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    Hot weather/record cold coop question

    With hot and humid summers, I do not have an enclosed and protected coop. The coop is set in the trees, is fully covered with a metal roof, with hardware cloth sides. The roost area is protected on 3 sides (hardi siding) and open to the coop on the south side. Breed wise I have a mix of...
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    Andalusian Hackle Feathers?

    This is my third Andalusian from McMurray and she is much closer to my hen than to my rooster, but I’m worried that she might be developing hackle feathers. Almost 15 weeks old. I’ll post pictures of my hen and rooster at a similar age in the comments.
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    GLW Cockerel?

    Quite a bit of pink on this chick’s command I am seeing the beginnings of wattles. I know 3.5 weeks is too soon to know, but I’m betting on cockerel. Bad news for my Andalusian rooster who occasionally thinks about attacking us, and sometimes follows through.
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    White Laced Red Cornish

    I ordered a WLRC from McMurray and she is the tiniest chick. The description says she will weigh 8 pounds when mature but I wonder if she is a bantam. I have a cream legbar that is also small, all of the other chicks are significantly larger. Anyone have experience with the breed from McMurray...
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    Been a rough year!

    I have lost so many chicks and chickens this last year and a half. Started with two Rottweilers that killed 4 of our 7 pullets/cockerels and one hen. Lost half of the replacement chicks to USPS rough handling. Lost the last couple of 9 year old hens, and 2 of the 3 surviving 3-year old hens...
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    5 Week Old True Blue Whiting - Cockerel?

    I’m seeing pink wattles. 90% sure this is a cockerel. I have three survivors in this batch; the other two are an Andalusian cockerel and a golden Campine pullet. The TBW’s legs have always matched the Andalusian’s, as has his size. The GC is smaller and more delicate. We have heard some crowing...
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    Six Week Old Polish Bonus Chick - Sexing

    I got the bonus chick with my McMurray order, hoping for a roo. Unfortunately, one of my pullets developed a pink comb at 3 weeks and started crowing at 4 weeks. So now I’m hoping that I beat the odds with the polish and that he is actually a she - certainly better odds than hoping my crowing...
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    3 week chick - vent issue?

    One of my chicks is looking a little off so I checked the vent and there appears to be a tube hanging out. Any suggestions what to do next?
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    First roo at 3 weeks?

    My McMurray chicks shipped April 10. 6 pullets + 1 mystery chick. The bonus chick is a white crested black polish. I’m thinking that the golden campine is a roo - comb came out of nowhere and is already starting to get pink. So hopefully the polish will be a hen. At 3 weeks, I know it’s to early...
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    Chicken Saddle After Dog Attack?

    Yesterday, my Andalusian decided that the dog yard was the perfect spot to lay her egg. Luckily I was home and investigated the strange noise I heard and was able to rescue her. We have her in the house and are applying Vetericyn 3x per day. We didn’t see any other injuries. So, looking...
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    Worms or Mereks?

    18 month black minorca, pale wattles, low energy. I have 6 from this hatch, Gen 3. McMurray, vaccinated (Generation 3). History: Flock has never been treated for worms or mites. Generation 1: purchased locally, first pullet started fading after a week. Ultimately lost 8 of 10, necropsy results...
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    Hoping for One Cockerel

    I ordered 6 chicks + bonus from McMurray in April. I wanted a rooster, husband did not (but was ok if I got one). I ended up opting for the SR bonus chick. Sadly McMurray sent a bantam and it did not survive shipping with the larger chicks. Now my chicks are 9.5 weeks and I think I have all...
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