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Hello again! Just making a 7 week old update on my lavender Orpington. It's...definitely a cockerel, isn't it?

Nope! Both of mine ended up being female. I hear that polish are rather tricky to sex sometimes. As far as I know crests aren't a reliable method of sexing them until they are close to maturity.

It seems like a lot of people are recommending temporary separation. I have 2 coops but one of them houses the adult chickens and the other smaller coop houses the 6 week old pullets and cockerel, so they are both occupied. I suppose I could try to make a divider in the run for the adult...

My rooster just turned a year old a few weeks ago. I do have saddles on the hens that have it worst but they often get flipped up and it doesn't really seem to stop it from getting worse. It may sound trivial but whether or not the hens are bothered by it I hate seeing their good looks ruined by...

Hey y'all My year old rooster Sandy has been overmating some of my hens pretty severely. It started a few months ago and wasn't bad at first, but now I have 3 hens with bare backs, and 1 with completely bare back and sides. It's not uncommon that when he wants to mate he will chase down his...

Sounds like good advice. I'll make an update in a few weeks if I remember to.

I'm still leaning towards cockerel as well, as I've never had a pullet get this much comb and wattle so early.

It seems that there's some conflicting opinions. I added a poll so I can get more opinions without requiring everyone to leave a reply.

Sure, here's a picture of each wing.

Hello. I've noticed that my 3.5 week old chick (who I think is a lavender orpington) has started to develop a larger comb than its brooder-mates, and is developing some size and color in the wattles. They have also been rather slow to feather. Can anyone tell yet if this bird is a male? Or is...

After looking at some pictures I would say that out of the two it looks more like a lavender orpington. If it is one I would be very happy! I've always wanted a lavender orpington.

I just got this chick from my local Atwoods three days ago, and I'm not sure exactly what breed it is. The bin said something along the lines of "specialty breed pullet", but obviously that doesn't tell me very much. Can anyone make a good guess on what breed it is?

Hello. When I went outside to check on my chickens I heard one of my hens, Gabby, making a strange wheezing sound while she was breathing. She's otherwise acting normally and doesn't seem to be in distress, but I'm worried that she might have a respiratory illness or something else. Does anyone...

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His mom won't allow the dog inside overnight, so it will be outside in a runner. Hopefully that won't scare his chickens away if they do come back. At least the dog won't have free roam of the yard I suppose, and cold won't be a huge issue since he lives in Texas. Hopefully all goes well for him.

Hello. I'm making this post for a friend who isn't a member of the forum. Earlier today his dog killed one of his four pullets, and the remaining three are gone from his yard without a trace. He has looked around checked with his neighbors and they haven't seen any sign of the chickens either...

This is what I do. My birds stay in the coop overnight until my neighnors are awake the next morning, and I haven't had any complaints about my rooster.