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Anyone know what's going on here? Two week old chick from Ideal. No idea what breed as I ordered an assortment.

So I got a bantam special and ended up with some "special" chicks. The possible silkie has a leg that sticks straight out behind it. Hobbled since they got here on Thursday and there isn't much improvement. I am feeding her and she drinks if I dip her beak. I am using a small towel to hold her...

She tries to get in the house very morning to lay her egg. I don't know why. She fusses and fusses for a couple of hours, begging at the front door. She will finally lay in a crate that I set up on the front porch trying to appease her. Why won't this girl lay in the nest boxes in the coop like...

Here are some of mine. Post some of yours!

These babies are tiny but I'm not a fan of chicks in the house. Out they went! It only took about an hour for them to get brave enough to go out. The crate was given to me for fire wood. We decided to use it for chicks instead.

Does anyone have any tips for sexing these chicks? I've looked and can't seem to find any info anywhere!

Just got my second batch of chicks from them and I am just as happy as I was with the first batch. All 26 of the first batch are happy, healthy, and pretty. Until my extra roos become dinner that is. They are 10ish weeks old and we've had no health problems at all. My second batch was ready...

So when I started this chicken project I wanted three coops with runs. One for standards, one for bantams, and one for the friendlier hens so I wouldn't have to worry too much when letting the kids help. That idea went out the window when we had a coyote visit. Those things haven't been around...

Having chickens where I live is legal with the only restriction being that the coop has to be 50 feet from any structure used as a residence. I have more than enough space out there. So the house next door was sold and the new owner came to introduce himself and ask what was in my back yard. I...

I open up the run door at least once a day and the brave birds come out to play for a little while. The problem comes when it's time to go back in. One of the girls flaps her wings and rushes me. Not one of the boys. The boys are well behaved with me. But she is a jerk, with the boys and me...

Here are some pics from the chicks day out. [/IMG]

So my ex fiancé works at a shop for a great employer. His boss had a trailer torn apart a while back and still has all of the lumber. He said if we can haul it we can have it. We have nothing to haul 14 foot long lumber with. My father-in-law is moving and decided to rent a trailer instead of...

Picked up my 26 chicks this morning and got them all set up in the basement pantry. I have worried about a million different things since ordering them. So far so good. They are all eating, drinking, and very lively! And extremely adorable! My daughter's best friend wants to live with us now...

So I ordered my chicks and they are set for pick ups on April 1st and June 3rd. A total of 30-something birds. My daughter is having a baby in June. I will be taking care of the baby while she works and goes to school. I took in a 5 month old while her mother is incarcerated. She should be out...

I have a family of 7 so I plan on ordering 15 chicks. I'm guessing that only ordering 1 male I'm probably going to end up with at least one more so we'll be good fertility wise. I'm going with EE's because I have 2 younger children and the birds and eggs are varied in color and that should help...

Our area is very flea and tick heavy. When I say heavy I mean that people in the area have given up on treating their yards and just spray themselves and their pets and hope for the best. Is this going to be a problem once I get chickens? If so, how to I go about handling it? Just wanting to...

I moved March 1st and only had enough time to put in a small garden and even smaller herb garden. It was disappointing to say the least. I didn't have room for cucumbers or green beans, and no pumpkin or strawberry patch. Now its time to start planning and working for the gardens I want. The...

Hi, brand new researcher here. I have almost no experience with chickens, other than helping the "Chicken Lady" feed hers when I was a little girl. She didn't pass on much knowledge either since her mind was going by then and she often had no idea why I was there. I have wanted chickens for eggs...