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    11 week old Black Australorp...roo or pullet?

    Quote: That would be great. I hesitate to put him on Craigslist because I would like to see him go somewhere and have a life. I can't bear to eat him, plus my son is a vegetarian almost vegan, he can't even bring himself to eat the eggs that our other chickens lay!
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    11 week old Black Australorp...roo or pullet?

    I was afraid of that. We can't have roosters in the city limits. My son is going to be devastated. We named this one Fergie, but I guess he is now Ferguson. I really wish we could keep him.
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    11 week old Black Australorp...roo or pullet?

    Looking for expert advice from you Australorp folks out there. Tried to get the best pics I could. Thanks!
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    what do you do when you end up with a rooster?

    Came here to look for info. about how to get rid of a potential rooster. After losing 5 of our 6 chickens last fall to a fox we replaced them in February with chicks from a couple of different places in town. Three were from the feed store and one of them is a Black Australorp that has acted...
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    Life after a fox attack - do they return?

    My survivor "Betsy" made it through the night. My husband has been sure that the coop was secure all along, but I was worried all night. I don't know if the fox finally left after we gave up playing cat and mouse with her or if she tried to get into the coop unsuccessfully last night. I am...
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    Life after a fox attack - do they return?

    I just joined this forum tonight. I've been a reader since we got our chickens as pullets back in May. Today we had 5 out of our 6 hens killed around 10 am by a fox. I was home in the house, didn't hear a thing. The dog is normally outside on guard duty, but I had of course let down my...
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