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    3 year old laying hens free to a good home - Upper Maryland lower PA

    I have some older laying hens that I'd like to rehome in order to make room for younger birds. They still lay a couple of times a week. "Rosie" - Black Australorp "Mary and Martha" - Lavender Orpingtons "Gertrude" - Red Sex Link "Pepper" - Easter Egger (lays blue eggs) We are located in...
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    4 hens for sale - $10 obo each - UPPER MD LOWER PA

    Hi there! I have 4 hens for sale. They will all be 2 in April and have all gone through their first molt (the lavenders have just regrown feathers). They all have lovely, calm temperaments. Making room for some new babies this spring. White Easter Egger - "Pepper" Black Australorp - "Rosie"...
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    Broody Brown Orpington - Upper MD lower PA

    This is our brown (not sure if she's a true chocolate or not) orpington, Sam. She's 18 months old and is continuously broody. If you want a broody orpington she's your girl. $5 OBO We're located in upper MD, I can drop her off if need be and reasonable driving distance.
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    Bantam box chicks

    Please help with breeds for these bantams! Bantam # 1 - My guess is Dutch or OEGB Bantam #2 - My guess is Sebright? Not sure...
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    Shut them in at night?

    We have an all in one coop and run. The run is all hardware cloth and completely secure. The coop has a door and I have been closing it after they go in at night and going out there when I wake up to let them out. I didn't last night because it was thunderstorming and I didn't want to go out in...
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    Our coop in progress

    Here's what we have so far, we're making a modified version of https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/the-triple-c-the-crouches-chicken-coop We liked this one because we're building on slate and we couldn't dig down to make a foundation. Here's the start, just a box! Frame Roof + dog...
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    Orpington sexing take 2 - this time they're 3 weeks

    Lavender 1 - "Murphy" - Male? Sorry I couldn't get it standing, it was a sleepy chick Lavender 2 - "Martha" - ??? Lavender 3 - "Mary" - Female? Brown - "Sam" - Female?
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    Keeping a rooster with 5 hens

    Is it advisable to keep a rooster if you only have 5 hens? We have 6 birds and a couple that I suspect of being male, but the breeder has said that if we get males we are free to bring them back and exchange them for females. DH and I kind of want a rooster for flock protection and breeding...
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    Week old Orpingtons, any guesses on sex? Pic heavy

    These orpingtons were all hatched a week ago, any guesses as to sexes? I know it's hard at a week but just for fun Lavender 1 Lavender 2 Lavender 3 (I suspect this one might be a male) Brown (not sure about this one) Lavender 3 and Brown have been...
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    What kind of chicken is this?

    This is my 5 year old's chicken "Strong White Pepper" - his name not mine hehe. She was sold to me as an araucana but I'm not sure!
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    Greetings!

    Hello everyone! I'm Dreysander and I'm from Northern Maryland. We're currently being dumped on by snow at the moment. I figure I may as well answer the sample questions: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? : I'm not new to chickens, growing up my family kept...
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