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    Rooster behavior stomping

    The senior rooster, 26 months, has to begun to stomp, at me I think, Only when I go to close the coop at dusk. This only began several nights ago. A hen, 1 yr, from the other coop, decided to roost with the senior/fav roo. That night when I did the head count, I heard, thump, thump, thump. I...
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    First eggs from this years pullets

    Our 18 week old pullets have begun to lay. They were 18 weeks on Tues/Wed. To me, it's exciting for the first eggs of each group. Also to watch the behavior of them as they get close to laying And the acceptance of the hens, when they do. The 2 on the left were the very first on Wed. One half...
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    2 First eggs, one malformed Feed questions

    We had 2 pullets lay their first eggs yesterday afternoon. One was half soft shell and I know this can happen in the beginning. The other was malformed, like all the white did not get in the egg before the shell surrounded it. I want to make sure it's not serious. We are feeding starter with OS...
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    Saddles for hens - how to put them on?

    I am going to tag @Elspeth Dinsmore @Tiffany Wikk @CCsGarden on chicken saddles. I need to put a saddle on 1 hen definitely and probably another. I looked at the picture of the ones you made from a piece of fleece. My question is putting it on the hen. Do I put one wing in the side with a 3"...
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    Last confirmation before re-home Cockerels? 12 wks

    This is my last check to confirm these two are cockerels before re-homing, probably this evening. Both are mixes. I would say one in the 1st pic bottom right, is from an ISA hen and the other BR looking one could be from a pure BR hen and solid roo OR a roo w barring and unsure what hen. I...
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    Confirmation these are Cockerels 11.5 wks

    The coop is Full and time for confirmed cockerels to have a new home. I have someone who will take them Thur evening, so I want to confirm before I let them go. Both A & B had noticeable combs by 4 wks. B looks like he might be from an ISA hen, A unsure but we have Buckeyes (hens & roo) and RIR...
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    Barred Rock pullet?

    This is supposed to be a pure BR, we purchased at RK and is now 15 wks today. Would you say she is a pullet? She has a light grey wash on her yellow legs. Also a smaller comb than our other BR pullets at the same age. I'm rethinking her as another we purchased, that looks like a BR is a BSL...
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    Is this a Sapphire Gem pullet?

    I purchased her as a 2-3 day old SG from RK. first pic is 5 wks, second is 7 wks, third is 9 wks, fourth is 13 wks, fifth is 14.5 wks I ask because the last pic is of our SG? that is 2 years old. She lays greenish eggs not brown. She was hatched from BYM. I think the young one is a pullet, am I...
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    Barred Rock BSL mixup

    We purchased a few chicks in Mar, 3 days old. This chick was supposed to be a BSL, as I wanted pullets, so went with sex link. My question, would this be a pure BR cockerel or what? It came from the BSL bin. I know mistakes happen. I'm guessing cockerel but he doesn't have much white. The legs...
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    Thoughts on Cicadas, more Protein, less Feed...did Not work for us. Less eggs

    So we noticed that 3 weeks ago with the arrival of the cicadas that we had a bonus of the extra protein and eating less feed. Wrong, I think, for us. They devoured the cicadas, ate much less of the Layer feed. I write how many eggs we collect each day on a calendar . Within 3-4 days of the...
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    Possible Mother and Daughter, your thoughts

    Okay, I'm guessing but this blonde pullet (guessing again) at the bottom 1st pic , who is 2 months old,and on chair at 6 wks, looks very similar to a hen, that is 1 yr old, last pic. I had one of her eggs in the incubator.
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    If roost bar is 2x2 can I just add another 2x2 to it?

    We have some 2x2 roost bars and I am thinking of adding another 2x2 to some of them to watch if the chickens like it better. Is this a problem? Do I need to seal where they meet or just make sure they are flush & tight?
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    Would this be considered an EE due to small muffs?

    We do have 1 EE hen and I'm guessing this chick is from her egg but could be wrong. If so the father would be RIR or Buckeye. She, I'm hoping is 7.5 wks. Would she be considered an EE? Sorry for them out of focus.
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    What is the gender of these 3 - 7.5 week chicks?

    I'm still new and I understand the 15 chicks are young, 7.5 weeks. I'm seeing what I think are at least 2-3 cockerels, depending on what happens in the next few weeks, there could be more. The 2 with larger combs have had larger combs since 7-10 days old, now even more pronounced. The BR looking...
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    Solved How to upload pictures and info into profile of My Coop?

    Okay, I admit it, sometimes I am dense. I read, somewhere, how to upload pictures/info to add to profile for My Coop. I cannot find it. Can anyone help me with a link? Do I create an article with pics and info about our coop then copy the URL for that page into the profile? I want to ask before...
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    Hens Switching coops to Smaller one

    We have 2 coops: 8'l x 4.5'w x 8't and 8' x 8' x9'. The chickens free range all day and all get along. We "had" 9 in the smaller coop and 10 in the larger. About 7 weeks ago, a young hen moved to small coop at night. After multiple evenings of moving her out, I said heck and allowed her to...
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    Shout out to members.

    Okay, I'm in the wrong forum but nowhere to really post this. I want to Shout out to so many members who have Helped us. @R2elk @speckledhen @rosemarythyme @Debbie292d and forgive me I don't have/remember all the names. You have helped us sooo very much. I know, it's what we do here and we...
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    Barred Rock gender Pullets hopefully

    We purchased these from RK, they are 10 wks. One of them was from the BSL bin. I'm hoping both are pullets (I don't want a 3rd male). I'm trying to take a better profile pic of each. Both have gray wash on the yellow legs. One has a larger more orange comb and a little more wattle. I understand...
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    2 day keet splayed legs + chick just hatched advise

    We have a keet that is just 2 days old with splayed legs, seems mostly the right. I did not take her out of the incubator until she was about 28 hours old. I have been reading a lot today and earlier this afternoon, I put a cloth on the floor instead of paper towel and she began to move more...
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    Would you assist hatch and how soon?

    We have a bantam egg with a pip. I noticed it about 3:15pm, so not sure how much earlier. Not really any change in 4ish hours. It is Not at the end w air sac. Would you assist tomorrow about noon if no progress? Hatch time (21 days) would have been about 4pm today. First pic is 6:40 and second...
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