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    Verified weasel in run

    I have a weasel in the chicken run. The chickens are inside when we've seen the weasel and the coop is completely wrapped in 1/4" hardware cloth including Windows and vents. The run on the other hand is in cattle wire and a hardware cloth apron, but the weasel easily gets in. I made a 110...
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    Rooster?

    This bird is about 8+ weeks old and is our farm mix Easter egger hen x golden laced wyandotte roo. Hard to tell is this one pullet or cockerel. I was leaning cockerel but unsure since they don't have the waddles like other breads and from the wyandotte carries the rose comb
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    What else would these be?

    Got 8 Isa brown chicks from TSC a month ago and there's clear differences between half of them. 3 have the lighter color pattern I was expecting to develop (1st photo), and the other 5 (2nd photo) look just like my Rhode island reds at his point. So wondering if TSC/Hoover's messed up or could...
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    Golden lace wyandotte X Sapphire gem sex linked?

    I have a golden laced wyandotte roo over a sapphire gem hen and hatched 4 chicks. 1 is a noticeable blue silver color and the other 3 are more.black with yellow tipped wings. Wondering if it might be a sex linked trait or just different.
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    Male ISA Briwn?

    Got these gals from TSC and from what I've read the pullets should be chestnut colored for red sex linked chicks. There's a couple chicks that have very light, almost buff colored wings so curious if there's a chance they're males? There is some chestnut coloring on their chick down running down...
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    Introduce to flock soon?

    We have 8 chicks we hatched that are 5 weeks today and staying in a large watermelon box like you see at the supermarket. It's getting tight and we don't necessarily have the space or resources to build a small coop for just a few weeks. When wokd be the best time to introduce them without as...
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    RIR x GLW

    I have some rir and golden laced wyandotte hybrids. They're going on 3 week this coming Tuesday and I notice 2 have red developing in their combs already and 2 are ran still. Think 2 roos and 2 hens or still too early? I also have some Americana mixes and black austrolorpe hybrid but no defining...
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    Feathers this early?

    I have eight hybrid chicks that we hatched. Four are Rhode Island red and golden laced Wyandotte crosses, three are Easter Egger and golden laced Wyandotte crosses, and one black austrolorpe and golden laced Wyandotte cross. I notice especially on the Reds, they already have their wing...
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    Can't get humidity above 58% on day 18

    Just entering lockdown. I have some small pieces if sponge cut up and both reservoirs filled. Humidity is staying around 58% or so. Ventilation is full open, so should I close vent a bit to at least get to 65% or keep vent fully open and cross my fingers?
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    Golden Laced Wyandotte rooster with which of the below do you think?

    I have GLW rooster and am looking to hatch maybe 5-10 chicks to diversify the flock this fall and also get some extra layers in there about the time the original flock start going into molt. My hen choices are Barred Rocks, RIRs, Black Austrolorps, Buff Orpingtons, and Easter Eggers. I'm...
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    Mash doesn't work well in my diy bucket feeder. Options?

    I made the bucket feeder and it works great for pellets, but now that they're laying we switched over to a layer mash since it's cheapest at $11.75/50. The next cheapest option is crumble or pellets at around $15/50lb around me, so I'd prefer to stay with mash if I can help it since the girls...
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    White poop?

    Girlfriend did chicken check and found some White poop. Up to now it's all been normal as I can tell. I went out afterwards and its just white and very watery. No chickens (15 pullets 1cockeral) are acting strangely. Only diet changes are some fresh pumpkin which they've had before and no...
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    White poop?

    Girlfriend did chicken check and found some White poop. Up to now it's all been normal as I can tell. I went out afterwards and its just white and very watery. No chickens (15 pullets 1cockeral) are acting strangely. Only diet changes are some fresh pumpkin which they've had before and no...
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    When to start shutting doors for cold weather?

    I tried to give a few good pics of the overall coop below, but basically as you're facing the front/run the roost is on the inside right wall and nesting boxeseft wall. I have 2 sets of doors: 1 hardware cloth one that is for summer vents at night and also year round predator control at night...
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    Is there anyway to tell how many hands I have laying at this point?

    Saturday I got the first small leg from a barred rock. Sunday, I got another brown egg and a green egg which is obviously from the Easter Egger. This morning I saw a Rhode Island red in a far left nesting box, and later found an egg in it about 930 this morning. Based on that information in the...
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    Blood on outside of egg?

    We'll, she layed right away this morning. I think she was even surprised because I found the egg on the coop floor. I don't even think it had been 15 minutes because I heard the egg song a few minutes before I went outside to let them out. Anyway, this is her second egg and closer to "normal...
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    Cutest little first egg

    It finally happened. One of the barred rocks layed the cutest little egg for the first egg. Should I expect a gap before the other one or should it be every day or so for a bit now from her?
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    Red night light (not heat lamp)

    I've been using a red led night light for my security at night to check on them and for convenience. Does red light throw off their cycles at all or no? For daytime I have a regular 5600k led light that comes on early morning and goes off just before dusk sonthey can come down naturally and go...
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    Getting close to laying?

    My barred rocks and buffs look about like this on the Combs and waddles at 15 weeks today. Thinknwere getting close or do I most likely have a few more weeks?
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    What to feed 15 week old chicks not laying yet?

    The chickens turn 15 weeks old and I'll need to buy food this week. Should I just get another 50lb bag or grower/starter feed and use it until they're all laying, or switch to a bag of all flock or something and once they start laying put out oyster shells until I get them on a layer feed? Kind...
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