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    2 questions-red rooster legs and mean hen picking on two pullets

    I have a RIR roo who recently has developed interesting leg colors, they are turning a bright shade of red, he's about 6-8 months old. He doesn't seem to have anything else going on, no mites or scaling, he's eating fine and doing his thing like normal. Just these bright red legs. Any ideas...
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    I suspect a roo and not a hen...

    Of my 6 week old hens, I beleive I may have an EE roo... any ideas?
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    Question...Mabel got off the eggs

    Ok so Mabel sat on some eggs that were laid yesterday, today when I went to check on her and collect eggs she was off them and there were a dozen eggs int he nest, all were cold. I don't know when she got off them but there were obviously too many for her to sit on today after everyone else...
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    Mabel seems to have gone broody all of a sudden...

    My sweet hen Mabel seems to have decided to hatch some babies, when going to collect eggs this afternoon she was sitting on the eggs and would not move. While I don't mind if she does, I just didn't expect it. She showed no signs of being broody yesterday. She is currently on five eggs that...
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    I think a quail snuck in and laid an egg...lol

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    Help, My uninformed neighbors got chicks...

    My neighbors down the road thought it would be a good idea to get chicks. I guess they thought it was pretty easy, buy chicks stick them in a shed and go with it. They lost one within a week and now I heard through one of their relatives (who is also a neighbor) that they are not doing well...
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    Egg cartons and leg bands

    Hey ya'll! Im need to get egg cartons and leg bands for my ever growing flock. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get them cheap and in bulk? Thanks!!
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    Outside yet?

    I have 12 3week old chicks (4 EE's, 4 BR, 2 leghorn and 2 Brahmas) I live in south louisiana where it is still in the high 80's to mid 90's during the day and mid 70's at night. The chicks are currently inside but are making a heck of a mess now that they are attempting to fly and growing...
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    Difference between EE's and Ameraucana?

    I just received my 4 Ameraucana pullets, but after reading some of the posts on here I am curious if I have Ameraucana's or EE's. How do I tell the difference between the two? We ordered a mixed batch that contains Buff Brahmas, Ameraucana's, barred rocks and white leghorns and at this point...
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    So Excited!!!

    We got our newest babies in this morning!! A selection of Barred rocks, buff brahmas, ameracauna's and leghorns. Only problem is we can't figure out which ones are the Brahmas and which are the ameracauna's. Any help on telling the difference in the chicks?
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    My rooster has decided to roost in a couple laying boxes

    My rooster has recenlty decided that he wants to hang out with the hens in the laying boxes, not a big deal, the hens don't seem to mind we have 5 laying boxes for them to choose from so they just moved to a different one. The problem is now that the rooster has been going to the bathroom in 2...
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    Hen with runny nose and sneezing

    I have a 6 month old hen that has been sneezing and has a runny nose, she is eating and as active as usual. It has been extremely hot and humid lately, I did just change the pine shavings in the coop and she has been rolling in the dirt. No other chickens seem to be having any issues. When we...
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    Just got a roo...need help

    Ok so we got a RIR roo to add to our existing flock of RIR, and Red stars, introductions went well,he rounded up our younger chicks last night to make sure everyone was safely in the coop, while my 5 adult Red Stars continue to sleep outside still, anyway, we are now trying to figure out how we...
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    Rooster/Hen logistics question

    We have 17 hens, RIR and red stars, with 5 buff orpinton and 5 barred rocks on the way, We are contemeplating trading friends a hen for a rooster. We are concerned about putting the rooster in with the existing flock and unfertile egg production. We don't want to have to keep seperate flocks...
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    I am quickly becoming obsessed with chickens

    I am a new chicken raiser and have found myself very quickly falling in love with chickens. We ordered 5 started Red Stars from McMurray's because we were nervous about raising chicks, a week later we found ourselves buying 6 sex-linked pullets and then 6 more RIR pullets! We are currently...
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    My hens have all of a sudden stopped roosting in coop

    I am new to chickens, we have 5 laying hens and twelve 6 week old pullets, the hens have stopped roosting in the coop at night. They are still laying in there but huddle up in a corner of the run and sleep there. We live in southern Louisiana and the weather is beginning to get hot, it's been...
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