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    Approx 5 week of chick not feahering on chest

    I got two chicks from someone who couldn't care for them. They are approx. 5 weeks old. One is a regular sized chicken and the other is a bantam (the one with the issue). For the most part both chicks feathers are coming in quite well but the bantams chest is still down material and is very...
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    Breed, age, gender?

    I got these two babies with no information at all. Any help is appreciated.
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    Breed? Mystery chicks

    Some joker gave my wheelchair bound grandfather chickens for Easter so I went to pick them up (he isn't capable of caring for them) I don't know anything about them. Breed, age, gender (obviously) any advice would be helpful. I realize there is no way to tell on the smaller one but anything...
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    5 month old bantam both boys?

    The second and third photo are the same bird.
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    Any of these 11 week old bantam tails scoring rooster to anyone?

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    7 week old genders? Bantam

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    4 week old chicks male or female--UPDATED PHOTOS

    I know it's early... but I am praying for girls any guesses would be much appreciated. :)
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    Why stick my head under my wing when I can stick it under my best friends butt?

    She must have been really cold. I found her with her head buried in this ones butt. Just snuggling away. LOL.
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    Hen getting really aggressive

    She was a rescue we got this fall. She had some minor aggression issues that I curbed over a short period of time; however since the snowfall she has been falling back into her own ways. The major problem is that all four of the hens are spending most of their time in the coop now. Its been very...
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    I think I have an egg eater?

    The other morning I opened the coop door and found a smashed egg. One of my hens was studying it but the yolk and the membrane were still intact. It looked like someone had pushed it out of the nest and it got trampled. This morning I was cleaning out the coop sifting through the pine shavings...
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    Broody not broody? Laying not laying? Molting? So many questions :P

    So, sugar is supposed to be around 20-24 weeks. She is a black australorp. She has been laying for about a month now..since we got her. (From what turned out to be not such a reputable farmer..but that's besides the point) Lately her feathers have been looking pretty ragged and she stopped...
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    First snow today; Chickens going crazy.

    They won't leave the coop. One of my hens is crowing. They are legitimately yelling at each other. Pecking each other.. and I think my only layer has gone broody and the smallest girls went in her nest and won't get out. She is freaking out and attacking them. It is very crazy. I worry they...
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    General Health inquiry-two hens

    Hen #1 AKA Sugar Butt Just wondering if her feathers should be that roughed up. She is the only one laying out of my girls thus far. She is on layer feed, has oyster shell available and occasional treats. Hen #2 Wondering about her comb. It looks orange to me. She is not sick. She is not...
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    Eggs getting smaller

    My pullet has been laying for about a month now. Her eggs are decreasing in size? Is it because winter is coming or is she getting too fat(She looks really healthy, really active and can fly with the best of em')? This is my first time with chickens so I don't know if it is normal or not.
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    What breed are these ladies?

    Any ideas? I have tried this before.This is as close as they will let me get.
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    BULLY HEN

    So, we rescued a hen. She was being cared for by our neighbor and roosting in her tree. We have had her for about a week and a half now. Fairly recently she has been REALLY picking on the other girls. Mainly when they are on the roost.. today I put another roost in the coop to hopefully curb...
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    Pullet sleeping in nesting box during day?

    It is getting colder out there for sure ( I live in Michigan) but all of a sudden today my australorp pullet is sleeping in her nesting box... right now (in the afternoon).. it is weird because she usually is constantly out there pecking the ground with the rest of them. The other birds are out...
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    Sorry this is a little out of place.. but there just isn't a thread for how old is this hen, probabl

    She is a bird I rescued. She is a stray. She seems older than my pullet who just started laying but they seem equally matched when in comes to "pecking order" so I assume this means she is near my pullet in age or significantly older? I am VERY new to chickens. So please help me out. ANY guesses...
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    Should these ladies be laying?

    . Hi there, new to the forum. I bought these girls from a local farmer and she said they should start laying about a month after I bought them. It's been over a month now, no eggs. Was the farmer wrong or am I doing something wrong. They have started layer feed and I give them treats...
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