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  1. Cncwhiz

    Picked up our first chickens. Some guidance would be great!

    Hoping the small one is a hen. I don't think two roosters would be feasible and my daughter has already named it Isabelle. Lol So I went out to put them in the coop earlier and the small one and rooster were in there. The hen was on the ground so I had to chase her to pick her up and get her in...
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    Picked up our first chickens. Some guidance would be great!

    Got the birds all in the run together. Everything seems to be going okay. I guess tonight I'll put them in the coop together. Here are some better pictures. Everybody is saying cockerel or young rooster. I see small knots in the back of his legs for what will be spurs. He has the long pointy...
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    Picked up our first chickens. Some guidance would be great!

    OK. I will get some pictures up later. The one in the crate may be a rooster too. I guess there is a chance.
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    Picked up our first chickens. Some guidance would be great!

    I get up pretty early for work, and got up a little earlier than usual this morning. I checked on all three at about 4am and they were fine. Even with the back porch light turned on, the one we suspect is a rooster did not crow. I am still unsure of their age though. For a size reference, I'd...
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    Picked up our first chickens. Some guidance would be great!

    Oh ok! Lol. Well that's fine too. When would he start crowing?
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    Picked up our first chickens. Some guidance would be great!

    OK. Well that is good news. What exactly is a cockerel? I will get some better pictures tomorrow.
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    Picked up our first chickens. Some guidance would be great!

    We visited the local auction for the second time tonight. I spoke with a few of the regulars and they suggested getting a few half grown chickens for our first time. they did have some chicks, but I was not sure how old they were and I had not done any reading on how to raise them up from...
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    First go at chickens - now looking at free range

    Yes this is the "breed" I guess. I have done some research and I see the controversy surrounding them, which I had no idea about before. I guess that is why nobody will really speak about them. Rest assured though, I have no intentions of using them for what the breed is famous for. I just want...
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    First go at chickens - now looking at free range

    It isn't that I don't want to clean or do maintenance on the coop. I mean I'd rather not have to, but that isn't really the issue. I'd just rather not have to worry about keeping up with them as much as some people do. I'd rather they just hang out near the house on our property and kind of take...
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    First go at chickens - now looking at free range

    I wonder if a small dog house would make a good coop. It has about a 3x3' floor and a tin roof. It might be 3' tall. The roof has a slope to it so the rain water runs off. I could put it up on some legs that would get it off of the ground. This would give them some cover and a place to go...
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    First go at chickens - now looking at free range

    A little over a year ago, I posted a thread about getting some chickens. That thread can be found here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/870643/first-go-at-chickens-a-few-questions In that thread, I had questions about several things, and I got some good answers. The difference between now...
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    First go at chickens - A few questions

    I didn't realize there was an option of giving to a local food bank - good idea. I'm sure I could give the eggs away..not really a problem at all. I just don't want to have so many they are a burden to keep collected and given away. Also, great advice on the rooster being living animals and...
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    First go at chickens - A few questions

    My family and I are finally going to be moving to a new home in a few weeks with enough room and privacy to have some chickens. I have two little girls, one is five and one is eight months. I've always wanted to have some livestock, but we've lived within city limits on .3 acres every since the...
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