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    Roosters at 18 weeks - do they ever grow out of it?

    I'm unfortunately beginning to have a more serious rooster problem. I hatched eggs this spring and have been thinning the rooster ranks each month or so as specific roosters became aggressive or problems within the flock. I started with 12 and am down to 6. The remaining 6 (1 New Hampshire, 1...
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    6 week old Cuckoo Maran

    Pictured is a 6 week old Cuckoo Maran from Meyer Hatchery. This was supposed to be a sexed pullet, and in my experience Meyer is pretty spot on with their sexing, but I can no longer ignore the enormous red comb. The chicken in question feathered very early and has a generally hen-like...
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    Five week old mystery chick with tiny crest

    I ordered chicks from Meyer, and along with my specific breeds I had them add 4 mystery chicks. This one has developed what appears to be a little crest recently. I thought it was a bad hair day as the feathers came in, but it seems to be getting more prominent, rather than less. Notes...
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    Is this a reasonable idea - hatching at home?

    Hi chicken fans! I'm getting my first chicks as an adult and put in my hatchery order back in December for an April hatch date. I had many chickens in my youth, but chicken keeping sure has come a long way in 20 years! I'm glad picking up a cheeping box at the post office is still a thing...
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