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    Seven months old-ish, more boys than I thought (?)

    Thanks everyone! No eggs yet, no crowing yet so I have no actual confirmation. However since the general consensus is they are an all boy squad, I will start to balance my flock, need more girls anyway.
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    Seven months old-ish, more boys than I thought (?)

    Hello everyone, some months ago I posted my baby chickens, of which some are brahma and now they're waaaay bigger so maybe you can help me figure because I am unsure of how many are boys. The only one I'm quite sure it's the girl, it's number 4. They are beautiful and giant, and I love them, but...
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    How do I know if a hen is elderly?

    Hi all, yesterday morning she passed, very calmly. I like to think she waited for me, when I opened in the morning she came out, I saw she was different, and then she laid on the grass and slept, and then she passed. Thank you for helping me with this, she has been happy I think, I let her be...
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    How do I know if a hen is elderly?

    As requested, some pics of her, meet Henrietta. @Mrs. K that's exactly her, she is slower, and she seems uninterested in most of the things. She doesn't like anymore being around the flock and prefers being by herself most of the time. If she's actually just old and not sick, how can I make her...
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    How do I know if a hen is elderly?

    Hello everyone, I hope this is the right section of the forum. Around 9-10 months ago we rescued a few chickens. They were in very poor health (their combs and around the eyes were white, they were unable to walk, their nails were quite long and curved towards their palms) and in the span of...
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    Young cockerel distressing the pullets

    There is indeed no adult roo in my flock; the one concerning me is Johnny who actually hurt one of them badly (she couldn't walk anymore and I had to keep her in the house for a couple of days). The others are doing fine and "sparring" with the hens, the older ones correct them quickly when they...
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    Young cockerel distressing the pullets

    I'm so sorry to hear that @McChooky and separation for now it's the way to go, but I meant for the future, is 2 (future) roosters ok with 16 hens or it should be 1 rooster with 16 hens?
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    Young cockerel distressing the pullets

    Hi, thank you all. It's true it's not what I was hoping to do but I knew it would come to make this kind of choice. Btw those are only the young, there are also 8 older hens, all females egg laying hens. That makes 16 females, can 2 males stay?
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    Young cockerel distressing the pullets

    Hi everyone, I have a question about my younglings here. Our chickens are free ranging all the time; we have 12 young ones (some 3 months and some 2 months old), of which the forum identified 4 males. Three of the cockerels are already showing signs of what I'd call dominance or maybe trying to...
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    Help with gendering chicklings

    Thank you as well @sourland ! May I ask what shows 11 is a male? I would like to learn that. And yes, the white ones seem really delicate in health compared to the others. They are all free ranging but I also give them food and healthy treats regularly (appropriate fruits, veggies from our...
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    Help with gendering chicklings

    Hi @Yardmom and thanks for your comment. I will research more on that. What I've been told is they have accelerated growth and shorter lifespan, so I'm giving them a special food with vitamins/supplements to help with that. But you are right, I should learn more about them to be sure that...
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    Help with gendering chicklings

    Hello everyone, sorry in advance for the long post. I have a bunch of chickens, and this year I got 12 new tiny ones. I will post pictures and descriptions but some of the pics are not the best due to the fact that they don't really stand still for long. They are quite energetic. 1) this one is...
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    Hi everyone from Europe

    Thank you all, it's nice to meet you :) I will probably post more pictures sometimes, I am curious to know if I am correct about the boys and how to handle them when they grow up. Today one of them greeted me with the rooster verse so about him I'm pretty sure now!
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    Hi everyone from Europe

    Hello everyone, I've been reading the forum for a while and I decided it was a good time to join. Now, for the proper introduction: 1) I am fairly new to chickens, I didn't really plan on having them, the person who lived in this house left behind their chickens when they moved and so I started...
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