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    Rooster breed?

    Curious what breed this rooster might be? He's the dominant bird in my flock and likes to chase a big Bielefelder we've got around and around the chicken run. He came in a mixed straight run from Meyer back in December. I'm guessing he's a black Ameraucana? I've also been told he might be an...
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    4 weeks old male or female?

    I let a broody hen sit some eggs and the chicks are four weeks old now. Breed is backyard mix, but I'll speculate about parentage below. I'm mainly curious about their sexes. You can see all three chicks in this picture. 1. Black frizzle 2. Grey frizzle 3. Brown 1. Black Frizzle: Mother...
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    Young Hen Acting Sick

    I've got a 6 month old Maran hen acting sick. She seemed fine yesterday, but is standing hunched in a corner alone and walks very slowly today. She doesn't seem terribly interested in food, though I've seen her peck at the ground a couple times. She's got some crust at her rear end and a clear...
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    Confirming Sex

    Both birds are 18 weeks old and from an assortment from Meyer Hatchery. Chicken 1. Looks like a Lavender Orpington Cockerel? If so, am I correct in thinking that he's not a particularly fine specimen? His feathering just doesn't seem that impressive and he's kinda lazy. Saw a couple cockerels...
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    One Breed ID and one Sex ID

    All my chickens are 15 weeks old from Meyer Hatchery. Chicken A. Definitely a cockerel. But what breed? The barred pattern seems pretty common. I would say he's mid-sized among the birds I've got. And it doesn't show well in the picture, but his ears have a definite green hue to them. Chicken...
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    Chicken Tractor Question

    I've got 26 birds including about 10-11 cockerels aged 15 weeks. I haven't observed any really nasty fights yet, but a few of them are definitely getting more aggressive as time goes by. Since my largest bird is still under 6 lbs, I'd like to begin separating out some of the known culls to see...
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    Egg Storage

    I'm thinking about constructing a wall mounted egg skelter like those in the pictures below. However, I'm having difficulty finding instructions or measurements to guide my plans. Does anyone here have instructions for something similar that they can share? How deep should it be? How do I...
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    Injured hen

    One of my pullets (9 weeks, Austra White) has dried blood on her head and a toenail that is bleeding. I didn't probe carefully and didn't find the wound, but something is there. The toenail looks like the tip broke off. Other than that, she seems fine. I had a heck of a time catching her, even...
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    McMurray Rose Comb Brown Leghorn vs Single Comb Brown Leghorn

    I'm thinking about adding to my flock in spring and think I would like some sort of leghorn in there. The plan is for them to be mostly free range so I'm not too keen on white leghorns. But has anyone had both the rose comb and the single comb brown leghorn? Was there any meaningful difference...
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    Whole grains

    At what age can chickens start having whole uncracked grains? Or is it better to continue cracking them? I bake sourdough bread and mill my own flour so I have a variety of grains to work with. I mainly plan to use the grains to keep them tolerant of me as I have a couple of flighty breeds so...
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    (Probably) My Last Breed ID

    I got an assortment from Meyer Hatchery. Could be anything they sell. These birds will be seven weeks on Monday. I'll take my best guess on these and would appreciate y'all's feedback. I got more chickens than I've posted, but the rest are mostly either sexed hens I ordered by breed, a couple...
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    Breed and Gender

    I got a variety that could include anything Meyer Hatchery sells and am curious about breed and sex. They were six weeks old on Monday. I'll take my best guess at it (which isn't very good) and I'd love to see if y'all agree or not. This is another post to follow up one from the other day...
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    Breed ID

    I got my chickens from Meyer Hatchery. With the exception of three Anconas and three Silver Laced Wyandottes, they're Adopt Me Bargain chicks, which means they could be anything Meyer hatches. I've been able to ID some of them like a red sex link, a Rhode Island Red, and three frizzle Easter...
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    Hey y'all!

    I am new to chickens. My first chickens are about 6 weeks old now. I previously kept a small number of quail. I've got 27 chickens of various breeds. 21 were a straight run hatchery choice so we'll see how different breeds do in my area. The rest are ancona and wyandotte hens as a bit of hedge...
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