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    Rooster crows only when I'm not there?

    Okay, we have a young flock, about 4 months old. My Buff Orpington rooster, has started crowing. But only when my husband lets them out. He never crows in front of me. What gives? Yesterday morning, I waited around the corner so I could hear our "big boy" crowing. He started crowing, as...
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    I think I have a roo - or two?

    Have been reading about roo development. I am sure I'll have to wait a bit longer to know for sure. But I have a picture and wanted to see what others thought. Is this the start of spurs? Little raised yellow bump? Hard to see in this pic but it was the best I could do one handed.
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    Skinny chicks and empty crops?

    Have some chicks of varying ages. Don't know their exact ages, but think the majority are two weeks old and a couple are roughly three weeks old. First let me say, they are growing. But they are skinny! A few of them anyway. The older two are a RIR and a Barred Rock. They eat, not...
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    Getting Ready for Baby(ies)!

    Sort of excited. Got my brooder supplies today. Got a 50 gallon black rubbery/plasticky animal water trough for a brooder. Got my clamp on light, chick waterer and feeder and a small bag of starter crumble. Am planning on fermenting the food from the get-go. So, have some kombucha starter I...
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    Total 180 for my first coop?

    So, I've been looking at all these beautiful coops on this site and thought I had figured out what I wanted for coop. But now, I'm having second thoughts. We live in the Deep South. We do get some frreezing temps here. Got down to 16 degrees at the lowest this winter. But that is not the...
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    Is this a total waste of time/money?

    Hi all. Very new here. Love looking at all the wonderful coop designs and ideas. No chicks here yet. But hope to start soon. My question is this: Is this a total waste of money? Totally unsafe or unpractical? Would likely be temporary. By temporary, I mean a few months. Found this...
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