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Mo, we currently have Allstate. Previously we had USAA but when we moved to Colorado the prices were no longer competitive! USAA was great with claims, so easy. They got to pay when I hit a deer in Utah and for hail damage to DH's truck when we had the big tornado go through Greeley and Windsor. We switched to Allstate when we bought our house. USAA quoted us ~$900 a year for homeowners insurance and Allstate quoted ~$500. At that point we compared car insurance and found that we could save about $30 a month switching to Allstate! I LOVE USAA and wish we could insure with them but I can't justify the extra money. Allstate got to pay when DH was run off the road (by another car that didn't stop) into a snow bank, spun around and slammed into the center divider on I-25. We had to call and hound throughout the process but they did pay for everything as expected.
My "chicks" are almost 10 weeks now and don't look like chicks any more! Roo hasn't attempted crowing yet "knock on wood" but I think it's CLEAR he's a roo (comb and wattles unlike any of the other chicks). He doesn't act like a Roo, though. He doesn't herd or lead the girls. He doesn't protect them. He acts just like all the other chicks (stealing food from them!)! He is the first to run over to me (begging) when I come outside and he's the only one that's gone over the fence into the backyard. He hasn't shown even the slightest amount of aggression towards anyone. I don't know when to expect these behaviors but it seems a lot of roos have started showing them by this age.
My "chicks" are almost 10 weeks now and don't look like chicks any more! Roo hasn't attempted crowing yet "knock on wood" but I think it's CLEAR he's a roo (comb and wattles unlike any of the other chicks). He doesn't act like a Roo, though. He doesn't herd or lead the girls. He doesn't protect them. He acts just like all the other chicks (stealing food from them!)! He is the first to run over to me (begging) when I come outside and he's the only one that's gone over the fence into the backyard. He hasn't shown even the slightest amount of aggression towards anyone. I don't know when to expect these behaviors but it seems a lot of roos have started showing them by this age.
He's not crowing yet...
That makes 3 boys out 16 supposed to be pullets! Ridiculous! And it happens to be a family favorite, Baby (the chick in my avatar that has always been the runt!)! Baby got extra attention due to a couple instances of pasty butt. Baby's comb has been red for a couple of weeks but I just figured it was an EE breed anomaly because it's nowhere near as pronounced as Roos! But the folks on BYC are unanimous. Comb and coloring indicate a boy. Booooo!
