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    New hens defected to another flock

    So... I have have two small flocks. My original flock (rooster + 2 hens) and my newer second flock (rooster + 6 hens), mostly BCMs. A week ago I picked up two Ameraucana hens both for the lovely blue eggs and to replace hens from the original flock who have passed away. The introduction with...
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    Black Copper Marans (BCM) Roosters

    I have two BCM roosters I need to find homes for. They hatched 5.26.15 from Whitmore Farms. I purchased eight chicks and ended up with three roos. I only need one and hate to process these guys. They are both very attractive birds with good coloring, feathered legs and nice manners : ) I'm...
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    How soon before laying does a pullet's comb turn red?

    I have some BCM chicks who are about 14 or 15 weeks old now. A few of the girls' combs and faces have turned red over the past week or two. It got me wondering- how long after this point do pullets typically start laying?
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    Why does my rooster sound like he's laying an egg?

    Seriously, I've heard the egg song from my hens, and I've heard that roosters will encourage hens to lay by helping them sing the song or going into the nesting box, but my rooster, who has never done it before, has suddenly starting vocalizing what sounds similar to the egg song at random times...
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    When do I get rid of extra BCM roosters?

    I currently have two small flocks. My original flock is a sebright mix rooster and 3 standard hens. The newer flocks consists of eight black copper marans chicks, currently 9 or 10 weeks old, and one red sex link from the original flock who got bullied to much. I'm pretty sure the BCM chicks...
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    Can I mix a submissive outcast with 7 week old chicks

    Hello. I have a small flock of adult chickens. I had three (two hens and a rooster) and attempted to introduce three more (all hens). But they've been together for about five months and things are still not going well. One red has been anxious and terrified the whole time, and her panic...
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    BCM chicks- can you guess the gender?

    Hello. I have eight BCM chicks who are three weeks old. I know it's early, but I'd like some feedback on possible gender. I'm convinced I have mostly boys but to be honest they seem impossible to tell apart, at least to me. I posted on the general "what breed or gender is this?" forum but...
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    Black Copper Marans, boys or girls?

    Hello. I have eight BCMs that are exactly three weeks. I've heard this breed can be difficult to sex correctly and they're still young, but I'd like some feedback please! I really have no idea on gender for any of them, except that one or two have more comb development. There's a front and a...
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    White Rock or White Marans?

    A have a hen who was originally purchased at TSC by a friend. I thought she was a White Rock, but her eggs are relatively dark and I'm wondering if maybe she's actually a White Marans? I've looked at some pictures on line, but they're too similar for me to tell, with my limited experience...
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    Hen sitting on nest only at night

    I have a one year old white rock hen who has been sitting on eggs in the nest overnight, but spending her days outside the coop. Could this be an early indication of broodiness, or is just normal weird chicken behavior? I'm kind of hoping one of my hens will go broody because I'd like to get a...
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    Choosing between Welsummer, Marans, Delaware & Ameraucanas

    I'm about to order some chicks (about 8 or so, straight run) from a local farm. They have Welsummer, Marans, Delaware & Ameraucanas available. My main concerns are overall health, personality and beautiful eggs. I currently have a small flock of 5 hens (speckled sussex, bantam mutt, white...
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    Hen lost most of her comb to frostbite

    We've had an exceptionally cold winter here in Northern Maryland, and most of my chickens experienced at least a touch of frostbite on their combs and wattles, but I have one red sex-link hen who lost almost all of her comb. She is the only chicken in my flock who does not regularly roost, and...
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    Yay! Finally some progress introducing new hens to the flock

    I have a small original flock of two hens and a rooster and a new flock of three hens we got from a friend when he was moving and had to get rid of them in a hurry. The original introductions, about a month ago, didn't go well. All three new hens challenged the rooster and he was particularly...
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    Is My Rooster Sick?

    Last night, I noticed that my Rooster's crow wasn't quite as loud as it normally is. This morning, it's definitely quieter. The first part of his crow sounds normal, but the last syllable is normally *really* loud and today it's much less pronounced. If he was a human, I'd think he had a sore...
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    Rooster hates the new hens

    For the past year, I’ve had a small flock of four who grew up together- two Speckled Sussex hens, a bantam mix hen and a Sebright mix bantam rooster. They’re all about 2 years old. One of the Sussex, the alpha hen, was killed by a hawk last month. I’ve been wanting more hens but was planning...
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    Girls from Southern States

    A friend who is moving gave me three hens. I have a small flock of three (1 speckled sussex hen, 1 mixed hen, 1 sebright mix bantam rooster) who I will be introducing them to. When asked the hens' breeds, he knew only that his girlfriend bought them as chicks at Southern States. I'm guessing...
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    It's 1 am & something just tried to get into my coop

    It's 1 a.m. here and something just tried to get into the my chicken run. The coop is in the side yard, not too far from my bedroom window. We have a large outdoor chain-link kennel we use as a run and I heard something pulling at the gate or fencing- it was making that 'ching-ching-ching' noise...
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    What breeds are my new hen & rooster?

    I recently purchased a small flock (3 hens and a rooster) and am trying to figure out the breed of the roo and one of the hens. The roo was described only as a bantam, and the hen, who is a daughter of the roo, a mix. I think the roo is a bantam wyandotte. The hen, on the other hand, doesn't...
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    So excited to finally have chickens!! Hi, everyone!

    Hello. After a year of research and consideration, I got a small (3 hens, 1 rooster) flock of chickens about two months ago. I purchased my group off of craigslist, complete with a coop and some accessories. Despite having done some research, I was/am as clueless as any first time-time chicken...
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