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    Is this a molting thing? See silver strands on neck.

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    Does this comb and waddle belong to a roo?

    I bought these Black Australorp chicks from a local hatchery May 6th. They vent sex their chicks. I bought 6 pullets. Or so I thought. Or perhaps it's a hen who is developing early? :) This is the only one who has a wattle. I have studied the hen vs roo poster, but am a novice on feather...
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    Look at that tail--is it a roo?

    I purchased these from a local hatchery on May 2. The guy said they were about a week old. They are in various stages of development, two being tiny. And then there's one who isn't bigger than the others, but what a tail has grown! This one also has blacker feathers. So, it's either older than...
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    What is this? Found under the roost.

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    How to put hen who is now well back with flock?

    Hello! I am grateful this forum is here. A hen, Lace, started getting ill several days ago. I watched her closely and finally removed her from the flock. She started in a rabbit cage in the coop so others could see her. As she got better, I had her in the chicken tractor so she could be in...
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    They were laying, added light, now there's much fewer laying happening

    Six hens--7 months. We've been getting 4-6 eggs a day--usually 36 a week. We decided to add supplemental light--just two strands of Christmas lights to make their day at least 13-14 hours long. It's very soft--I even have to turn on the other bulb in there to clean. Plus--our coop is a bubble...
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    I am loving having these new feathered subjects to photograph!

    6 weeks old today!
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