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    another French Black Copper Marans gender reveal...

    I know I know - it's a roo!!! Just holding out the weensiest bit of hope. Of the FBCM babies one of our girls fostered, I was hoping these three were all girls. They all looked identical until about a week ago - when the crest and wattles showed up. They are 8 1/2 weeks old. Is there any chance...
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    Introduce chicks at night or during day? also feed advice please...

    We have a broody girl, and ordered three babies for her that will arrive in a couple of days. I have read plenty of posts about sneaking them under her wing at night - and several advising daytime, as whether she will or won't accept the chicks is pretty much the same either way. My preference...
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    Chicken warts?

    Hello - our little flock of 7-month-old girls has been thriving, and laying well (save one Buff Orp who is still in a tween stage). I just got home after being gone a week, and some of my girls have developed black, wart-like bumps on their faces. I am attaching pics of my EEgger Fortuna, and...
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    slow-growing Buff Orpington - or mini-version - or not BO at all?

    This is our wee little Buff Orpington Dolly Parton. She was probably the largest chick when they arrived (two days old) - and she eats like a complete champ - but she is markedly smaller than her sisters (Easter Eggers - Lavendar Orp - Cream Legbar - Cuckoo Maran). She still seems to have a bit...
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    Hello from Austin, Texas

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Brand new. Grew up (partly) in the Hill Country on a ranch, so horses and cows I know. We never had chickens. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 7-week old girls. (3) What breeds do you have? 4 Easter Eggers; 1 Buff...
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