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    5 week old mixed breed chicks

    Thank you all! That’s what I thought. Out of my five babies, three are male. :(
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    5 week old mixed breed chicks

    One I’m confused on:
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    5 week old mixed breed chicks

    hello! I think my hatching project chicks may be old enough to tell gender now- they are 5 weeks old. Breeds are mixed, barnyard variety. :) Also when you give your guess- can you say how certain you are because I’m going to start rehoming some and picking up new pullets (can’t have roosters in...
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    Four week old chicks - okay to put outside?

    Yes, I've been turning off their heat lamp inside during the day for about a week now, and even at night some since we keep our room pretty warm. They've been in the room with the air conditioner too, so I think it's caused their box temperature to actually be a bit lower. Outside shouldn't be...
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    Four week old chicks - okay to put outside?

    Yes, lots of feathers. :) That makes sense about the dark.. maybe I can hang a flashlight in there.. hmmm Thank you!
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    Four week old chicks - okay to put outside?

    Hello! Our babies are 4 weeks old now. They have way outgrown the large tote system I had them in. Tonight I came up with the idea to put them in a rabbit hutch we had just got. Everything else seems to check out -- the doors are secure, it has an open side and an enclosed side. The wire is the...
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    Completely newbie designing a coop

    Hello! I only plan to have 4-5 hens. Currently I hatched out 11 chicks (classroom project) and decided to keep five. They are 2.5 weeks old as of now, and I'm trying to get the coop done in the next couple weeks hopefully. While I'd love for them to be free range, I'm not sure how my cats and...
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    2.5 week olds -- too soon to tell sex? (pics)

    Yes, I've noticed at least one of the babies already getting a bit pink up top (the mostly white/yellow one). I'll take better head shots. Thank you!
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    2.5 week olds -- too soon to tell sex? (pics)

    Hello, Here are my 2.5 week old chicks. The breeds are all mixed, with at least one half of them being Rhode island red as that was the only rooster for these babies (they all came from the same farm). I'm not sure if these photos are good enough. I looked at the picture guideline post after...
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    New to chicks - how am I doing so far?

    Currently they are in the house, but only because I was a bit worried about putting their brooder outside with our four bird-eating cats. The top is secure, but I wanted to be sure it was really secure before putting them out. I may start trying that tomorrow though. The cats haven't bothered...
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    New to chicks - how am I doing so far?

    Hello! My classroom was given several fertilized eggs to watch hatch, and watch them grow for their first week. I fell in love, and so did my son, so we decided to buy 5 of the chicks. I've always wanted a farm and I had chickens, ducks, pigs, goats when I was a child that I helped care for...
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    New intro

    Yes - a red eared slider here too!
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    Breed cross/mix suggestions?

    Hello - I'm curious what your thoughts are on breed of this chick. It came from a farm with a mix of chicken types. The other chicks are pretty assorted with yellow, yellow with black feathers coming in, yellow/gold ones, black ones, a couple red ones (that died unfortunately), and one of these...
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    New intro

    Hello all! Here is my brief intro -- My family and I are jumping into the world of backyard chickens. I've had chickens as a child and I've always wanted some with my own family! Recently in my classroom we hatched out several chicks for a family who owns a farm. I fell in love with chickens...
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