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Update for all! I put a camera in at night, All the chickens on the bottom perch were pecking at the ones at the top at night! Winter time in New England I have a light on to keep them laying longer, looks like ill be turning that off to keep them from pecking at the top perch! I also was...

how will that help them?? they get lettuce, beans, cucumbers etc. all day

fairly large chicken run at over 200 sq feet of run for the 8 of them! thanks for the thought ill be sure to look out for that

I have 8 female chicks and there is about 8 ft of roosting space broken down into 2 4ft perches, im worried about mites for sure, what do you recommend for mite treatment

I haven’t yet as I just noticed the problem today. I just took out all the bedding and sprayed the coop down with a water/dish soap spray and ordered DE to spray down as well. Any other recommendations if this is the case/ are my steps thus far sufficient?

Hello all, I’m a fairly new chicken owner and first time encountering this. A few of my chickens butt feathers around the vent have began to lose feathers, I’ve attached a picture of what one looks like. please help with any thoughts thank you

From a barn in western Massachusetts. Supposedly father is a barred rock?? Would that make sense?

Llooking for some help. Rooster or pullet. Think there is some speckled Sussex in there

I see a bunch of pink on the comb and a little on the face for most of them, I am new to the barred rock breed, does this signify anything or at 6 week is a little pink normal for the comb/ face (see chick 4) Thanks for the help!

That was my guess as well #6 is a tough one but the rest I think I’m pretty sure on

Yeah #1 and #6 are the bullies of the group, #1 was an easy male but #6 has some pink and some tiny waddles coming in but the behavior says male to me

My thoughts exactly, any opinion on chick 6 I’m struggling with him/her

Hello looking for some thoughts on these 6 week olds. Chick 1 Chick 2 Chick 3 Chick 4 Chick 5 Chick 6 leghorn barred mix Thoughts????

Here are some pics of both of their feathers

@HappyClucker7 I am looking for leghorn/barred rock I am looking for gender help! I will send picture of tail later tonight as well for chick 1

Any thoughts on the leghorn/barred rock??

Update for chick 1 any changes in opinion?? Also I have what I believe is a barred/ leghorn mix I am not sure if I can tell this early but here is a pic

Hello all! I have 5 barred rocks about 2-3 weeks old and looking for some helping determining cockerels vs pullets. chick 1 Chick 2 Chick 3 Chick 4 chick 5 My thought was I have all pullets, maybe chick 1 is a cockerel? thanks for your help!!!