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At what age do Roos develop their hackle and saddle feathers? The reason I ask is I have two white rocks that I got from TSC. One is for sure a pullet but I've gone back and forth with the other one. It has a much larger comb and wattles than the pullet but it doesn't have any hackle or saddle...

If so is she a pullet?

As luck would have it ants have decided that they want to move in the coop with our girls. What can we use to get rid of these suckers?

If it is how do you treat it?

I think "she" is really a "he." (S)he is about 8 weeks old.

Are all Marans supposed to have feathers on their legs?

Fingers crossed for a pullet because I can't have a roo in the city :( Approximately 3-4 weeks old

Me and my husband are new to having chickens and we just started building our coop. We live in southern Georgia so we were wondering if we should/need to insulate our coop. It's going to be a 5x5 space with a metal roof and wood sides, if that makes any difference.

This is my first flock and as I was checking my girls for pasty butt I noticed one has a bald spot by her vent. Is she just getting picked on by one of the others or is it something more serious?