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    12 week old Cochin and Wyandotte

    So my cochin I bought as a sexed hen, but she appears to be a rooster :( Any thoughts for sure? My wyandotte, likewise, seems to be a rooster: Both are 12 weeks old. Any thoughts??? Thanks so much!!
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    Is my Cochin a pullet?

    Hi all! My blue cochin (not bantam, full-sized) Azure is almost 8 weeks old. I bought her as a female day old chick from a hatchery, but her comb and wattles kinda look too large and red for a girl. Is Azure a roo? :(
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    7 wks old: BLRW and unknown breed

    Hi all!!! I have a batch of chickens that are a little over 7 weeks old. I have a BLRW, who I don't know the gender of. And here is my unknown chicken. I believe she's a female, since she has almost no comb/wattles and there is no redness there, but I don't know what breed she is...
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    How sensitive are chicken eggs to temperature changes?

    Hi everyone!!! I am a senior in college, who has raised chickens for years (but never incubated eggs). Since I'm studying engineering, for my senior project, I am constructing an incubator with automatic temperature/humidity control and automatic egg turning. My question is: how sensitive...
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    Silkie sexing?

    Hi everyone! This is my silkie Fiona. He/she is a bantam silkie, about 8-9 weeks old. I know silkies are super hard to sex, but I was just wondering if anyone had an idea? I think/hope it's a girl, but I don't know! Anyone want to guess? Thanks in advance :)
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    Cruel disposal of unwanted chicks?

    Hi everyone, I stumbled upon a video that says male chicks at hatcheries are "ground up alive" because they are not sold (). I was wondering -- is this really what hatcheries do to unwanted chicks? Is this video legitimate? And, if not, how DO hatcheries dispose of unwanted chicks? Thanks!
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    Finally found some eggs...

    I thought my chickens had been laying infrequently, and found that a little odd since it's been warm the past week or so. However, today I stumbled upon something odd in my front yard: 34 eggs in total, from 8 hens! Silly chickies, all laying in the same odd place for probably a week or two...
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    any reliable places to buy coop?

    Hi all, Since I have no construction experience at all, and no time (I am in college), I am looking to buy a coop/run rather than build one. I have 8 hens and one rooster. However, all the places I've looked at online -- Petco, etc -- have bad reviews for their chicken coops, such as that they...
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    Hawk attack: broken leg

    A hawk just attacked my Blue Andalusian 8 wk old pullet, Sylvia. She has a leg that she cannot use, but she has no other injuries. What is the best way to help her recover, or is it best to just cull her? Thanks so much.
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    Chicken Run: Failure!

    Hi all, So, my boyfriend and I went to Lowe's today to get metal stakes and poultry fencing to build a chicken run. The soil is super rocky here in NJ, so we could only drive the metal stakes in about 2-3" before they hit a rock. In the end, all the stakes toppled down. What are your tips for...
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    Hi from New Jersey!!

    Hi everyone! I've actually been stalking/posting in the BYC forums for a little while, but never introduced myself! I am Phy, and I am a college student studying mechanical engineering in New Jersey (entering junior year! psyched!). I'm also from New Jersey originally, so I come home often to...
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    2 dead chickens -- related to egg-laying

    Hi all, In the past week or two, all 6 of my hens started laying eggs. However, soon it appeared that some of their vents were very bloody, and now two of them are dead. Also around the time of their egg-laying, I started letting them out of the cage and into the yard for a few hours at a time...
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    Egg-laying with blood, squawking, pain

    Hi all, My chickens started laying eggs about a week ago, and I am worried because for the past 2 days, they have been squawking a lot (as if they are in pain) when they lay, and there is some blood on the eggs. It also looks like their poop is sometimes bloody/irregular/messy after laying. I am...
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    Hens ganging up on one hen and pecking her!

    Hi all! I have 6 hens (3 Black Australorps, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Golden Comet), and the Golden Comet is constantly pecked by the others. Because of this, she has no tail feathers, and sometimes her butt is bloody. Is there any way I can prevent my hens from pecking her? All of the hens were...
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