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    Help! Chicken got left out of coop overnight and is breathing weird.

    One of my chickens got left out of the coop last night. Temps were 44 overnight. Found him outside this morning on his perch and he keeps opening his mouth and making a small exhale sound over and over every couple of seconds. I put him in the coop with food and water and he isn't drinking or...
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    Is my Silkie Roo special?

    My Silkie roo is an amazingly differently colored silkie. Just wondering if he is special or..?
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    What to feed a mixed age flock?

    I'm fairly new to chickens and so far I've just had them on grower feed as none were laying. I now have 2 laying birds, 8 almost laying birds and 3 roosters. What feed should they be getting? If they need different feeds for different birds, how do I accomplish that? I've heard layer feed...
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    Another round of hen or roo?

    Sold as a hen but has spur nubs starting to poke out. It's about 7 month old. No crowing or rooster behavior but the spur nubs have me worried.
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    Was sold this bird as a guaranteed hen, it just crowed?!

    Please tell me this isn't a rooster! Should be about 5-6 months old.
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    My last suspected roo, is it a roo?

    Almost 13 weeks old. Not crowing but bigger than the pullets yet smaller than his hatch mate definite rooster. Got new hens today and my definite rooster was trying to mate but this one did not. It did pick on the new hens a bit and the definite rooster did not. Comb is a darker pink but not...
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    New chickens, supposed to all be pullets for sure

    Just got some new chickens, all are 15 weeks and are supposed to be pullets. I think they are but I have 2 that I'd like confirmation :)
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    Getting new chickens today, not sure what to do

    I have a small flock of 4 silkies, 1 rooster and 2 pullets all about 12 weeks of age. I'm getting 6 new chickens today all 15 weeks old. I have a 10x20 run and a 4x6 coop. They get to free range for 2 hours in the evening. I'm not sure what to do when I bring these new chickens home. I have...
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    Are these sickle feathers?

    I've been told these are both roosters and I have found them a new home. Just want to make sure they are roosters. I believe they both have saddle feathers and a big long sickle feather starting.
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    Can i make 5 roosters and 6 hens work in a 10x20 run?

    So I have a situation were I bought 6 chickens and 5 turned out to be roosters. I'm having a hard time rehoming them! I'm wondering if I bought 5 more pullets to add to the flock, could it work or are the roosters going to act out? I have a 10x20 run and a 6x4 coop. Is that enough space for 15...
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    First time chickens, I think I got scammed?

    Hello all! This is my first time having chickens. I paid a lady 72$ for 6 sexed pullet at 10 days old. She did a thing with their wings that supposedly showed her the hens. They are 12 weeks old now and I've had 2 of them trying to crow. Just sounds more like a scream to me but I'm sure it's...
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