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    What are these flecks (on new feathers)

    hi there! My 19 week Orpington is growing a ton of feathers. The quills look so painfully thick, goodness. My question is these little black flecks are coming off the feathers, what part of feather development is this called? He’s so dander-ey too. I thought the flecks were dirt but now I can...
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    19 week Lavender Orpington pullet?

    i have an about 19 week old Lavender orpington. I’m thinking it’s a rooster from tail formation. No crow yet, does the neck ruffled thing roosters do when trying to be tough. (S)He has a laundry list of problems but I thought I’d start with, is this a Roo?
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    Wet weather and tons of flies

    hi there! I have a covered run/coop with sand, we had torrential sideways rain and the coop is pretty wet even with the sand. I scooped the droppings & raked the sand to help dry it but lawd the flies have come out of nowhere and are swarming by the 100’s in there. Our property has a lot of...
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    Abnormal feather development ?

    Hi, is this typical feather development? Chick is an Orpington, about 2 weeks old. In an indoor brooder with Heat lamp on 80% of the time (just started intermittently turning it off. Would these type of feathers make this chick extra sensitive to touch (I’m new and just read about blood...
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    What to consider when selecting which cockerel stays

    I have (i believe) 4 cockerels, Barred Rocks, 4 weeks old. Knowing I can only keep one- and that once they mature lots can change, are there certain characteristics you watch for when their young? Is it best to find them new homes when they are a certain age? Currently they have adjusted to...
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    Play date with their coop

    put “the kids” in their coop to check it out and be wild. Just about 2 weeks old. They were zooming all around the brooder box, I thought it was a nice day to give them some time in the coop. I’m in Florida, it’s a nice warm day. I’m monitoring them and will bring them back inside soon. We...
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    Sunny hello!

    Hello from Fl! I’ve been a long time lurker at BYC (8 ish yes)we even had a coop set up for the lastyear until we finally caved- So much to learn still (like did I just buy 8 roosters!) seriously I think I have 8 cockerels somehow... Thank you for being here to answer new egg questions!
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    Barred Rock chicks- cockerel or pullets

    Hi hi. (Loooooong time lurker, like a decade) finally leaped into chicken keeping. These guys are probably a day shy of being a week old. I’ve been reading and watching examples of Barred rock ladies and gents. But I still can’t crack the “head spot, wing, leg” code on my own. I think Ive got...
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