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  1. ForTheLoveOfFarming

    Looking for the best looking chicken coop!

    Have camera - will travel! I'm looking for a nice looking coop or area where your chickens are free ranging and friendly enough to be in photos with me, my husband, and my son. Here is my idea - we want to announce our pregnancy with a picture of us with chickens and we are going to hold up...
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    Rooster or "early blooming" hen??

    Hey everyone! I got 12 baby pullets, 5 different breeds, on March 1, 2018. One of my Buff Orpingtons, that is supposed to be a female, is developing faster than the rest and I believe she may be a rooster and am hoping I can get some opinions. I'm more of a "count your chickens before they...
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    Are they pecking each other to death??

    My chicks are about 3 weeks old and I've had them for two weeks. I just noticed today that most of them have what appears to be peck marks on their backs! Feathers are missing, and some are even bleeding! What is going on and why?? - It's the same spot on all of them. - Some have it worse than...
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    What "stage 2" cage do you use before the chicken coop?

    My 12 chicks are quickly outgrowing their current cage. They are 2 1/2 weeks old. Our chicken coop isn't built yet and they need a bigger space. What did you use? What is a guideline for how much room they need? When can I put them outside?
  5. ForTheLoveOfFarming

    What breed? Was I sold the wrong chick?!

    Short version: Please identify these chicks! Long version: I asked for 3 Barred Rock Pullets from Tractor Supply and went home with them. The next day I visited another Tractor Supply location and saw that two of my "Barred Rocks" looked like their chicks that were labeled "Sussex." I showed...
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    Mixing breeds?

    Hi! I have 3 Barred Rocks and 3 Rhode Island Reds. I want to get 3 Ameraucanas and 3 Buff Orpingtons as well. Does anyone know if it's ok to mix these breeds?
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