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I get it I get it, the ole hen or roo question that happens every single year. Except I am more stumped now then ever. Usually I can tell by 6 ish weeks what they are, but I am having trouble with one. I know the two darkest ones with the red combs are cockerels, especially the big boy because...

Hi, everyone. This is my second go around with chicks, I raised 6 chicks last year, perfectly fine. I currently have 4 babies right now that are 5 weeks old. No issues until today when I picked them up. One of them, has her head constantly looking down, she won’t look up in the air like normal...

I’m having trouble trying to fix my chickens from picking the feathers off the other chickens. I only had 6 chickens and a big area for them to be in so I don’t think it’s because of overcrowding. I also have a high protein feed and I’ve been giving BOSS as well. I have tried blu kote...

Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone could share their experiences on part time free ranging. I currently have a 8x10 shed for my chicken coop with an attached 20x8 run that is completely enclosed with netting over the top for hawks. They have mulch down in their run to scratch around in as I...

Hi everyone, this is my first year with chickens so I am still learning and I am having quite the dilemma right now. I have 6 standard sized pullets and 1 golden Sebright bantam cockerel. Everything has been fine until just a few weeks ago. They were born the first week of March so they are...

Looking for some opinions on what everyone thinks these are, pullets or cockerels?Rhode Island Red #1 ^^^Rhode Island Red #2 ^^^Black Australorp #1 ^^^Black Australorp #2 ^^^and here are pictures of my two ISA Brown pullets to compare with.

Hi, I am new to raising chickens. I have 7 chicks and I believe I have 2 roosters. I know I’ll have to get rid of 1 but I was wondering if 5 hens is okay for 1 rooster. I know typically you want 8-10 Hens for a rooster but I wanted to know if anyone had had experience with less. Would the...

This chick of mine is my most suspected rooster. What is everyone’s opinions on it being a pullet or cockerel?

Trying to figure out it I have a pullet or a cockerel. The comb has me wondering at 4 weeks.

Hi everyone, this is my first time raising chicks and I’m a very curious person. I’ve been trying so hard to figure out the gender of my chicks as I am hoping for all pullets. I have 2 RIRS, 2 ISA browns, 2 Black Austrolorps and a Golden Sebright. I’ve been doing a lot of research and as far as...