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    Columbian Wyandotte? Easter egger?

    Mr. Snuffles here is an accidental rooster- we are raising chickens at school and can not keep any roosters. So I am looking for a home for him, but someone I asked for advice said he could be a Columbian Wyandotte, which might make it easier to find him a home. He has yellow legs (which I had...
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    12 week old EE cockerel free to good home

    I'm looking for a good home for this sweet rooster. My K-8 school decided to raise chickens and this fall 6 supposed female chicks arrived. Imagine our dismay when this awesome guy started to crow! Unfortunately the city has not given us permission for a rooster, so we need to find the aptly...
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    Mr. Snuffles- when should I start watching for aggression?

    Mr. Snuffles is an accidental member of our school flock. We received the 6 supposedly female chicks at the start of the school year, but now at 11 weeks it is clear that the aptly kid named Mr. Snuffles is a rooster. Although we don't have permission from the city to have a roo I am hoping we...
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    Mr. Snuffles? What to do? Is she a roo?

    Hello all! We decided to keep a little flock at the K-8 school where I work, so this fall a peeping box with 6 supposed female chicks was delivered. They are now 11 weeks old and pretty darn sweet. We have 2 buff orpingtons, 2 silver laced wyandottes and 2 easter eggers. The kids have named...
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    Preparing for baby chicks at school/ transporting chickens question...

    I have chickens at home but I have never raised them from chicks. I teach at a great school that has decided to get 6 chickens, which we will be training the kids to care for. I will be raising the babies in my classroom and supervising care for their first weeks, which I am excited about! Once...
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    Why is my hen fluffing up like a turkey?

    All of a sudden one of my hens has started fluffing up and strutting around like she is a male turkey! Is this her way of trying to dominate? Or are there other reasons a hen might do this? A little background- we have 2 Buff Orps around 11 months old, and the smaller one (Willy) is the one...
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