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One of my 20-week-old Marans/EE girls has started sneaking up to the other Marans/EE girls and plucking feathers from their backs. I read that this can be boredom- or stress-related. She started this yesterday, the same day we got our flock's first egg. All 4 of my M/EE girls are ready to lay...

I got two 3-4 month old Red Sexlink pullets last week. The person I got them from said they were 17 weeks, but my hunch is they were closer to 12-13 weeks due to size, light colored combs and wattles, etc. However, tonight one of them was acting odd. She dug into the dust bath, but then looked...

Hello! I'm from Anchorage, Alaska. I am new to chickens; I got 7 straight-run Marans/EE mix chicks in March. They were bred for cold-hardiness and egg size/color by a local breeder. 3 of those chicks turned out to be roos, and we couldn't keep them due to a city ordinance. (Very sad for me!) We...

I got these two girls yesterday from a local family who hatched eggs. They were advertised as Cinnamon Queens, and there's no question of them being Cinnamon Queens/Golden Buffs/Golden Comets. They're definitely production reds. My question is on age. The family said they hatched around February...

I posted in a different thread, but thought I'd start this one so I can keep track in the future. Plus, I don't have any chicken-raising friends to chat with about my chicks, so I'm looking to BYC! :) I had 7 straight-run chicks, 2 of which were clearly roosters. Since we live in the city, we...

Hello! I have my very first flock of some Barred Rock and two Easter Eggers. I got them from a seasoned breeder who gave me what she thought were all females. I know for sure one of my Barred Rocks is a roo, and I'm almost certain one of the Easter Eggers is as well. We've named him/her Maybe...