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    Rhode Island Red Mix In Need of a New Home - SW Tennessee

    This is a 19 week cockerel in need of another home. We hatched out 6 eggs in March, but 5 turned out to be roos. We kept this one because he hadn't started crowing and we wanted him to keep the lone pullet that hatched with him company. Well, this morning I heard a soft little crow coming from...
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    Adopted a new chicken. I have no idea what breed it is.

    We acquired this chicken this weekend from a friend who had to give her up due to a dog that wasn't exactly compatible with chickens. Any ideas on the breed?
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    I think I've spoiled the chickens!

    For the past couple of years, since we've had chickens, we've mainly fed them feed from the mom and pop feed store that's about $12-$13 for a 50lb bag. A couple of months ago, we got a great deal on some Hiland Naturals, so we've been feeding them that since March or so. Well, now that we're...
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    How do you coax a rooster into crowing?

    We have several 11 week old chicks. We don't want to give some of them away if we're not 100% sure they aren't pullets. We know that at least one of them has found his crow, but we're not sure which one. Is there a way to coax a cockerel to crow? We just want to be able to identify exactly...
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    Do Roos Start Crowing Full Blast? Or Do They Work Up to It?

    So, I posted some pics in the Gender/Breed section and it was generally agreed that I have at least 4, maybe 5 roos out of six chicks that hatched about 9 weeks ago. So far I haven't heard any weird crowing, though. My question is, should I expect loud crowing right off the bat? Or do they...
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    I know what breeds the farmer had. Don't know what I ended up with.

    We got some hatching eggs from a local feed store. The owner just gave us some for free, but didn't know which eggs came from what chicken. According to the farmer he had a barred rock and a Rhode Island Red rooster. His hens were black sex links, Rhode Island Reds, Ameraucana, and barred rock...
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    Black Sex Links?

    I got some eggs from a local feed store. It's a small mom and pop place and the owner gave me some eggs for free so that my broody hen could hatch them. I haven't been able to get to the store to ask him about his breeds, but I thought that maybe you guys could fill me in on what they might be...
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    Flock mean to broody hen?

    I have a hen that just hatched out some eggs, but since she started being broody, the rest of the flock (3 other ladies) have been very mean to her. While she was sitting, if she would come off the nest and go out into the yard for a few minutes, one or two of the other hens would immediately...
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    Chicks are hatching now.

    It's very exciting to have our first chicks hatching. One of our hens went broody a few weeks ago and we got some eggs from the feed store and put them under her. My question is, when do the chicks wander out from under the mama hen? I know we have at least one that has fully hatched and...
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    Concerns with nest location

    One of my hens went broody about 5 days ago, and we've decided to hatch some eggs. My concern is the location of the nest. Our coop is raised and the nesting boxes are made of 5 gallon buckets that are laying on their with a portion cut off. The nest isn't in a suitable location for chicks...
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    Moving a nest with a broody hen?

    I have a buff orpington that's been sitting for about 5 days now. I've decided to get some fertile eggs from the feed store so we can hatch some. Now, my issue is that we only have two nesting boxes at the moment, and she's monopolizing one of them. If I set up a new nest separate from the...
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    Ideas for a Chicken Booth at a Preparedness Fair?

    (Sorry mods, this is a crosspost. I don't think the place I previously posted was the most productive. Please delete if needed) My church is having a preparedness fair, and I've been tasked with creating a small chicken table. The fair isn't specifically for emergency prep, but for...
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    Ideas for a Chicken Booth at a Preparedness Fair?

    My church is having a preparedness fair, and I've been tasked with creating a small chicken table. The fair isn't specifically for emergency prep, but for financial prep, health info, food storage, etc., etc. I am planning on taking a couple of my girls to put in a small pen while were there...
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    Forgot to Close the Coop Door...

    Two nights ago I was lying in bed and heard a little noise in the yard. It was a bit windy so I didn't think much of it. About 5 minutes later I heard a sound that could best be described as a cat being strangled and then a bunch of squawking. I remembered then that I didn't shut the coop...
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    I'm gonna get 'em!!

    (No chickens were harmed in the making of this post!) Almost there! Got one! And another!
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    First Eggs!

    It seems so cheesy, but I'm excited (egg-cited?). My wife went to the coop this afternoon and found our first two eggs. Sweet! Edit: Whoops! Just saw the first egg sticky....
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    Brown Leghorn

    I've posted this chick before, with the answer that it was a pullet. Since that post this one has grown a bit faster than another white leghorn that I have. The comb is definitely larger and redder. Unfortunately, I need to get rid of my leghorns to make room for our two new lavender...
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    Air Gun for Dispatching Raccoons?

    I've come to find raccoons checking out my chicken coop at night over the last week, and I'm not too keen on that. I live in the city of Memphis, and am unable to discharge a firearm. Therefore, I would like to get an air gun that would be capable of taking out a raccoon at close range. I...
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    Yet Another PVC feeder

    I saw a similar feeder here (can't find the thread right now) and decided to build one. I purchased 3" PVC (about $10 for 10') and two 45 degree bends as well as a cap. My coop is elevated with an enclosed run under it (great for short vacations so I don't have to have a chicken-sitter come...
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    Rir?

    I've seen some talk on here about many chicks that are being sold as RIRs actually being production reds. I'm still very new to the chicken-raising scene, so I don't really know the difference between the two (or the other breeds that may look similar), although I'm off to research now...
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