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I have never wormed mine with chemicals. I want to go as natural as possible and I figure back in the day, when my Grandparents had chickens, they didn't go to the store and buy chemical wormer, and their chickens were fine. I make sure they are healthy. I have a small flock and let them free...

I think it's too early to tell. Mine all looked about like that and they all turned out to be girls.

Found this in the nesting box just now! I am not sure who laid it. One of my Orpingtons was in the nesting box scratching the straw around earlier, but no eggs at that time. And the Orpingtons are only 17 weeks old. The others just turned 18 weeks, so I'm probably lucky someone is already laying...

Welcome. I'm in Boise, too.

One of my Orpington chicks must have injured the side of her face, or got pecked. She was fine yesterday and I noticed this this evening. I'm not really sure what happened. The area around her eye is slightly swollen and there was dried blood on the side of her head. We couldn't find any visible...

She is now 1 month old. Still no clue what breed she might be. Maybe a Lavender something?

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When I got the chicks I ordered, there was an extra one with them. One was completely gray and one was gray with a little yellow (mostly on her head). One of them is definitely a White Plymouth Rock, since that is what I ordered. I thought the other one might be a second White Plymouth Rock, but...

Unfortunately mine didn't make it through the night. I thought her pasty butt was getting better because she didn't have much poop stuck to her anymore, but she must have been backed up. Her little abdomen was pretty swollen. We tried soaking her in warm water and massaging her belly, but she...

My chicks are about a week old now. They arrived on Wednesday. One of them has had issues with pasty butt since they got here. I keep wiping it and it is getting much better. She is eating normal, drinking normal, and overall seems fine. I am starting to worry about her though, because she is...

Chickens for Backyards. I placed the order beginning of January and they immediately emailed me with a shipping date of 2/22. It said they'd arrive within 2 to 3 days. I have Wednesdays off so that worked out perfectly and my husband arranged to go in late on Thursday in case that's when they'd...

Have they arrived yet? I was very anxious as well. Mine shipped Monday and arrived Wednesday. The night before they arrived I had nightmares about it. But they all made it and are doing well. It's definitely something when they hand you that peeping box though. Only sad part is how fast they...

Well, I got one more than there were supposed to be, so I am not 100% sure about that one. If I got this correctly then the first one is a Buff Orpington, the second one should be a White Plymouth Rock, the third one should be an extra White Plymouth Rock (they look different from each other but...

My babies. They arrived Wednesday.

One of my chicks has this too. Just one out of 6. Be sure to keep wiping it and monitor that she is able to poop. I was given the advice that grit will help, even if you're just feeding chick starter. You would offer the grit in a separate dish. Also probiotics and crumbled up egg yolk. Mine...

Oh lucky. Our Dollar Store doesn't have anything like that. Maybe I could find it at Cabela's.

Thanks for the tip. Where did you buy that?

The noise is no longer a problem. They calmed down and I can barely hear them now. They were probably stressed from travel and with the new environment. After about an hour they were just peeping quietly and contently.

They got a bigger home. This should work well until they get taller. They have room to run around now and to move away from the heat if they want.

Ok. What would you recommend I do? Lower the temperature, or get a bigger space for them, or both?