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    Pullet or cockerel??

    I got 4 chicks this spring and was hoping for 1 to be a Roo. Well maybe next time I’ll hope for none because I think I got two. I have one for sure and then I’m not too sure on this one. Thoughts? It’s a barnyard mix that I got from a local farm. It is almost 14 weeks old. I’m about 95% sure...
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    Integrating new hens/rooster

    Hi there, I tried finding a similar thread to add to, but couldn’t find one close enough to satisfy my question so here we go...again. I’m integrating 2 possibly 3 pullets and a roo. 4 total birds but I’m still not sure on one of them. The rooster is a Black Copper Maran, and then one BCM pullet...
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    Molting or disease?

    Hi there, First year having chickens and have one that has started molting. She seems to be losing lots of feathers not sure what’s normal. Her neck looks crazy just wanted to see if it’s normal or I should be concerned? She currently isolated for being a bully to another chicken yesterday and...
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    Bully and victim

    Hey there, The fam and I have almost had chickens for a year and we’ve lost a couple to a falcon and another to scissor beak, but other than that things had been going swimmingly. We have 7 currently 4 EE, 2 RIR, and 1 sapphire gem. Three of the EE are about 6 months younger than the rest of...
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    Egg without shell

    So this last week we finally had all of our EE from April laying! They all have laid a few eggs over the last ten days or so. And then out if the blue we got one the other day that was just a membrane. They’re eating a flock raiser with oyster shell mixed into the food (very lightly) and oyster...
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    They did it!

    WAHOO!!! Got our first eggs this morning. I checked around 530 when I left for work and the wife and kids checked again about 8 and there were two eggs! The EE was one of the first to lay and not sure who the other was yet. Got a pretty egg just like we wanted from the EE! They’re about 21...
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    Egg color??

    New to the game and have been told all sorts of things about chickens by family, friends and complete strangers walking down the road and see my coop. One of the ones I’ve heard is that the chickens ear helps determine egg color. Got this beautiful sapphire at the local country store and am...
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    17 week pullets switch to layer feed?

    Hi there, We have two RIR an Easter egger and a blue sapphire. None of which are lying yet, my wife claims they’re done free loading and it’s tine to produce. They’re waffles and combs are getting more developed every day and brighter red too. But I am curious if I need to switch their feed or...
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    Nest boxes

    Added 3 nest boxes to my coop today. Only problem is one of the boxes is divided by a stud that is a load herring stud in the coop. Think they can manage their way around it? They’re not full grown yet only about 16 weeks but the biggest RIR got in there without a problem today to check it out...
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    Blind hen (one eye)

    Last week when we lost the hen at the top of the pecking order the next two in line were sorting things out and I didn’t realize it as I was taking care of the kids. One got beat up a bit and is now blind in her left eye. She’s doing alright eating and drinking but her depth perception is...
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    Big bully

    So we just picked up some more chicks today to replace one that we lost. Got 4 Easter Eggers and one of them, the dark west one is viscous. She is constantly going after the other chicks eyes. Any ideas on how to handle this? New to chickens and haven’t seen this before but the last batch we got...
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    Nervous about this one

    I have two Rhode Island reds along with a few others and and curious about what you think the gender of this one is. Of course it is the one my son is attached to and we’re hoping it’s not a rooster. Luckily we have two reds and the other is really looking like a hen. This one has me nervous...
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    Hi from Washington

    Hi there. My name is Austin, I live in Washington and just got chicks a few weeks back. We got two Easter Eggers, 2 blue sapphire, and two Rhode Island reds. They’re fun and can’t wait to start getting eggs!
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