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3 weeks ago bought 3 heavies and 3...what I think are bantam cochins. The 3 heavies were yellow...but are feathering now and I can't tell what they might be. Skin is pink right now with yellow legs. Here are some pics...would love help if you know the breed an/or if you can tell if maybe a boy...

Well, looks like this unrelenting heat here in C. AR finally got one of my girls. I have a backyard flock of 6 that I got as chicks in October as day olds. They have been fabulous to this point. Temp here has been hitting 100F past few days and the coop temp has been 102-104F during the day with...

I have eggs now as of this weekend....BUT...my golden buff is laying them in the chicken run. I have 3 nest boxes that are painted completely black. I have not put up any kind of curtains for privacy...so looking for opinions here on if they aren't using based on the lack of privacy?> Before...

Bought my girls as day olds from Meyer Hatchery...born Oct 27th.....and today we got our first several eggs! They are all from our golden buff. We had to go out of town friday...but i noticed our golden buff was rather manic and digging in the nest boxes and coop itself making nests for herself...

Yep...after 20.5 weeks my golden buff started squatting! Freaked me out at first....got a little tap going on with her feet then flaired her wings a bit as she lowered to the ground. Has done it 2x now. I noticed when i filled the nesting boxes with shredded paper she jumped in..scratched a spot...

I knew the day would eventually come....my girls graduated on Monday. We finally got the girls moved out of the brooder and into the coop at 15 weeks old. They spent last Friday thru Sunday locked in the coop to ensure they knew it was their new home. First night i had to put all6 on the roost...

I think my wife has come up with a amazing idea (to me...haven't looked it up yet..but sure it has been done). We are putting the ramp together, and she remembered i have some extra roof shingles in the garage....and thought maybe we could use those for traction on the ramp! The ramp is not at...

Boy do I feel like an idiot. So I have raised my now 15wk old chicks on nothing but pine shavings in the brooder. Having looked around the web, I wanted to incorporate recycled paper into the coop litter so that I could cut down on cost of shavings (i have unlimited recycled paper access). So...

I have installed my pop door for the chickens to access the run. I have it set to open and close on the Add-A-Motor system. Love it! Question is.....the way it is set now, it only raises to where the chickens have 10 1/2" height to get thru...it is 16" wide, so plenty of width. Is 10 1/2" of...

Alright...there are just too many threads to dig thru, so forgive me for making my own on this subject...that I know has been beat to death. I just got done framing up a 8'W x 12'L run. It isn't the most beautiful thing, but I don't care, cause it is for the chickens!...lol So here is what I am...

Hello everyone.... I got my little beauties on October 27th. They will be 3 months old this Sunday! The smallest weighs in at about 3lbs and 2 oz, with the largest being 3lbs and 9 ozs. All are completely feathered out,and starting to crowd each other in the brooder. There are 6 girls in a...

Hello all....i am going to be headed out for 72hrs almost exactly in near future. I have 6 chicks....that are almost 8 weeks old. They are 99% feathered out. I have them in a brooder in my garage that is 3x8. And i have had a heat lamp turned on but sideways only so they are getting some light...

One of my 6 week old Australorps... her waddles are much pinker than the others. She isnt overly large compared to others and isnt exhibiting any roo behavior. But noticed this and wanted to get others thoughts. I have 2 other Australorps same age and pale waddles still.

Thought I would share my 5 week olds....although these pics and weights are at 4 weeks old. Would like feedback on the weights and if they seem on par...or where on the spectrum. First is Mello a Buff Orpington (13.1oz): Here is Pepper a Black Australorp (12.6oz): Next up is Rosemary (our...

My chicks just turned 4 weeks old....They will kill each other over a boiled egg. They yawn when they see meal worms and could care less. Any kind of fruits I can give them at this stage? What kind of greens?

Question on what I can give the 2 week old chicks now that they are walking around "scratching" in the 2" deep pine bedding. I have a bag of dried meal worms, and unbelievably, they don't really show interest. They will tear up a boiled egg though! I would like to know what are suitable...

I am a first time chicken owner and have 5 day old chicks....that showed up when they were 2 days old. It is amazing to watch their natural instincts kick in. Only having to dip the beaks to let them know to drink...and they do it from then on. Pecking around even without a true mother hen. And...

Got my small flock of 6 today. After a 48hr box journey, they all seemed ok when we got home. I could immediately tell which one was the "runt"....one of the australorps....that we have named Rosemary. I always pull for the underdog. This evening she is sleeping ALOT more than the others...

Here is a pic of my brooder. It is 48" x30" and 24" high. You may see behind it is an exsct double of the brooder. When they get older i will open the wall and it will be an 96" x30" brooder so they will have plenty of room. So now the questions.... 1. I have 2" of pine shavings on the concrete...

Questions!! I am moving my coop outside today and beginning the assembly as well. So I have come to a couple of questions for everyone...open to all suggestions of course. So here goes: 1. I have walls that are built with studs, and I am going to be putting up plywood on the inside. Question...