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    Review by 'JC551' on item 'Add-A-Motor D20 Chicken Coop Motor'

    I think this motor is really neat. It’s an easy to understand design, the manufacturer offers repair parts, DIY instructions, and mail-in repairs. Easy to take apart for repair, too. I connected mine to a Wyze WiFi outlet, so I can set timer schedules on your smartphone, and operate the door...
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    Two hens with injured beaks

    We caught part of the event on our security cameras, wish the angle and resolution were better. You can see what happened to the Orpington.
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    Two hens with injured beaks

    We had a young hawk swoop at our run, and two of the chickens injured their beaks running into the hardware cloth in the panic. The buff Orpington chipped off the end of her upper beak and lacerated her flesh near the nostrils. The speckled Sussex also has a laceration, and appears to have a...
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    Speckled Sussex, 14 weeks, hen or rooster?

    Do you mean a view of the chicken’s back from above? The first of these might help. I don’t have any from behind.
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    Speckled Sussex, 14 weeks, hen or rooster?

    I know the bigger one in the first photo with the straight tail is a hen… the one in the second photo looks very different, but not much comb or wattle development-what do you think?
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