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    Unknown barred rock gender.

    I have a barred rock that I got from a straight run batch at tractor supply. I got 2, with the thought that I would at least have a hen and a rooster out of the two, if not 2 hens. One of the ones I got, does not seem to be a barred rock lol. She has no stripes. But the one that is, is what...
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    Possible bumble foot?

    I've never delt with bumble foot before, but I think my hen might have it. I noticed it last night when I went out to check on the chickens I hadn't seen this girl all day. Her foot is super swollen and can't walk on it. She's in the house, and I've soaked it in warm water. Google says Epsom...
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    Fertilized eggs

    So I got my rooster a couple months ago. His transition to my flock of 5 girls was a rough one. For the longest time they didn't accept him and poor guy got a little beat up. Theyve been free ranging together for a while now and they seem better with him. He still is kinda distant when they...
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    Wanderers

    Hi guys. I haven't posted in a while! Recently I've been trying my girls with free ranging during the day. Up until now, it's been great. Today, I've noticed them next door in the woods. It's no biggie that they are there because it is my mom's property,but I'm concerned that they've traveled...
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    Mystery chick

    Okay. I wanna say I posted about this before.. maybe even the same title thread lol. But my cousin ended up with a day old chick and asked if I would take it. ( It was given to her boyfriend to feed his snake, and he didn't wanna do that) it came from a farm the friend worked at. Anyway, I...
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    Introducing a new rooster.

    I'm at a loss guys .I know you're supposed to keep new members separate for a while until they get used to each other, but I'm not so sure how to do it. I've had my rooster inside lately healing from major pecking injury from my girls. He's much better now. I've been taking his crate outside...
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    Horrific day with a happy ending.

    Sorry, long post fsir warning!! Y'all, today started off so wrong. We recently got a new rooster that my girls do not approve of. So much that they badly pecked him and he's been in my house for like 3 weeks healing. I've been putting his little crate outside In front of the coop so he and...
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    Can we talk about pecking?

    My rooster is new to my flock. The girls don't seem to take to him and vice versa. Everytime I check on him I see him secluded by himself. The first night he roosted with the girls, but the second night I found him alone in a nesting box. :( I wonder if they are even letting him eat or drink...
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    New man of the coop!

    Finally found a rooster yesterday. I found a local livestock group on Facebook and this guy needed a home. He's a lavender amerucana. Beautiful guy! He's on the skittish side, but we'll get past that eventually. We are very close with our hens. He needs a name. He's so beautiful. I'm thinking...
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    Mystery chick

    I got a video call from my cousin the other night. She was holding s baby chick and asking for my help. I told her to grab a heater to put it in front of and I'd be on the way. Apparently someone brought it to her boyfriend's house to feed to his snake and he said no. So anyway. I've...
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    Fingers crossed guys!

    So. Some of y'all know I lost my rooster jack a couple of weeks ago to my neighbor's dog. I just found an ad on Craigslist for a RIR /barred rock mixed rooster. I've reached out to them for details. If It was to go as planned and I got him, what are the steps I would have to take to integrste...
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    My beautiful hen needs a name!

    This is my last hen to be named. And also the last to start laying. She laid her first one today! :) Can y'all help a girl out? She deserves a special name. Shes so beautiful nothing I come up with is good enough! Not sure why the picture is sideways!! Lol
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    I seriously love this

    Taking a time out since my mother in law is driving me crazy. Going in two weeks after the hurricane came through myrlte beach. I want to scream. So instead? I come outside and sit with my girls. It's so peaceful. I moved their tractor to new grass, so they are super happy to be rummaging...
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    My poor Rooster. :(

    I came home from work last night to find out that the neighbor's dog took off with my rooster. My fiance was in the middle of feeding them and didn't match the gate on the run right. . To make it worse, I found feathers in my yard when I came home from work today. Then when I went to check on...
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    Hurricane Florence

    So I'm in central south Carolina. I'm concerned about my chickens as my chickens tractor isn't the most stable place in a hurricane. I have 5 hens and 1 bantam rooster. Think they would be okay in this inside? I think they might be cramped, but I really don't wanna leave them out in the...
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    Eggs galore

    Just wanted to brag about my girls. We have 5. 4 currently laying and I am beyond proud of them! This is what I currently have in my fridge. All from them. Every last egg is just as exciting as the first. I'll never get over this. My kids especially get excited too which makes it even better!!
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    Missing feathers.

    My poor speckled Sussex hen has one tail feather left and it's tiny! Just went out to water them and noticed. No bald spot though! And she's my only one not laying yet... At least I don't think. I've got 4 laying but she has a pinkish comb. The others are already red. Could it be Jack my...
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    Weird egg

    Looking for eggs hasn't gotten old yet. My girls are really starting to lay. I think 3 of 5 are so far. Today I found 3. But one kinda surprised me. Brown with white speckled? I've never seen this before does it mean anything in particular? Or is it just an oops?
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    Chicken friendly snacks

    So I'm headed for shopping and I'm wondering what kinds of things can I buy from the grocery store that my chickens would enjoy as a treat?
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    New layer as of last week!

    So my first and oldest pullet started to lay last week. Best day of my life by the way! I was so excited to find that first egg . (I found two that day, separate times)she skipped one day and laid one each day after. So I've gotten a total of like 7 or 8? But she started to worry me after 3...
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