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    Silkies or Frizzles.. Roo or Hens?

    First time with this breed, put 11 under a Buff Orp and got 9 that hatched. They are 24-27 days today and can not tell if all Silkies or a Frizzle or two in there. Got the eggs from a friend. She isn't sure which they came from. Also I am reading they are hard to sex and usually just have to...
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    Changing design for broody hen and larger flock

    We have only 3 boxes but we're designed for 9 girls. We now have 13 and you hear them arguing over their favorite every morning. Now, one of our Buffs has gone broody and deciding to add more boxes and build her a special place. Need some advice. This is a 6x20 coop and run design. Cover coop...
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    Possible roosters?

    Barred Rock, brown one and the white one (not sure what breed). Thinking they are roosters due to the sattle feathers. They are barely 3 months. Please excuse the horrible photos. Hoping we don't have roosters since we had to get rid of the other two.
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    Puppy got ahold of 4 month old Buff

    This is baby. She decided to hop our fence into the main yard and our 12 week old lab started "playing" with her. She is happy inside the garage in a temp quarantine area made out of a card table and chicken wire. Going to build a small coop/pen for her to stay in until this is healed. We hope...
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    1ST Incubation, its hatch day

    today makes 21 days. last night we had our first chick come out, this morning still the only one. we thought it would be dry by now and fluffy a little bit but still soaking wet. while im at work, im getting the play by play from the wife. she said little fella is panting and she felt compelled...
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    Pressure Regulator Question

    Ordered a 5lb pressure regulator from BeakTime LINK HERE I am curious how to install this properly. Currently i have a 5gallon bucket with a float valve going to 4 nipples. i then have a pipe going up that is higher than the bucket to release some of the pressure. i still seem to have more...
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    3 Weeks Old.. Any Roo's ??

    Our newest addition, we also have 4 older 6 month olds that we just found out 2 of them are Roosters.. Hoping these 5 are Hens.. Please let us know. They will be 3 weeks tomorrow. We have a 35x55 pen in the garage and plan on moving this into the larger outdoor run in 2 more weeks or so...
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    6/7 month old.. possible rooster?

    So, we got our first ever flock in Dec.. supposedly they were 4 months old, possibly some 3 months.. We now have a question about one that may be a rooster. below are some photos and hope to help. . First things first, we have yet to have any eggs and has been a daily frustration when we head...
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    Flock sleeping on nest box roof and not roost

    Newly built coop and run with 4 nesting boxes and a slanted roof over it to provide privacy for the chicks as they lay eggs. Next to this is their roost where we intended them to sleep at night with a ladder to climb up to get settled in. Problems... They like to sit on top of the nesting box...
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    First flock for us, sick! should we return them?

    Built the coop and run for our backyard friends. First time owners of chickens. Purchased 5 that are about 16 weeks old. The RIR we got was a little teary eyed when we brought her home and of course we didn't know what to look for. Since this she has been getting worse and worse and now spread...
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    First coop and run. Need suggestions please

    Hey everyone! Love this site and have been looking for the past week for info. Built our first coop and run, so figured I would share our creation. What you see is one day and took 8 hours to get to this point. We will perfect it to our liking as it moves along... For now, I am not too sure how...
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