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    Breed help please?

    I could use a little guidance. I got these chicks and one (#1) was supposed to be a Speckled Sussex. As they grow, I am noticing that is not what she looks like-- she has yellow legs, and is a lighter and more even reddish color instead. Is she a Red Sussex or Brown Sussex or something? I don't...
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    What kind of chicken do you think this is?

    Gray and white bird. She's about 4 weeks old
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    I know it's too early yet, but...

    I'm struck by the difference in comb color (and little waddles coming in on the one, too), they're both supposed to be silver laced wyandotte pullets, about 2 and a half weeks old. Is this normal? Everything else about them seems the same-- they are feathering out at the same speed, similar...
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    New babies!

    Entering our third year of chicken-keeping, this year, my daughter added DUCKS! I wasn't sure about ducks, but we do have the space, so we'll give it a try. We currently have 7 hens. After enduring the molt and an eggless winter, we thought we should add more chicks as the hens enter their...
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    Mystery chick! Delaware, or something else?

    This is supposed to be a Delaware pullet, but seems to be getting darker instead of lighter? Thoughts? About 10 days old...
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    Help! My "nice" hens have turned into bullies!

    Hey all. I'm in need of some advice and support. I'm relatively new to chicken keeping, started our mixed flock of 11 about a year and a half ago. I specifically choose breeds that were known to be "nice." And they did indeed all get along great, until a few months ago. Lately they've been...
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    Rooster has a death wish

    Today our not quite one year old EE boy attacked my 16 year old daughter. She's taller and braver than I am, so I'm sure he's not far off from going after any of us. We suspected we might have to cull him at some point. We're ok with that. My question is, how will the hens respond and adjust...
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    Lonely Faverolles hen?

    Hi all! I've had my chickens for one year now, and I recently got a "chicken cam" for our coop! It's been fun to check on them this way. Something I've noticed, our one Salmon Faverolles sleeps by herself every night. All the other chickens group up to sleep, but she is on the roost a few feet...
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    Scraggly chicken

    Hi. I mentioned in another post that a few of my hens are showing some "rooster damage"-- they have feathers missing on their backs, right above their tails. But this one Easter Egger looks raggedy all over? We noticed it about a month ago and wondered if she was molting, but she would have...
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    My 1st Chickeniversary! And a rooster question...

    Hi! I haven't been on here much lately, because we've had such a great first year with our first flock! They're such good and easy birds! I cannot believe we've had them about a year now (born on Valentine's Day). Quick question though. Our rooster is our youngest, given to me by someone in...
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    Weird bumpy eggshells?

    Hi all! My girls have been laying since July with no problems, but now lately someone is laying these lighter colored eggs with weird bumpy shells. I would think it's the same as the occasional double yolk or shell-less or other "newbie" egg situation, but it's suddenly regular for whoever it...
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    Our rooster is here!

    Meet Twix! My nieces named him as a chick, hoping he'd be a hen. But he's not, and they live in city limits and can't keep him, so today they brought him to us. They had never heard him crow (he's about 17 weeks), but as soon as we put him with my flock he started crowing! It was so surprising...
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    Introducing a young rooster to the flock?

    Hi, first time chicken owner here. I have a flock of 11 of the easiest 22 week old pullets you could ask for, and my sister is giving me a 17 week old EE cockerel this weekend. I just want to know what to watch for as I introduce him to my girls. He is a quiet roo, rarely crows, and has been...
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    I think I'm getting a rooster!

    Somehow as a first time chicken owner I ended up with 11/11 hens, while every time my sister buys four or five for her flock, she ends up with at least one rooster. Now that I live out of town and can keep a rooster, she is wanting to give me her latest suspect. Does this look like a 15 or 16...
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    Who laid this egg? Dark brown!

    Our 20 week old flock just started laying. We've had a lot of these green eggs already, from the Easter eggers. We've had 2 of the light brown, pretty sure from the Barred Plymouth Rock. Today we got our first dark brown egg and I didn't expect that! Would that be our ISA Brown, perhaps? Or New...
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    What's with all the digging??

    Lately my chickens are digging holes everywhere! They used to just scratch around under the bushes in their run, but now they have the whole perimeter of the fence dug around, and various holes everywhere, dirt covering everything! My daughter thinks they're looking for worms because it's been...
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    First eggs!!

    Found our first eggs this week! So exciting 😄 20 week old Easter Eggers. Good job, girls!!
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    Is there a way to use a goat waterer for chickens?

    We have several goat waterers, curious if there's a product that converts the nipple or whatever into something chickens can use instead?
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    Moving to coop-- they don't like outside?

    Hi all. Our chicks have been in a grow out run in my laundry room for too long! They are 7 and 8 weeks old now, and we put them in their run yesterday cuz it was so nice out. Decided to try them in the coop overnight, and they did great! But when we opened the door this morning, nobody wants to...
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    Silent crows?

    Do chicks crow silently at first? About a month old, sometimes I see some of them do an open mouth action that looks like crowing, but no sound comes out. Maybe a small chirpy thing, but mostly silent. Without the sound, it kind of looks like they are gagging, but they aren't. They're not sick...
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