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    Help sex my Speckled Sussex!

    I have a 6-month-old Speckled Sussex, and I'm pretty sure I have a cockerel on my hands, but I want to double check with you fine folks at BYC before I commit to giving him away. I live in an urban area in which it isn't permitted to keep roosters. The bird has been making these noises as...
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    Help me identify this hole!

    Hi, everyone! I have a small chicken coop at my city home. I'm pretty sure I have rats here. I've noticed some holes going in and out of the coop and have seen one at night a few times, but never during the day. They don't seem to mess with the chickens, they're only after the feed that they...
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    help me sex/what breed do you think this is?

    Hi, there! I have a young bird (4 months, maybe) who I think is either a Barred Rock or a Cuckoo Marans. The breeder says it's a female Marans, but I'm not too sure about either! S(he) is pretty loud, and already is developing a rather pronounced comb and wattle, but I don't see any saddle...
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    Can a hen go broody without any eggs present?

    I have a Black Australorp hen, about 6-7 months old. She (nor any of my other hens, who are the same age or younger) hasn't started laying yet, but she has started acting strangely. I had to get rid of some roosters (replaced with younger, 3-month old pullets) as I live in the city and am not...
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    help me sex my young silkie!

    Hi, there! I recently acquired what I was told by the breeder to be a female silkie pullet, about 3 months old. I'm VERY new to this whole thing, but I've got my doubts as to the sex of this bird. As I'm not allowed to keep roosters in the city, I need to know ASAP whether or not this bird is...
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    small flock of mixed age birds: will layer feed harm my younger birds?

    I have 5 hens, two of which are about 3 months old and the other three are about 6-7 months and will be laying soon (I'm not sure of exact ages). I've heard mixed opinions on this matter, so I'm throwing it out to BYC for review. Is it okay to start introducing a layer feed into the coop, or...
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    Help me sex my bird! Want to avoid getting in trouble with city.

    Hi, there! I have a silver laced Wyandotte that I believe is about 5-6 months old (ballpark). I'd like to enlist someone out there with a trained eye as to whether or not this may be a rooster. I've already had to get rid of one bird due to cock-a-doodling, and if this one is a rooster as...
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    skittish pullets: what to do? should I be worried?

    Hello from Rochester, NY! This is my first time posting, as I'm extremely new to raising chickens. About 2.5 months ago, we got three two-week-old Barred Rock chicks from a friend, and they were super-friendly. We would bring them out into the yard and they would walk all over us and let us...
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