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I have a 6-month-old Speckled Sussex, and I'm pretty sure I have a cockerel on my hands, but I want to double check with you fine folks at BYC before I commit to giving him away. I live in an urban area in which it isn't permitted to keep roosters. The bird has been making these noises as...

Sorry, just went and measured...more like 3 inches. I've never heard of weasels around here...I'm in Rochester, NY. I suppose it's possible, though.

Just finished editing the original post...hole's about 3 inches in diameter.

Hi, everyone! I have a small chicken coop at my city home. I'm pretty sure I have rats here. I've noticed some holes going in and out of the coop and have seen one at night a few times, but never during the day. They don't seem to mess with the chickens, they're only after the feed that they...

Hi, there! I have a young bird (4 months, maybe) who I think is either a Barred Rock or a Cuckoo Marans. The breeder says it's a female Marans, but I'm not too sure about either! S(he) is pretty loud, and already is developing a rather pronounced comb and wattle, but I don't see any saddle...

Doesn't really look like oyster shell... you sure that isn't syrofoam? lol...well, it came in a package labeled oyster shell that had chickens on it, and it said it was good for developing strong eggshells. I sure hope it's oyster shell!

Anyone have any solid reasoning behind their diagnosis of malehood? Also, could the fact that it's a male be why my dominant hen (a 7-month old Red Star) is rather aggressive towards him?

Something I forgot - she appears as though she may have a slight limp - perhaps a parting gift from the roos. Perhaps this could be the cause?

The white stuff is my free choice oyster shell for my older birds. Like I said, I'm new to this...I was TOLD it was a silkie, and I was TOLD that it was a girl...

I have a Black Australorp hen, about 6-7 months old. She (nor any of my other hens, who are the same age or younger) hasn't started laying yet, but she has started acting strangely. I had to get rid of some roosters (replaced with younger, 3-month old pullets) as I live in the city and am not...

Yeah - I just got done looking at the Silkie FAQ posted on here and saw that they are extremely hard to sex at this age. Sorry if I've put forth an impossible task!

Hi, there! I recently acquired what I was told by the breeder to be a female silkie pullet, about 3 months old. I'm VERY new to this whole thing, but I've got my doubts as to the sex of this bird. As I'm not allowed to keep roosters in the city, I need to know ASAP whether or not this bird is...

So is the chick grower going to continue to be okay for all birds until I feel comfortable that they're all laying as long as I give free choice oyster shell/eggshell?

I have 5 hens, two of which are about 3 months old and the other three are about 6-7 months and will be laying soon (I'm not sure of exact ages). I've heard mixed opinions on this matter, so I'm throwing it out to BYC for review. Is it okay to start introducing a layer feed into the coop, or...

I know I'm going to be sad to part with him. The other one was a gorgeous cuckoo marans roo. They were my two favorites and I was in total denial about them being boys. Some day I'll live in the country and I can have all the roosters I want. BTW the breeder was the one who told me that it...

Thanks for the unanimous opinion everyone! This forum is the best. I just used the image tags to urls of the images on flickr, in response to that particular question.

Hi, there! I have a silver laced Wyandotte that I believe is about 5-6 months old (ballpark). I'd like to enlist someone out there with a trained eye as to whether or not this may be a rooster. I've already had to get rid of one bird due to cock-a-doodling, and if this one is a rooster as...

Quote: I was sort of wondering the same thing...they definitely don't like being picked up but will they get used to it over time? Or will it just stress them out (i.e. I should just leave them alone)?

So mealworms are good treats, eh? Any other recommendations on that front? Thanks for the welcome and quick replies.

Hello from Rochester, NY! This is my first time posting, as I'm extremely new to raising chickens. About 2.5 months ago, we got three two-week-old Barred Rock chicks from a friend, and they were super-friendly. We would bring them out into the yard and they would walk all over us and let us...