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    Please Help Identify my McMurray Free and Exotic Chick

    Hatched on 4/5 and included with my order of Speckled Sussex and Ameracauna/Aracauna (EE, I know). It has pinkish /yellow unfeathered legs, no comb to speak of, no muff. I assume a cockerel since last to get any tail feathers. Any idea what breed (s)he is? Can't match with anything in my...
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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    Twin Cedar Farm in Acushnet had them when I visited last year. Great people and beautiful, healthy birds.
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    Molting Even though Less than Year Old????

    Thanks for your reply and the very informative link. That's a relief that she's okay and not molting for a health reason! It's really getting pretty cold here in MA now to just start a molt. Brrrrr.
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    Molting Even though Less than Year Old????

    I have a flock of 9 hens . . . 5 who hatched in the Spring of 2013. They are Black Australorps and Buff Orpingtons and they all molted for the first time between November and December. I also have a Salmon Favorelle from 2013 who has also recently molted. This year, I raised an EE, a barred...
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    Odd shaped, wrinkled eggs?!

    My 7 mo. Old SFH lays regularly, but the eggs are oddly shaped with wrinkles or ripples in the shells. Is she nutritionally deficient? The others lay normally.]
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    ANOTHER tragedy!

    A 1 year-old dog of any breed that 'can't' be walked or exercised is frustrated and chewing out of boredom and lack of stimulation. The dog is cooped up and full of energy that it can't get rid of. These types of dogs chew and dig and bark out of shear boredom. Take the dog to an obedience...
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    Does a neighbor have the right to kill chickens if it enters their property?

    You're not 'getting' that your chick was more likely taken by a predator bird, cat, dog, etc. than by your neighbor. Your short-sightedness about the neighbor and your insistence that your chicks need 'their freedom' will result in more losses. Maybe that cat that buries it's feces at the...
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    SWEDISH FLOWER HEN Cockerel - 12 weeks in MA

    Our town doesn't allow roos, so unfortunately 'Elvis' (on the right) must be re-homed. He's 12 weeks old (hatched 2/3/14). Very pretty and runs over to you for attention. Picture taken 2 weeks ago. Not crowing yet. Located about 20 mi. NW of Boston.
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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    Hi, Thanks! They're great. They moved out to the coop last weekend after a few weeks of daytime separated visits from the big girls. Everyone is doing well. So sad that we'll have to re-home Elsa (now Elvis) though as roos aren't permitted in our town. The EE roos went to live in western MA...
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    11 wk old SWEDISH FLOWER HEN Cockerel in MA / NH

    One of my SFH chicks was a boy and roos aren't allowed in our town. He's beautiful, non-crested and friendly and was hatched 2/3/14. LOCAL PICK UP only. He's also pictured in my avatar.
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    BYC members in Massachusetts?

    Billerica checking in.
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    TSC

    Hard to resist!
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    What is your "If only someone had told me!" moment?

    I wish someone had warned me how addictive chickens can be! After only a year, I'm afraid to step foot in TSC or Agway for fear they'll have chicks and they'll be too tempting. I also wish I knew earlier about the 'oil gland.' Several times I saw my chicks lift their feathers and rub it like...
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    Euskal Oiloa/Basque, dominique and barn mix chicks!

    Wish I lived closer to MN!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    4 from 5
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    LOL. Thanks for your reply!
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Quote: They are 10 weeks old.
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    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    I was hoping some of you could help me with identifying the genders of my two SFH. I suspect one is a roo, but would like to hear what others think. They hatched on 2/3, so they'll be ten weeks old on Monday. Thanks!
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    10 free hens NE Massachusetts

    Just saw this posted on Craigslist tonight. Hopefully, someone local can help out. These are not my birds (I just saw the ad), so please don't reply to me. ------ Due to circumstances, I need to find my girls a new home. I have raised all 10 from chick hood. In fact I have taken them around to...
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    Can Anyone help with sexing 3.5 week old SFH Chicks?

    Any idea the gender of your chicks? Any pointers you can share? :) Mine still have teeny combs, one has a crest, both have 'normal' sized legs for hens. They are almost 7 weeks old. I appreciate any advice you have or pics. Thanks!
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