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    Do roosters know when girls are too young??

    I recently got rid of all of my laying age girls in favor of my pullets hatched in April. I kept my EE roo, but moved him to another pen. He's in there by himself, and seems kinda sad. My 13 pullets are 3mos old - Would he "know" that they are "underage" and behave appropriately toward them, or...
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    AACCCKKK! WHat are these bugs on my chickens?!?!?

    My daughter discovered that our hens and rooster in one pen have mites or some sort of bug on them. I have 5 hens and one roo in this run/coop. They all have what looks almost like fleas... but they are latched on like ticks. They are in groups/patches around their faces, wattles, and under...
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    Is this sex-linking?

    I was just surfing the forums, and came across a thread about sex linking. It got me wondering about some chicks I just hatched. I just recently hatched out 4 chicks from two different BR hens. Two of the chicks had an EE father. The other two had a roo-dad that was a cross of the...
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    My newly constructed Brooder Box (pics)

    I finally broke down and built myself a permanent brooder box. I saw some plans and pics of them on here, and combined that with some of my own ideas, and some left-over lumber. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Everything is pretty self-explanatory. The box is 48"x 30"x 24" tall...
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    My second attempt at hatching - a little better, but still poor.......... (plus results PICS!! )

    My first attempt last month left me with less than stellar results - 30% success. This time I had a 40% success rate (hatched 3-10/3-11). These are eggs straight from my hens (not shipped). I only had one quitter. One pipped, but didn't hatch (only a little dead beak left sticking out), and 4...
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    At what age can you feel/see spurs?

    I have 3 EEs that I hatched out on 2/14 (I guess that makes them about 3wks). I was sure that two were pullets as they started showing tails and wing feathers more quickly than the third. However, it looks like those two are developing what looks like hackle feathers (please don't be more...
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    Delete - dbl post

    Sorry - Double post.
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    Lost 6 / 10 in my first hatch... (pic inside)

    Preface; Used a hovabator 1602 w/fan and turner. I set 10 EE eggs for my first hatch attempt on 1/25. 3 hatched on 2/14. No other activity since. I opened them all up today, and found one, apparently non-fertile (all yellow-yolky-looking inside), and 6 dead, seemingly developed chicks...
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    Okay, now what do I do??!?

    I set 10 eggs on the morning of 1/25,(day 1) making 2/14 day 21 - by my calculations. Candling @ day 6 or 7 (I forget which) revealed activity in most, if not all. (I had ? marks on my green EE eggs because they were really hard to see - light brown eggs all looked viable). I had one pip on...
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    What will I get??

    I'm a little over half-way through my first hatch. I am cautiously optimistic! My daughter (10) is quite excited. She has day 21 marked on her calendar in her room. My roo is at the very least an EE. I was told by the lady from whom I bought him that he was Ameraucana. He has ear muffs and...
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    What breed(s) are present in these?

    Two white and two red/brown roos that I got for free (as biddies) - Hatched Sept.1 of last year. In a couple of pics, you can see what I believe to be the dad of at least the white ones (they're dead ringers for him) in the far background. I was told that he (the presumed dad ) was an...
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    Help me sex these 4

    I have 4 that I believe are EE/Game crosses. They are about 5wks. I believe it's pretty easy to see that the two brown ones are roos (am I right?) . What do you folks think about the white ones? Thanks! :-)
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    A funny from my son....

    I got in from my daughter's softball practice yesterday to find my 12yr-old son in the shop working away diligently with some cardboard and tape. The first words out of his mouth were, "Dad, Roadrunner's pregnant!" Apparently he had (for the first time) seen our new roo 'introduce himself' to...
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    Prepping for a hen to go broody

    I recently acquired a rooster for my flock of 9. I am hoping that one of my girls will take a notion to set in the near future. I'd like to experience it myself, as well as have the kids experience it. Is there anything I should do in anticipation? Should I go ahead and set up a nesting area...
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    So I went to buy ONE, and....

    ...came home with 4 more! I went on Monday to buy a roo, and the lady who was selling him said she had 4 chicks that needed a home for free if I wanted them. We all know how dang cute and irresistible they are, so....... I think she said that these were hatched by a game hen. Anyone...
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    Stopped laying

    I have a BO and an EE neither of whom has laid more than a half-dozen eggs this calendar year. They're both about 18mos old and were laying at a normal rate. They seemed to molt back in the winter, but never really started production again after. I like my birds, but like my wife says, they're...
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    Moving a rooster between flocks

    I recently acquired a new-to-me flock of four, and merged them with my existing five. Total now is 3 BR, 3 BO and 3EE. Two of my BRs are pure evil. They are about to be separated from the rest in a connected, but separate run/coop. I think I'll put the 3rd BR in with them, as they seem to...
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    Roo to bring harmony to flock?

    I currently have a flock of 9 (3br, 3BO, 3EE). This 9 was just accomplished this weekend by merging 4 with my original 5. I already had an issue with one of my BOs being picked on pretty badly, and have identified the main perps (another thread). Everyone else seems to be getting along better...
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    Sending mean hens away to camp?

    Not talking about freezer camp here though. I have been having a little trouble with a buff orpington being picked-on by her 4 flockmates. Through some careful observation over the weekend, I believe there are two rocks who are the main culprits in the pecking/picking. I took in a new flock...
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    Easter eggers eggs change color or not?

    I have two EE'rs, and I believe one has started laying. She's laying smallish light, light brown eggs. I know the eggs will most likely get bigger, but can their color change at all with time? I'm guessing that if she was going to lay the blue or green tinted, they would have started out that...
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