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    Why Is Our Door So Attractive?

    Three breeds of chickens and four different flocks with chickens that would not have learned this behavior from each other ... The chickens love the carport. Specifically our door. Right now, there are seven young (almost laying) Barred Rocks parked on the ramp right in front of the door...
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    Just over 1/2 of Barred Rocks laying - why?

    Thank you for the great information. Six a day are plenty, but I was just curious what was going on.
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    Female with large comb??

    We haven't seen any dancing/mating behavior, but my husband saw one of the hens react to the crow. She stood on one foot and lifted a wing.
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    Just over 1/2 of Barred Rocks laying - why?

    Our Barred Rocks will be six months old the end of August. Out of 11, we have one boy and 10 pullets. We get six eggs every day. So, does anyone know why four are not (apparently) laying? All of them are in a Lowe's shed (with doggie door to a run) at night and free range all day long. Some...
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    Female with large comb??

    Ok, well, I guess it is what it is. I'm not sure what feathers people are looking for (in the full body shot), but all of the birds are just at five months of age. They were supposed to be all Barred Rocks, but I guess this one could have the feather coloration but be part something else...
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    Female with large comb??

    Guess who did a crow this morning (well, it was a pitiful strangled half of a crow but still)?? Is it a very late developing male (as far as feathers/spurs are concerned)???
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    Female with large comb??

    Thank you all for the help. I didn't know about POL. I do know we have at least one pullet laying (she wanted to lay when I was cleaning the coop, so I had to move out of the way and wait!) who does not have the huge comb like this one. I'm not sure how many pullets are laying. So far, the...
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    Female with large comb??

    Ok, going to show my "I'm still learning status" POL??
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    Keeping Barred Rock Out of Carport?

    My husband picked them up at Tractor Supply. He called me at work. The store had several breeds (I can't remember now what they had - just getting excited over the Barred Rock choice).
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    Female with large comb??

    Sounds like many of you are voting for roo. I passed on your full body picture request, but, of course, when I tried to get a full body picture, the roo/hen started sitting, walking away, etc etc. What a time to get camera shy! So, here is the best I could get below ... So, what...
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    Female with large comb??

    We purchased Barred Rock chicks that were sold to us as a pure female run. I am not sure about this one though. All of our Barreds are about five months old and are starting to lay. This one seems to have a super large comb for being a female. I haven't heard him/her crow and don't see...
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    Barred Rocks Not Laying in Boxes

    I will try buying some golf balls and put a piece of cloth over one of the banker boxes and see. At least they are laying in the coop!
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    Keeping Barred Rock Out of Carport?

    They are supposed to all be girls. That one does have very unusual coloring - looks more like a ptarmigan to me.
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    egg song

    Yup - that sound is very familiar! LOL
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    MOm already has baby chicks (12 days old) up on roost

    Ohhhhh, I didn't realize that was possible. I am a new chicken person. We started by buying six month old pullets. Our most recent batch were a few weeks old, and we kept them in the chicken/rabbit hutch until they got old enough to integrate into the real coop.
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    MOm already has baby chicks (12 days old) up on roost

    Stupid question, but how on earth are they getting up there? Do you have ramps going from one roost to the next?
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    Keeping Barred Rock Out of Carport?

    Thank you, they are hysterical in general. I feel like the Pied Piper when I let them out because they follow me all the way to the house. They also LOVE the Kubota tractor, and I have to go VERY ..... sl owwwwww llllyyyyy when I get around their favorite tree. They come out near the tractor...
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    Barred Rocks Not Laying in Boxes

    I have a real hen box and two banker boxes (I had hens - no longer with us - that would lay in these) in the Lowe's shed (8x8x8) we are using as a coop. The Barreds (we have 11 hens) roost on the shelf in the coop. I found one egg two days ago near one of the boxes. So, I took a yellow ball...
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    Keeping Barred Rock Out of Carport?

    We love our Barred Rocks. We own eleven pullets (who I guess are almost hens terminology wise?) that are just reaching five months. We, of course, spoil them rotten, and they love following us around. One of their favorite activities is sitting on the top step - the one that is in the carport...
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