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    A Rooster Love Story

    It's the same story as everyone else's, I guess: my favorite blue cuddly chick turned out to be a rooster. And, like all the others before him, he was the very best of all roosters until one day he just wasn't. I can't even tell how many times he's flogged me by now - I have a scar from a...
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    Two-year-old Lavender Orpington Rooster - Tualatin, OR

    I have 10 hens and a two-year-old rooster named Bluebarb, whom I've had since he was born. However I work at a school with acreage and can't let my chooks out to free range after hours as I'm afraid Barb is going to run across a straggler child. He's a good boy, loves to be cuddled once you pick...
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    My 20-Week-Old Orloff is a Late Bloomer

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    18-Week-Old BLM Wyandotte I am so confused

    Black in the tail feather means cockerel, no? But no saddle feathers? And light pink comb/waddles that came in early but never got bigger? OY.
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    11-Week-Old Wilco Chicks Sexing

    Hi everyone - I've been raising a flock of 6 bubs I picked up at Wilco back in May. They are 11 weeks old now and a few of them I'm just not 100% sure of -- especially the Wyandottes. I was hoping you guys might be able to help me out! 1. This wyandotte has been strange from the beginning...
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    Opal Fancytail? Any Wyandotte experts? 8 Weeks Old

    Hi friends! I've been keeping an eye on one particular chick in my flock - an 8-week-old SLR Wyandotte. I was convinced it was a boy (and so were a few people on these boards) but now I think the lacing is rather female. But s/he has slightly curved tail feathers? Plus some friends on Reddit...
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    Pancake looks more like a hawk than a chicken.

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    Behold, an epic tail.

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    6-week-old Orloff with Bald Spot on Back

    Hi all, This one has been feathering out weird from the beginning. At first I thought it was just a dry patch and I was putting coconut oil on it, but it just seems to be super slow in feathering out. Is this normal, or is there anything I can do to fix her up?
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    Rooster Having Trouble Crowing in the Morning

    Hi all, I have a one-year-old rooster that is crowing funny for the past few days, most often in the mornings. Sometimes it sounds like he gets a bit choked up halfway through, and sometimes it's squeaky and a bit airy. He had done it once or twice before and it always made me laugh but this has...
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    My Little 6-Week-Old Wilco Family

    Hi everyone! I hope there are those on this forum that actually enjoy sexing chickens. My Wilco bubs are all 6-weeks-old so I thought I'd ask opinions on sex so I can start thinking names and deciding what color to paint their bedrooms. Please note that all breed names listed here are just...
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    Sexing 5 1/2 Week Old BLR Wyandotte

    Just curious if anyone has any ideas about the sex of this bub. Rose comb / tiny waddles have been pink for weeks now but haven't really become any bigger.
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    Switching from Free-Range to a Run

    Hello all, Ever since I lost two special hens about a month ago, I have been contemplating cutting out free-ranging all together and keeping my chickens in a run full time, perhaps letting them out an hour or so before they would go roost since I know they won't go very far. Are there any...
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    Who Needs Friends When You Have Chickens? Tales of a Part-Time Hermit

    Hi, all. I'm a 35-year-old living outside of Portland, OR. I joined these forums last year when I agreed to take him a clutch of two-week-old chicks, but all of my posts were just "What gender is THIS one?" as I had no idea which bubs I was going to be able to keep. A year later and I have...
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    Rooster infidelity, hen aprons, and moving on after loss.

    Hi everyone. I am pretty new to chickens and have a couple strange questions - I hope this is the right place! A bit of backstory: in May of last year we hatched chicks at the school where I work and I ended up with a personal flock of one rooster and 3 lovely hens. Due to hubris on my end and...
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    Irritated skin on 4ish week old Orloff.

    Hi everyone, I have a 4ish week old Orloff with some irritated skin on her back. I just wanted to check in to see if this was normal or what I could do to soothe it a bit.
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    4-Week Old Wyandotte Sex

    Hi Friends, I picked up some chicks at the farm store and think I might have been sold a rooster. Understandable! I know wyandotte pullet's combs can come in quite pink but this one already has waddles showing up. This one is a 4-week-old silver-laced red. What do you guys think?
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    I know neither the breed nor the gender of this chicken and I've been terrible at guessing so far.

    4 months old.
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    Pennywise is Toupee Chic

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    A Hen That Crows - or Misidentified Gender

    Hi everyone. I am a bit puzzled about one of my 4-month old pullets. Well everyone told me it was a pullet. I know that hens can sometimes crow but... So, they grew up with this really lovely rooster that left about 2 weeks ago. Since then, my big hen Purple has been attempting to crow. It...
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