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    Need help integrating a bird

    This is my first year raising chickens and my learning curve has ramped up significantly! I made the mistake of chicken math, though... I got my first four birds on the same day, as day old chicks, and they grew in the brooder together. When they were old enough I moved them outside to the...
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    How long?

    I hope no one minds me starting my own thread on this topic, I didn't want to high-jack someone else's thread to ask my questions. I have 4 birds (3 pullets & 1 cockerel) that are 12 weeks old. They have been in their outdoor coop/run area for about a month and a half now. I also have a 5 week...
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    Barred Rock Pullet or Cockerel?

    I already know this bird is a barred rock, and that it is 12 weeks old. Question is, will it be a hen or rooster?
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    Is it necessary to close the coop at night?

    Hello, I'll start this by saying that I live in the desert near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Predators here are primarily coyotes, hawks, and owls, raccoons or foxes aren't an issue. I am also brand new to raising chickens. Now, I have 5 birds--4 pullets and 1 cockerel--in a 10x6 dog run/fence, and...
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    Hello from Rio Rancho, New Mexico

    Hello from New Mexico! I've been lurking on BYC for a few weeks now, and figured it's time to come out of hiding. I'm brand new at raising chickens but so far, seem to be doing okay as my four of my babies are now 4 weeks old and pretty well feathered out (I couldn't resist getting a RIR -- that...
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    City passed chicken ordinance (YAY!) but HOA says no

    Hello all, Brand new member of BYC, and posting my first question here. I live in Rio Rancho, New Mexico (a small-ish town next to Albuquerque). The city council has been going back and forth for awhile now on whether to allow livestock, particularly chickens and goats, to be kept in...
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