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    That silly question we all hate…

    This is a tractor supply Easter Egger, supposed to be a pullet however, the feathering around the neck makes me totally second-guess it. What do we think? Pullet or Roo?
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    Broody raising chicks. Please help

    We free range, no run. I’m not willing to get rid of the jerk bully hen as she’s the “head hen” and is really only violent when integrating new birds. We’ve raised 5 sets and she’s just very nasty during the adjustment period. Other than that she just gives bites to assert her position within...
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    Broody raising chicks. Please help

    Hello, I’m brand new to a broody raising chicks and feel really lost on what to do next. I’m trying to find someone experienced so I can ask some questions. Specifically, we have her in our shed that’s away from the coop.. with her babies.. but we are using a rabbits cage as her safe place. When...
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    Broody silky, are we doing ok??

    Hello, We have a broody silkie and she’s been moved to her own set up days before introducing the chicks under her. We placed 4 Easter eggers from TSC under her in the evening and she immediately tucked them underneath herself. We’ve checked on them frequently and Everytime until now they’ve...
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    Silkie, thinking Hen..

    I will definitely take you up on that. Cheers!
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    MAINE: 1 Silkie bantam rooster (free)

    How does he do with humans? We have a flock of 10 girls and no rooster. I have a new baby/ toddler who is very hands on with our flock and a rooster who is aggressive won’t fly at our home .
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    Are these Splash Silkies Cockerels?

    Can you ship one to Maine ? 🤣
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    Silkie, thinking Hen..

    That’s what we think too! Had 5 straight run silkies and unfortunately the fox took out 4 of them. I’m hoping this girl goes broody and I can stick some day olds under come come this spring
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    Silkie, thinking Hen..

    36 week chicken, never have heard a crow but haven’t seen a single egg either.
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    Mites or molting?!

    Hello all 👋 We have 10 laying hens all a variety of ages from 23 weeks to 2 years. I’ve noticed this past season that a handful of them have lost feathers, the bearded EE lost her beard, our lavender OP was giant and now is super small due to significant feather loss and our Brahma is also...
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    Coffee grounds as bedding

    I am on my third batch of baby chicks and would like to start trying to do things differently regarding their bedding. We raise these indoors so keeping them as clean as possible is an absolute must has anybody used coffee grounds or sand as bedding and just scooped like kitty litter?
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    Swollen eye! Help!!

    This 5 month old EE named Cookie, I’m very worried about her eye due to the swelling . We recently had a fox get 3 of our girls and decided to keep them cooped up for a few days until we can try to get the fox.. unfortunately it’s been about 3 weeks and we’ve still kept them cooped up with...
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    Maine Rooster

    Looking to rehome our 18 week old EE rooster, we’ve named him Tony and originally pictured being a rooster free home . He hasn’t had the opportunity to be on Guard and a protector of sorts as the hens haven’t found themselves in trouble yet and frankly none of our hens seem to respect him. He’s...
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    Pullets or cockerels

    Hi All, We have two golden laced Wyandotte’s who are just shy of 4 months old. I noticed they have two very different combs and it caused me to be concerned if one is a cockerel or both Pullets . They were suppose to be pre sexed but you know how that goes!
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    I think our She is a he…

    This is supposed to be an “Ameraucana” purchased from Paris Farmers Union which used a Hatchery. I’m sure it’s not a pure breed and it sounds like there’s some run around online with this breed. HOWEVER She was supposed to be sexed and a pullet however she’s had a ballsy personality from day one...
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