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  1. cyberwuzzle

    Advice needed for hatching eggs...broody chicken style

    I have eleven pullets/hens and one rooster. One of the Cochins kept going broody, so I decided to let her have ten eggs to sit on. I picked Maran eggs, so, if the eggs are fertile, the chicks would have a Maran mom and a Production Red (or Rhode Island Red) rooster dad. My questions mostly...
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    How long until roosters reach maturity and hulk-out

    Hi -- I have three pullets and four roosters right now. The Roos are still pretty young and the pullets are laying down the law, but I know that will change. I am getting ready to have surgery and need to get some stuff settled chicken-wise to make it easier on the caretakers during my recovery...
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    Eleven Week Old Rhode Island Red Roosters--Shelbyville, KY

    I have three 11 week Rhode Island Red roosters -- $5 a piece. I would prefer to trade for a pullet. Would trade all three for one pullet.
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    What do you get when you cross a.....

    I have two Wyandottes, three Brahmas, two Cochins and a Speckled Sussex. I will have one Production Red rooster. If I allow babies to hatch, what will I get? Thanks for any input.
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    Guess the gender (without seeing the comb or wattles)

    I got stuck with a bunch of roosters, most of which I do not doubt are roosters. This one, though....I'm still holding out hope. Based purely on the feathers, what is your guess? Male or female? This bird is a ten week old Production Red.
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    What to feed ten-week-olds and five-month-olds in mixed flock?

    I have five ten-week old chickens I'm getting ready to integrate with three five-month old pullets. The five-month-olds are on layer pellets and the ten-week-olds are still on starter/grower crumble. What do I feed when all of them are together? Will it hurt the ten-week-olds to eat layer...
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    Production Reds...four dudes and a lady (I think).

    I used to think the little one in the back without a comb or wattle was a runt. Now I think she's the only girl. Opinions? They're nine week old production reds.
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    Introducing five younger reds to my older girls

    Hi -- I have three pullets that started laying a couple weeks ago (2 Wyandotte and one Brahma). They have a coop which is enclosed by an electrified chicken fence, so they're semi-free-range. Within the chicken yard I have a separate chicken tractor with five "Rhode Island Reds" (production...
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    Need help urgently!!!

    I just received six baby chicks from My Pet Chicken. One of them is on her back with her neck craned backward. She's peeping and I got her to drink some water. She had goop on her butt, which I cleansed away. Pasty butt?? Is there anything I can do for her, or does it sound like she's too far...
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    Adding older, not-maturing chicks in with younger chicks?

    I have a 5 week old chick that is about a third to a half size smaller than her brothers and sisters. She's acting fine, eats, runs around. She just doesn't seem to be maturing. The rest of the chicks are probably about ready to go outside into a chicken tractor, but I don't feel comfortable...
  11. cyberwuzzle

    Need advice on building my flock

    We have five RIR chicks, three of which turned out to be roosters. Of the two pullets, one is not maturing and I think we might lose her. Seeing as how we only had two hens, we went ahead and got three four month pullets, two wyandottes and one brahma. We have a brand new hen house that will...
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    Advice on separating runt, please.

    Hi -- I have five RIR chicks about a month old. Three of them look like they'll be roosters, one is smaller and is likely a pullet, and the littlest one is less than half the size of the others. I'm worried about her. I don't want to separate her for a couple reasons, but she's one of my only...
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    Hens or Roosters? (Bonus thanks if you can verify breed)

    Hi all -- This is my first attempt to raise chickens. I purchased what I believed were five Rhode Island Reds chicks from a nearby farmer. He tried to pick all females for me, but I know this is hard when they're so little. They're about 3 and 1/2 weeks now and I'm starting to suspect I got a...
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    Four roosters and one hen?

    Hi -- I'm new to the forum and new to chickens. At the beginning of July I purchased five Rhode Island Reds (although now I know they might be "production reds") from a local farm. The man tried to give me all females, but I'm starting to suspect I got four males and one female. They are...
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