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    Two broody hens

    Two of my hens went broody at the same time a few days ago (an EE named Shelly and a barnyard mix named Cody) but Cody only lasted throughout the night and part of the morning, then quit. My Easter Egger, Shelly, however, has stuck it out! I marked the seven eggs she’s been laying on because we...
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    Black sex link?

    My husband came home with a new chicken and I am unsure what breed she is. She is extremely shy when I come around so getting a picture wasn’t easy, so I hope these photos are enough to ID her! She has what appear to be black legs, a black beak, and orange eyes. She’s solid black except for...
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    How to reintegrate rooster that I rehomed?

    I rehomed my rooster a few months ago to some friends after he got aggressive with my toddler. He was with a flock of eight hens, and he was really respectful of the ladies and overall great at his job. We recently built my hens a large run in a portion of our yard (they were free ranging before...
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    Salmon Faverolles rooster needs new home - Austin, TX area

    My Salmon Faverolles cockerel, Dale, is in need of a new home. He is 22 weeks old and is currently our only rooster with a free-ranging flock of nine pullets. He is great with the girls! He’s respectful, always shows them where the good food is, and just does an overall excellent job as leader...
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    Free range pullets - not sure if they’re laying

    I have six pullets that are all 21 weeks old - three Easter Eggers, a Cream Brabanter, a Rhode Island Red, and a Black Australorp. They free range from dawn to dusk. I have yet to find an egg from any of the ladies in the coop. I’m not sure if any of them are even laying yet, but we live in a...
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    Red face - maturing or something else?

    Good morning! I posted on an existing thread about this under a different forum but I’m not sure if it was seen. I recently noticed a lot of redness on the face of one of my six-week old chicks. She’s supposed to be a pullet but I’m wondering if she’s a cockerel, or if the redness is from...
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    White peahen

    Hi Pea people! A gorgeous white peahen showed up out of nowhere on our property yesterday and was socializing with our chickens and eating some of their food and treats! I have no clue where she came from. She walked off into the woods after a while and hasn’t returned today. Our nearest...
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    Barred Rock gender - 4 weeks old

    I’ve heard that auto-sexing with Barred Rock chicks is about 80% accurate. This little one has had me wondering pretty much since week one whether it’s a pullet or cockerel based on the comb and wattles alone. Other than the comb and wattles I’m not really sure what to go off of at this point...
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    Help! Two chicks with wounds

    Two of my four 2-week old chicks have fresh wounds. They did not have these yesterday! The other two have no wounds. What could this be from?? Are they hurting each other? There was none of this with the other seven older chicks who were in the same brooder when they were little. I don’t think...
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    Aggressive behavior or normal pecking order shenanigans (cockerel)?

    My 7-week old Faverolles cockerel, Dale, already seems aggressive to me, but I’m not sure if it’s just rooster behavior and establishing his dominance in the flock. Never had roosters before. There are six pullets (all 7 weeks as well). He seems to pick on every single one of the girls. Just...
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    Integrating new chicks into my young flock

    I purchased day-old chicks today to add to my existing flock of seven 6ish-week old chicks (one is a cockerel). I did so because I originally planned for eight hens - one died the day I bought it, I replaced it, a second died the next day, and one turned out to be a cockerel, so I am down to six...
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    Genders - 4-5 week old EEs/RIR

    Out of the seven "pullets" I purchased, one of them is for sure a cockerel, and one is almost definitely. I'm now getting a bit paranoid that I have more. I am certain that of the five others, two are pullets (a lavender EE and a cream Brabanter), but there are three I'm now on the fence about...
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    Breed - 4 weeks old

    I have another breed question! Lavender EE? Something else?
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    Having roosters with small children and babies

    I recently started my first flock of what were supposed to be all pullets, but it’s looking like two of the seven I purchased are cockerels - a Salmon Faverolles and a Black Australorp (thanks to those on here who helped me ID them!). They are currently 4ish weeks old. I’m planning to get more...
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    4 weeks old - breed?

    Any ideas? Blue legs and a crest?
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    Black Australorp chick - male or female?

    My Australorp is 3-4 weeks old. Can you tell at this age based on the comb/wattle development?
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    Introduction

    Hi there! I grew up raising chickens, but we always just had 3-4 at a time and even though we did take good care of them, we didn’t know much about them. Now as an adult, I am taking it more seriously and just started my own flock a few weeks ago.
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    Salmon Faverolles - male or female?

    I’m pretty sure I already know the answer, but is this Salmon Faverolles chick a roo? I’ve heard black feathering automatically tells you it is…if so, Laura needs a name change!
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