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    Cockerel suddenly aggressive after I was gone for a week

    A cockerel was abandoned at my house earlier this summer. I’m not sure how old, he was pretty big but he wasn’t crowing yet. He was very endearing and not at all aggressive toward us so I decided to keep him, and integration with my 7 hens and 3 chicks being raised by a broody girl was going...
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    Mama hen is done, will babies need heat at night?

    My broody mama with 3 adopted babies has now laid an egg and last night she slept on the roost instead of on the ground nest with her babes. I haven't seen her peck them away yet, but yesterday she was spending more time away from them than had been normal. The chicks are 4.5 weeks old, some...
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    Can adoptive mamas still want to sit on eggs??

    I have a one year old broody girl, Winnie, who I was unable to break after 2 weeks of gentle attempts (no cold water dunks or broody jail), and so this past Friday I gave her 3 babies from the local farm supply store. (Chicken math is for real.) I feel like she accepted the three babies, and I...
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    Pullet combs with white areas?

    Hi! I have 5 pullets of various breeds and for the last few weeks I’ve been questioning their combs, especially the barred rock and sapphire olive egger who have the most prominent combs. I know paler combs are common around their age, but what about combs reddening unevenly? With sections of...
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    Couple behavior questions

    I have 5 pullets who are 14 weeks old (first time mama hen here). They have a partially covered but completely hardware-clothed run that’s 184 sq ft and access to under the 8x6 coop. I do need to put more things in the run for entertainment, but I’m finding that they spend almost all of their...
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    Snow vs. protection for run covering?

    Hello! I am in the process of building a run and want it to be very secure, and I have a question about how to cover it. We live in a wooded area and for sure have hawks, foxes, and raccoons. Supposedly our region may have least weasels according to our DNR website. We also get a lot of snow...
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    New coop- are these predator concerns?

    Hello! We ordered an Amish built coop because I don't have skills, and it was delivered yesterday evening. Overall I'm very happy with it, but I have a couple questions/concerns. Pictures attached. 1) The nesting box lid is long so it's quite heavy. Are the little hook latches enough for it...
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    Grateful new member here

    Hello everyone! My name is Jerin and I’m grateful to have found this caring and helpful community. Here’s a little about me, my chicks, and my family. Thanks for reading, please say hello! (1) I am brand new to chickens, got my first ever day-old chicks last Thursday (4/29/21). (2) & (3) I...
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    Chicks vent pecking aftermath questions (first time mom)

    I got my first ever day old chicks last Thursday (5 of them, various breeds). I tried to do everything right but fear I did everything wrong and now am just a bundle of worry over these little ones. On day 3 at our house, one of them began attacking the vents of the others. She had gotten 3...
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