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  1. TheCopperCoop

    Could my chicken haven fallen to her death? As anyone else experienced this? Warning-picture

    I went out to collect eggs this afternoon and I was devastated to find one of my 10 mo old Barnevelder hens dead beside our "chicken jungle gym". This is the first chicken death we've experienced and it was totally unexpected. I hadn't seen any signs of illness or lethargy, and I wonder if she...
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    Graphic Photo - gaping neck wound, what can I do?

    Went out to do chicken chores this morning, and found our 9-month-old Barnevelder hen sitting in the coop alone with a gaping wound bleeding from her neck. The rest of the hens and two roosters were already out in the run. I have separated her into a clean large kennel in our basement and she is...
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    Molting or getting bullied?

    Our 8 month old partridge rock has started looking ROUGH in the past couple of weeks -- she's always been the smallest among our standard hens but she seems to have lost weight and is losing feathers on her body and especially her neck and head. I believe she's too young to be going through the...
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    IYE will my 18 week old pullets lay eggs this fall/winter?

    Set up: Our pullets turn eighteen weeks this weekend and none of them look anywhere close to getting ready to lay an egg. In the bunch there are Barnevelders, Mille Fleur D'uccles, Blue Fauvacanas, and Blue Copper Marans. Context: Our chicks from earlier in the spring all started laying around...
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    Rehoming handsome and lovely roosters - Barnevelder and White Easter Egger MT

    Barnevelder rooster, 7 mos old Super Blue Easter Egger rooster, 7 mos old Both located in Helena, MT Looking for new homes for my two roosters - we just bought a house in town so my two favorite boys won't make the cut due to noise ordinances.💔 Both are 7 months old. My white EE is a "Super...
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    Different Barnevelder feathering, different sexes?

    I have two 12 week old Barnevelders with very different feathering. I think they're both pullets based on comb development at this point, but one of them has coloring more similar to our 6mo old Barnevelder rooster (more black and green). Do folks agree? These are two pullets? Barnevelder 1...
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    Sexing my 12 wk old BlueCM

    My second round of chicks this year are twelve weeks old and I think most of them are pullets. However, one of my blue copper marans is giving me pause because of how red their comb is relative to the other chicks. What do we think pullet or cockerel? For comparison, here's our other blue...
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    1 chick died yesterday, trying to prevent more

    We're very concerned about our 5 day old Mille Fleur D'Uccle bantams. On Wednesday we received 10 chicks from MPC. Four mille fleur D'Uccles bantams and 6 assorted standard sizes chicks. When we put them in the brooder (day 1) they all were shown the water and food and we're doing just...
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    Confirmation 6 wk old suspected cockerels?

    Looking for some outside insight on our cockerel suspects. They are 6 weeks old today. The first two below, a Barnevelder and Super Blue I'm fairly confident are cockerels (the Barnevelder more than the Super Blue). The rest have me second guessing them every day. Partridge rock- Doppio...
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    How to prevent wet mash from compacting?

    Hi all, I just bought a new pullet/grower mash feed for our chicks that I'm excited about it because it's grown and produced locally and meets some personal quality standard I've set. I'm going on day 4 of feeding this to the chicks. They all seem to dig it and I've been feeding it wet as...
  11. TheCopperCoop

    Is my little Barnevelder a cockerel?

    Hello, My Barnevelder, Trout, is 4 weeks old and I'm thinking they might be a rooster given how fast their comb has come in compared to my other chicks but I'm not sure. They also carry themself very upright and quickly surpassed all the other chicks in size and feathering very early on. Any...
  12. TheCopperCoop

    Tiny bit of black on tip of chick's new comb

    I noticed today that one of my 3 week old chicks (I think they're a partridge rock based on some BYC feedback) has little black tips on their new comb. The comb has really only shown up in the last few days and the black is subtle. I've read about how black combs are associated with typically...
  13. TheCopperCoop

    A dozen 3 week chicks❤️

    Hello everyone, Wanting to share our new 3 week old babies and start soliciting any guesses about sex or breed 🙃 I know they're a bit young to have any definitive answers, but it seems like people are into the guessing game on here. For context we have 12 chicks who should be all female but I...
  14. TheCopperCoop

    First time flock incoming tomorrow!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? This will be my first flock of my own. I have a season of experience working with broilers, layers and a backyard family flock on a farm on Whidbey Island and have been waiting for this day for the past 4 years! (2) How many...
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