two sweet pullets born 2/20. Andalusian and a Blue Cochin to Excellent Home Only!

    This is my first year raising chickens and I somehow began with four that have become family and suddenly ended up with eight. I've got enough run and free range yard space but am fearful the coop will get too crowded and the girls I've already got get along great. Sad to part with these two...
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