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  1. ChirpChirp963

    My dogs are demons.

    We introduce our chicks to our Pitbull and Pittie-Kittie from the time the chicks are about 2 days old and they are all friends and look out for each other. We have 44 chickens and turkeys and we have NEVER had an issue with our dog or cat hurting a bird, and they are all free-range and interact...
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    Chickens stopped laying possibly Feed associated?

    I don't see a link in the first post but I saw the Twitter video in your 2nd post. I'm very curious to see the list of feed that is causing this issue and that video was the reason I came on here tonight. Please send me the link to a list of the commercial food, so I can make sure we avoid...
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    Chickens stopped laying possibly Feed associated?

    I've had a few people ask me about this recently and I read some stuff on the interwebs, so I wanted to check Backyard Chickens, and see what everyone on here had to say, and I figured I would add our info to the group. BACKGROUND INFO We currently have 24 chickens and we live in Illinois so it...
  4. ChirpChirp963

    Egg production lately

    I've had a few people ask me about this recently and I read some stuff on the interwebs, so I wanted to check Backyard Chickens, and see what everyone on here had to say, and I figured I would add our info to the group. BACKGROUND INFO We currently have 24 chickens and we live in Illinois so it...
  5. ChirpChirp963

    Black Sex-Link pullets or Barred Rock pullets?

    I just went and picked up 6 more black sexed link pullets on Friday and finally integrated them with the original 6 that I think are Barred Rocks. Let me know if you need more photos. It's great having a variety pack, so you can easily tell which one is which while they are growing up. It's much...
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    Black Sex-Link pullets or Barred Rock pullets?

    I love mixed flocks too! Their personalities are all so different and unique between the individuals and the breeds. I think my ISA Browns are definitely the sweetest and most trusting, then the Cinnamon Queens, and these baby Barred Rocks are very skittish compared to the other chicks at this...
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    Black Sex-Link pullets or Barred Rock pullets?

    Yes, it was a BIG disappointment to have 10 Roosters after 20ish weeks of raising them, and then the fighting that started after that was unbelievable at times! I did my best and removed them one by one, as soon as possible, starting with the lowest on the pecking order, and that seemed to help...
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    Black Sex-Link pullets or Barred Rock pullets?

    I hope they are all pullets because I don't need meat birds, I need more egg layers, but it wouldn't surprise me because the first time I got 10 "pullets" from this store, they were all cockerels. I'm sure you can imagine they didn't get along once they became adults. :-(
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    Black Sex-Link pullets or Barred Rock pullets?

    Is there any way to determine the sex of Barred Rock chicks based on the coloring? To be honest, I can't recall if the label on the brooder said: "Barred Rock" or "Barred Rock Pullets" because I'm only interested in sex-linked chicks, after my first purchase that turned out to be 10 roosters, so...
  10. ChirpChirp963

    Black Sex-Link pullets or Barred Rock pullets?

    I need help identifying these chicks. I just purchased them from my local Tractor Supply and they were in a brooder with the labels Barred Rock pullets and Black sex-linked pullets, but the associate didn't know which was which. I told her that I only want black sex-linked pullets because the...
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