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    Flock Bullying One Hen

    Hello, everyone! We have a flock of 9 hens. 4 were our original flock, and we added 5 new chicks this year. We followed all protocols for adding chicks to an existing flock, and at first it went very well. However, as of this morning, we’ve had two instances in the past month where one chicken...
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    Identifying if a Frizzle Chicken is a Hen or a Rooster

    Hello, everyone! This is our first experience with a chick that is frizzled. I know the general signs of a rooster in normally feathered chickens, but when it comes to a frizzle chick, what are we looking for? The chick is 9, almost 10 weeks old and is small. Has a small comb, no wattles, but...
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    9 Week Old Green Queen Bantam - Hen or Roo?

    Checking back in at 9 weeks with our Green Queen Bantam. We’ve never had a frizzle or a bantam before, so I’m not sure what to look for characteristic wise. All I’ve noticed is that her comb is redder than the others at the same age, but it’s still small. I jokingly call her Uncle Fester, and...
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    9 Week Old Cookies & Cream, Hen or Roo?

    Hello, everyone! Our 9 week old Cookies and Cream chick from Meyer Hatchery was pecked by another hen this week, so we brought her in for chicken hospital treatment. While we were treating her, we noticed her comb is a little pink. This is our first time having a crested breed, would anyone mind...
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    Young Chick Pecked Badly by Older Hen

    Hello, everyone! This morning when we went out to check on our flock, our 8 week old Cookies and Cream chick had a bloody neck. Is this from the older chickens attacking her? They’ve been mixed in for two weeks with no issues at all, so I’m not sure what happened. This is also our first chicken...
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    Entire Flock Stopped Laying

    Hello, everyone! We have 4 hens, just over a year old. As of Thursday evening, all 4 have stopped laying. Their behavior is normal, and they are eating and drinking. They seem happy. The only thing that coincides with this is that we took our new chicks outside for the first time. They were...
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    5 week Green Queen Bantam, Hen or Roo

    Hello, everyone! This is our first experience with the Green Queen Bantam breed, and I’m wondering if this looks like a pullet or a cockerel. The way she stands looks like a pullet, but her comb is already very pink. Being unfamiliar with the breed I wanted to ask for opinions! I call her Uncle...
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    5 Week Old Black Copper Maran Hen or Roo

    We have a 5 week old Black Copper Maran who is starting to get wattles. It also has huge legs, but so did our other BCM girl so I’m trying not to read too much into it. Does this look like a hen or roo to you?
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    Lethargic after Pasty Butt

    Hello, everyone! We have a little one who we found with pasty butt this morning. We cleaned her up and we saw her poop, but ever since then she’s been very lethargic and wobbly - falling asleep while standing and just wobbly on her feet. Do you guys have any recommendations? We’ve got probiotics...
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    Winter Egglaying

    Hello! This is our first year with chickens, and all of our hens are 6 months old. They all have been laying daily or every other day since October. However, as of today, our Olive Egger hasn’t laid in a week. She’s walking normally, eating and drinking, and I’ve felt her stomach. She’s very...
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    Fertile Eggs, no roosters?

    Hello, everyone. We have four hens, all who have laid an egg. They are kept in an enclosed run, and if they’re out in our backyard we are out with them. No other chickens in the neighborhood. A friend told me this egg was fertilized, but I’m confused as to how that’s possible given our...
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    Laying Outside of Boxes

    Hello, everyone! Yesterday we got our first egg from our Easter Egger, and today she laid a second one! However, both times she’s just laid the egg where she was walking and walked away. Is that normal? She does go in our nesting boxes several times a day, but only to fluff the material around...
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    Change in behavior

    Hello, everyone! New chicken owner here. We have four hens, all 21 weeks old. None laying yet. The last two nights, one of the hens tries to roost on the top of the coop instead of going inside with the others. We get her down and put her inside, but I’m wondering if this is concerning? Is...
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    When to switch feed from grower to layer?

    Hello, everyone! New chicken owner here - we have four girls (two Easter Eggers, an Olive Egger, and a French Black Copper Maran) and all will be 21 weeks old tomorrow. No eggs yet from any of them. We were at the feed store today, and the employee told us we should switch them to layer feed...
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    14 Week Old Easter Egger - Hen or Roo?

    This is Gwen. She’s my chick I’ve always felt confident was a pullet. Her tail feathers are coming in differently from our other three though - they seem longer and not as round. I wanted to post for more experienced opinions - is she still looking like a pullet?
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    11 Week Old Black Copper Maran - Hen or Roo?

    Checking back in with Kipper! The only place we’ve noticed copper coming in is her neck. She still has quite a large comb and wattles though. She’s the largest chicken out of our four. Do we still think she’s a hen?
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    11 Week Old Easter Egger - Hen or Roo?

    Bawk Bawk Barbie is back. Just checking in to make sure we still have a hen with the way her feathers are growing in. She has such pretty coloring!
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    8 Week Old Easter Egger - Hen or Roo

    Bawk Bawk Barbie is back for a check in! Her comb is showing more red this week, but hasn’t grown in size. It also gets more flushed with heat or activity. I tried to get a side shot as well as a front shot. Is she still looking like a pullet?
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    Olive Egger - 7 weeks, hen or roo?

    This is our olive egger! She’s our gentlest chicken so far. She’s my son’s chicken, and her hair is our favorite. Is she looking like a hen or a roo?
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    7 Week Old Easter Egger - Hen or Roo?

    Hello, everyone! Meet Bawk Bawk Barbie(as named by my 3 year old). We noticed this morning that the base of her comb was starting to pink up - is this indicative of a rooster? I’ve tried to post different photos for a better look.
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