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could someone describe for me the difference between a rose comb and a straight comb new to chickens here trying to identify the ones I have.

I just lost one of my Barred Rocks today. She was always weak and never moved around much. The day I brought her home she just lay under the heat lamp and didn't move. Since she would occasionally get up and eat or drink I was hoping it was a personality thing. I still have two Barred Rocks...

I guess its the first, (pasty butt) but it doesn't wash off easily and I'm afraid I'm hurting them. And I'm worried that they are getting too cold.

Thank you for the advice. There is one that I'm especially concerned about. She seems weaker than the others and doesn't move around as much.

My chicks are now about 4 days old and I keep finding dry poop in their feathers. I'm only feeding them chick starter and the water with the electrolytes. Is this normal and how do I clean them up without upsetting them.

My chicks are about 4-5 days old and they keep getting poop stuck in their feathers. Is this normal and how is the best way to clean them?

These are my new Barred Rock just after I brought them home. The red coloring is due to a red heat light and red sides to the brooder

We got the baby chickens. I picked them up from the feed store in Dallas GA and brought them home Thursday night. When I got to the feed store they only had three left for sale, all Barred Rock variety. While I was there a lady came in having driven all the way from Atlanta (so had I). She was...

I just had someone warn me away from Leghorns. He said that they are greedy and get so fat their legs break!. Has that happened to anyone else?

I went and picked up some supplies at the Feed store. I got a container, some bedding, some food, feeding and watering containers and a heat lamp with a red bulb. The chicks should be arriving next week. Am I forgetting anything?

I'm sorry to hear about Pan. Glad the others are doing ok

Good to know. We are getting ready to put together our first coop (bought on sale at tractor supply) and my husband suspects it may need reinforcing the way a Walmart bookshelf or desk does. I was thinking of using leftover house paint so the coop and the house will match.

Me too. I guess I have a month to finish mine. I'm picking up my chicks in a couple of weeks. I got a prefab coop that is supposed to be big enough for 8 hens. Since I only plan to get 4 chicks it should be ok even though I have heard that the coops tend to run small. Vicki from Dallas Georgia

Hi I'm new to raising chickens and I'm wanting to get Barred Rock and Leghorns. Are they going to get along?

It does sound like fun. I just ordered my first supplies for the babies, feeder/waterer, heat lamp container, pine shavings for bedding and food starter. A local store will have chicks on 2/20 so I plan to have everything set up for them. I'm looking for advice on what to expect. Sometimes...