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The black chicken in question. Was quite certain that my BCM chick is a rooster but some have claimed it’s “too early to tell.” 4.5 weeks old. Anyone had a chicken that turned out to be a hen look like this?

Wow, thank you! That was helpful :)

Alright y’all, what’s the T on the age of broody hens? More specifically is there such a thing as too young? I’ve got a 5 month old Marans mix who has gone broody (?!) and she’s on day 4. Was contemplating moving her to a more ideal set up and potentially use her as a foster for some day old...

Well I have a horrible update. This morning my suspected new rooster crowed for the first time (which was fine) and confirmed his gender. He then attempted to mount my black copper maran (both only 3 months old), there was a tussle, and she died immediately. It looks like her neck was broken in...

Well you see what had happened was…chicken math. I have 10 now but one is a rooster that will be rehomed. My coop is literally 20 feet from my bedroom window and I don’t plan to wake up at 4 AM. I really wanted an olive egger so I got 2 to be safe and good thing I did because one was indeed a...

Yes I have a chick too! I’d love to see the adult :) Ophelia is such a cute name

Alright folks—my local feed store screwed up their chick count land the olive egger I put on hold went to someone else. I ended up getting an olive egger from Wilco so I could have all my chicks at once and the photo offers a mighty…unique looking chicken. Anyone have one? Bonus if you’ve...

Loooooove the speckles! Thank you!

Thank you! That is super helpful. Also just enabling me to get more chickens…oops

Ah this is a good point I didn’t consider it likely one dying at 3-7 weeks. I think I’ve been convinced to get 3 and then just sell one if all 3 make it. Thank you so much for your input :)

I’ve got an 8x8 coop and 87 square feet of run space. The run space is slightly disjointed because I converted my dad’s old pigeon loft into the coop. 5x3 of that run space is a little connector/vestibule (seen in photo 2) that connects the coop to the run. I worry about littles not being able...

Ah, good to know! This store gets hundreds of chicks weekly so I *think* it’ll be alright, I’ll just have to accept that it may not be the breed I want. We’ll see. It may be I get 2 BCMs after all…

Hahaha, our poor men tied to crazy chicken ladies. I failed to mention I’ll be getting them at one of my local feed stores who has a kick-butt chicken program. My plan was to run out and grab another if a chick dies.

Hey all, Not me just obsessing over my chick orders…. Currently have a pretty docile flock of five with Barred rock, Black australorp, Buff Orpington, and 2 Easter eggers. They just started laying last week FINALLY. I want to add 2 chicks this spring (olive egger and black copper maran)...

Hey all, my local feed store is going to be selling black maran sex links. My understanding is that this is a cross between the Black Copper Maran male and Cuckoo Maran female. Anyone have photos of egg colors this cross produces? Looking to add 3 chicks this year: BCM, maran sex link, and...

Y’all have been so helpful. Time for one final question. I notice you all seem to be recommending a poop board in addition to deep bedding. I've looked on the forum for this combo and haven't found a clear answer. I'm not particularly interested in the daily scraping the poop board. My...

Noted, I’ll get that paint. Haha too late on the hardware cloth—that would have been smart. I may add some on the outside too. Love the ramp idea. I’ve got an australorp so will likely add the ramp. Thank you!!

Wow! More fantastic advice. The floor of the hospital/broody pen (such a great idea) is the same wood covered in a white laminate material as seen under the drill. Is that cold enough to break a brooder or should it be the hardware cloth due to a need for drafts? I thought about the roosts...

Wow! That was so helpful! Thank you!