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    what did my hen just do!!!

    i had my hen with her diddles in a different pen than the rest of the flock, and i decided to let them out to free range with the flock and something i have never heard of happened. a pullet, that is less than a year old, came up to the older hen, flogged her and started clucking. so now the...
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    how can i determine the gender of my chickens?

    my newest flock of chicks are now 7 weeks and 4 days old. I was wanting know if they would have developed some characteristics that could tell me if it is a rooster or a hen? If so what should i look for. When should i expect the roosters to actually crow.
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    is this an early sign of a rooster.

    i have to full stock bared rocks. they are almost 5 weeks old and i was wondering if any gender specific characteristics would show at this age. They both have stubby tail feathers and the barred feathering on the body instead of just the wing. The only differences between them are one has a...
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    is this natural?

    i recently hatched 6 chicks which are all 3 weeks and 2 days old. 3 of them are white leghorn/barred rock mix, one austrolurp/bared rock mix and two full blooded barred rock. one of the leghorn crosses has a full tail while the others hasn't even started to come in. i hope she isn't the only...
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    does this sound right?

    I have 11 hens old enough to lay with rooster in my coop. I get any were 7-10 eggs a day. is this number what I should have expected? or do you think my hens should be laying more? if so how can I tell the hens that are laying with the ones that are not.
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    collecting eggs for a broody hen

    when I went to gather the eggs a few minutes ago I noticed a hen with her body flattened a wings spread out and underneath her was a wooden egg. I don't know if she is committed yet so I am going to wait three days to be sure. During that time how am I suppose to collect and store eggs I get...
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    I've got another one for you.

    it is a pullet that has not started laying yet.
  8. gabreal16

    PLEASE!!! Does any one know this breed.

    can any one tell me the name of this breed. it is a pullet that has not started laying yet.
  9. gabreal16

    can any one tell me the breed of these pullets?

    the one in the front this one is a full grown, laying hen but I cant remember what her breed is.
  10. gabreal16

    brooding hens

    I want to get into hatching chicks the way nature intended. I have a flock of mainly bared rocks. I need to know everything about brooding. I need to know how long they set, when to get rid of un-hatched egg, if some of the chicks require help to get out of shell and how to help them, how long...
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