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    Talk to me about saddle feathers

    How old does a bird have to be before you can use saddle feathers as a sexing clue? What are you looking for exactly? And does anyone have pictures for a visual learner? Are there some breeds this does not apply to? TIA
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    How important is starter feed?

    My chicks are now about 8-9 weeks old and are free ranging around the fenced yard all day long. They're eating grass and bugs and dandelions and whatever else they want (including my grape leaves and roses!). We have one adult laying hen who roams with them and shares the coop. I want to...
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    ID my bantams?

    These came from the assorted bantams bin. Bebe #1 is about the size of a small lime. So adorable. Bebe #2 is slightly bigger, with furry feet. I'm thinking buff cochin? What do you think?
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    How do you sex baby BRs?

    I read that BRs are easy to tell apartin the straight run bins, but I don't know how. Help?
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    Any tips for picking pullets from the straight run bin?

    An old lady at our feed store was hanging chicks by their feet and only taking the ones that didn't go limp- said the pullets will pull up against gravity. She said she's been doing this for years and years and has only pulled a few cockerels. I didn't try it b/c I already have my chicks for...
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    Will chickens eat roses?

    I have two flower beds in the backyard where the girls free range. I'm wondering what I can plant there that they won't find appetizing. We're in far SE Texas, so I've been considering drought-tolerant ornamentals like red yucca, some types of cactus, and the like, but DH works at a garden...
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    Help me identify my chicks

    Our shipment from Ideal came today. They look great (as well they should considering the hatchery is only about 5 hours away from us and weather is awesome right now). Here's what I ordered (all pullets): 3 White Leghorn 3 RIR 3 Americauna 2 Silver Speckled Hamburg They threw in 6 males for...
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    ? about drafts in far SE Texas

    So we live way down South of Houston, so it's hot as ___ in the summer and we only freeze a handful of nights a year. We're turning one end of a shed into a coop, and I'm worried about giving them adequate ventilation in the stifling heat and humidity we get down here. Before I'd spent much...
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    Greetings from South Texas newbs!

    Hello, all! We just ordered our first batch of babies from Ideal and are busy turning our shed into a big, luxurious coop. We live in far SE Texas, on a 3/4 acre lot with pasture access (thinking of getting a mini donkey!). We currently have two kitties, an Aussie mix, two Rouan ducks, and a...
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