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  1. NewYorkMama

    Do I have one cockerel & one pullet?

    I’m wondering if one of these may be a cockerel? They’re around 2 weeks old. Also, are they sapphire gems? No real idea but they were labeled as olive eggers. Possible male
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    No tail but cute as a button! What am I?

    This little one is 2-3 weeks old. No idea of breed. No tail yet to speak of, just a little fluff bump. Grey-blue eyes, light yellow/grey feet, black beak. Wing feathers coming in black w/a bit of grey. Any guesses on breed or gender? Their same-age “siblings” have tails.
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    Random chicks — any guesses?

    Hi all! I have 4 chicks roughly 2 weeks old. No solid ideas about what breeds they are. any guesses?? They mostly look distinct from one another marking wise. I know it’s too early for sex determination but guesses welcome on that too! Two look somewhat similar with chipmunk-like coloring, but...
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    Two chickens gone without a trace

    Hi chicken folks! In the last few weeks I’ve had two hens just go missing without a trace. Not a single feather. Just poof! Gone! Over the last 8 years I’ve had hens taken/attacked by bald eagles, hawks, foxes, and weasels. Each time there is ample evidence of attack — typically in the form...
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    Boy or Girl? 11 week UPDATE: photos & poll!

    Hey all! The sapphire gems I posed about in May are now around 11/12 weeks old. Here’s the original thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sapphire-gem-gender-guesses%E2%80%A6.1626628/ Here are photos of the same 2 today. I’m not seeing distinctively male feathers on the redder...
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    2 sets of chicks, soon to be 3… advice please!

    Hey y’all. I have 2 set of 6 chicks, one around 7 weeks, one around 11 weeks old. All regular sized pullets, no bantams. They’re currently cooped separately at night but together in a fenced yard all day. They mostly stay/move around in their individual groups but will occasionally (accidentally...
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    Ameraucanas or Easter Eggers?

    Hi y’all! These were labeled as Ameraucanas (pullets) when I got them as babies… but I have my doubts now! They’re about 10–11 weeks old. Any thoughts on breed or gender? Thanks so much!
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    Sapphire Gem gender guesses…

    These chicks are about 5-6 weeks old now. I selected two that are the most similar looking in feathering. They’re supposedly Sapphire Gems. 🧐
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    Sapphire Gems: Boy & Girl? Updated Photos!

    Hi All! Just posted recently about my Sapphire Gem chicks. A few days later now & I tried to get some better pics of just the two who look the most similar coloring wise. They’re supposed to be Sapphire Gems. Between 4-5 weeks. Do I have a boy & a girl? Or is one just an early maturing pullet...
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    Sapphire Gem Cockerel or Pullet please!

    Hi there. I have 3 sapphire gem chicks (& three australorps) around 4 weeks old. This one though… their tiny comb/waddle is looking awfully red at this young age to be to be a girl! It’s more red than my other pullets who are a month older. Thought this breed was sex linked?? Here are a few of...
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    Barred Rock Pullet or Cockerel?

    Barred Rock male or female? This is the only barred rock I have so no one to compare to. S(he)’s the most “aggressive” towards all the other chicks (and me) and notices everything. Also is the cuddliest which is interesting. Her/his comb is def the most prominent of all my chicks. A few Photos...
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    Need to deal with this rat, but… karma

    If there’s anyone out there who tries to follow a path of nonviolence / ahisma / do no harm in their life, I’d love your perspective on this. We have this rat who visits our chicken run. My girls & he were simpatico: they ate together, hung out in the yard together. He never took their eggs...
  13. NewYorkMama

    Amerucauna tail-less

    Hello! I have chicks which are roughly 3-4 weeks old. Two were listed as “Amerucauna” breed at TS. They look distinctly different from one another already which is interesting, but particularly noticeable is the lack of tail feathers on the one. I’ve never had this breed before. Thoughts? Pics...
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    Five chickens dead overnight

    Hi. I lost five chickens in one night to what I presume was a mink or weasel. Just looking for some validation this was the predator. The only way in at night would have been through a rat hole in the side of the run. The entire run (underside too) and all openings in the coop are wrapped in...
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    Rooster Crowing Questions - Brainstorming ideas!

    Hi folks! My accidental rooster started crowing last week and it was super cute at first as he was learning. Now it’s developed into a full/blown very LOUD and FREQUENT crow. Like sometimes of day he’ll crow every few minutes!!! We work from home and the coop is right below our bedroom & our...
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    Any non-lethal fox deterrents that WORK?

    Hi friends. We have a family of foxes that moved in to our area a few years ago — right at the corner of our & two neighbors’ farms. I feel the foxes have as much right to be here as we do, but they’ve taken turns decimating each of our flocks over the years. We’ve researched rehoming them, but...
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    Lost my Easter Egger

    I lost my buddy. She was only 2 years old and one of the cuddliest, sweetest, people-oriented chickens I’ve ever met. She would follow us around the yard, help us garden, then hop out of the yard to perch on the porch chair and look in the window when we went inside. A fox got her. She was...
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    Easter Egger with an attitude problem!

    Hi y’all. I have a 2 year old Easter Egger who is a sweetie to humans and her “sister” a 6 year old buff orpington. A few weeks ago I introduced 6 babies (8 weeks old now) to the 2 big girls. We started with just a visual “greeting” the chicks in a completely separate space where the big girls...
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    8 weeks orpingtons!

    Okay experts… two buffs; around 7-8 weeks. Pullet? Cockerel? What do you think? And how certain are you? Ty!
  20. NewYorkMama

    Beginner Rooster Question!

    Hi friends! One of my “pullets” this season appears to be a cockerel! 🤔 As I’m new to rooster raising, I have what is probably a really basic question, but please set my mind at ease here. We’ve got pescatarians, vegetarians, & vegans in my household, so I want to fully understand the...
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