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    Midnight Majesty Marans

    Does anyone have any Midnight Majesty Marans? Preferably from Hoover Hatchery. Just curious to see how yours looks compared to mine and the color of the eggs they lay.
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    3 month old cockerel not crowing

    I have a 3 month old Ameracauna cockerel that I recently discovered was in fact male. He has never crowed. I introduced him with 4 other chicks to my main flock about a month ago and he’s at the bottom rung of the pecking order. No other roosters in the flock. Are Ameracaunas a quiet breed? Or...
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    Supposed to be a Wyandotte

    I have a 4 week old chick that is supposed to be a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. I’m starting to have doubts as she looks splash to me and has the wrong comb type for a Wyandotte as well as black legs. Pics at 2 days old versus today.
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    Ameracauna chick color

    I ordered an Ameracauna chick from Meyer’s Hatchery that arrived this morning. I’ve read that you can pretty much tell the adult color based on the chick. Options are Blue, Black or Splash. Pretty sure it’s not going to be black just based on reference pics but I could be wrong. Any guesses? I...
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    New Chicks

    Ordered from Meyer’s Hatchery for the first time and received my first of 2 orders this morning. I can’t wait to see what color my Ameracauna grows into. I also have 2 older chicks. My Swedish Flower Hen (4 weeks) I picked up from a small breeder in state and my Buff Orpington (3 weeks) my...
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    Swedish Flower Hen - Pullet or Cockerel?

    Just picked up this 3 week old Swedish Flower Hen. Breeder believes female but isn’t 100%.
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    Swedish Flower Hen - Pullet or Cockerel?

    Just picked up a 3 week old Swedish Flower Hen. Breeder is guessing pullet but isn’t 100%.
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    Kitten in the Hen House

    Just thought I'd share this cute kitten that's decided to take up residence with my hens. I've been calling it Cooper (don't know if it's male/female). The hens have completely accepted Cooper as one of their own. He/she can often be found sleeping on the roof of the coop as well as inside the...
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    Introducing Rescue Hen To Small Flock

    My brother's girlfriend is going to be bringing me a hen tomorrow that was abandoned by a family in her neighborhood. There were several but she's the last one standing now as her companion disappeared last week. I believe she is a Barred Rock. I have a small flock of 6 right now. I know not to...
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    2 Coops VS Conjoined Coop

    A coworker is gifting me his chicken coop, sans chickens. The new coop will be slightly larger than my existing one. I am debating between trying to conjoin it with my existing coop or setting it up separately but within the same run area. Thoughts? Tips? If you have a similar set up to either...
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    Hens stopped laying after Irma

    Hi, I'm located in central North Carolina where the temperatures currently took a dip into the low 50's at night and low 70's during the day with Irma's passing through Monday. All of my hens have stopped laying, save for a single egg from my Leghorn 2 days ago. That is the only egg I've gotten...
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    Maximum Chicken Number In My Coop?

    My current set up is a 24 sq ft coop w/3 nesting boxes (not included in the square footage), 3 large roosting poles (of which only one gets any use) and a 120 sq ft pen. I have 6 hens at the moment. I would like to add 4 more birds. My main concern is nesting box to hen ratio and coop space at...
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    Easter Egger first egg!

    2 more of my hens started laying today, including my Easter Egger!! I didn't expect her to start so soon so I'm really excited.
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    Who laid what?

    I know the white egg is from my Leghorn as she's my only white layer. I'm 99% sure my Buff Orpington is laying one of them because she began squatting a week and a half ago. My Golden Laced Wyandotte has also been squatting for about a week but I'm not sure if she or my Silver Laced Wyandotte is...
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    Adding Bantams to a flock of Standards?

    I plan on increasing my flock next spring and am toying with the idea of adding 1 to 2 Bantams. My hens are not free range but they do have a large pen that can easily accommodate double what I have now, plus they get weeds/fruits/veggies to occupy them. I'm worried about any Bantams I get being...
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    Double Yolk

    Courtesy of my white Leghorn.
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    Buff Orpington Squatting!!

    I went out to check on the chickens this afternoon and as I reached out to pet my Buff Orpington she squatted!! So far my leghorn is the only one laying so I'm super excited! One of my Wyandottes also semi squatted so I'm keeping my eye on her, but my BO definitely popped a squat! :wee
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    How big was your EE's comb when she started laying?

    My 20 week old EE's comb has gone from practically non existent to a bright red growth in the course of 3 days. All my other girls have huge combs for their breeds and my little EE has been stubbornly holding out (LOL) so I'm a little excited. A few days ago I saw her checking out the nesting...
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    Run In Hardware Cloth....Raccoon?

    I went to lock the chickens up tonight after work and noticed this run in the hardware cloth. It definitely was not there before. Could this have been a raccoon or is my cloth defective? Edit: I know it's hard to tell but this is close to the ground. High enough the chickens couldn't have done...
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    Coop Pictures

    Just wanted to show a few pictures of my coop now that it's finished. The coop itself is 4x6 and the run is 16x6. Unfortunately I live in city limits so I can't free range but I think the girls are plenty happy with the room that they do have. I have 6 hens living in it. Eventually I plan on...
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