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    Cockerel or Pullet?

    Out of 17 chicks purchased Mar 2 I've already removed 3 cockerels, 2 more gone tomorrow and am asking about these 2. Neither have crowed at all but the white one is bound and determined to mount one of our Ameraucana pullets. Does that make it a cockerel? The Saphire Gem isn't doing anything...
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    14 Week Introduction Didn't Go So Well

    Back in March we brought home 18 day old chicks. Lost 1 and have 17 left to merge with our 5 three year old hens. Since about week 9 we would put the 17 in one part of our coop for the day with a barrier between a few times a week. 2 weeks ago we started leaving them in that side of the coop...
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    Any Reason to Keep a Cockerel?

    We have 5 - 3 year old hens and adding 17 chicks that we bought March 2 from Atwoods. The 17 are in an extended part of our coop with a barrier between so they can all see each other. Today I confirmed my wife's suspicion that we have a cockerel. He's a beautiful black cochin with feathered...
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    Lost Our First Hen Today - Any Insight? 2 Pictures, 1 corpse

    First trip out to our coop about 10am this morning and found our Blue Laced Wyandotte dead on the run floor. No sign of attack(see pic). When I first got out there I thought maybe she was dug in getting ready to dust up. Then I could tell that wasn't the case. She was only about 9 months old...
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    2 Broody Hens - Use Separate Wire Cage For Each?

    We have 11 total, no rooster. They have been laying for less than 90 days and we've had 3 different hens go broody, one of them twice already. Now 2 of our 3 Welsummers are taking over the nest box, not laying for the past few days. We've used our 1 wire cage to break the other's but since we...
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    Head Injury

    Found this hen yesterday with a head injury(see pics). Not bleeding but very exposed. So far we've cleaned it with Betadine Soulution, sprayed with Vetericyn Plus Poultry spray, and coated with Hen Healer. She's in a separate cage in the run and doesn't seem to be doing anything abnormal...
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    Deciding Which To Build - Brain Scrambled

    Have searched high and low on this forum and the rest of the www. Scrounged 3 pickup loads of scrap from various build sites and have plenty for the floor, roof, plus some studs. Am starting to narrow the choices to either the palace or a barn style like this. Have downloaded these plans and...
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    All Metal Coop? Newby Searching Many Possiblilities

    Wanted to get some feedback on this all metal and costly coop. It's called the Chick Chick Coop and is $2550 all in with the wheel package to move around. This is what got us even thinking about a small flock for our 1 acre abode. Saw it at First Monday Trade Days in Canton a few months...
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    New Here From Farmersville, TX

    Hello All, This is a great site! In just a few hours of browsing I've learned of a particular coop seller in the Pacific NW to stay away from. Considering a couple of local makers or a possible build. Looking forward to learning!
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