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Good Morning, New from Southeastern Georgia

post #1 of 11
4/11/12 at 6:09am
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 Hey Y'all! My name is Britain and I just got a chick yesterday. Someone thought it would be cute to give kids baby chicks for Easter and I was handed one that was unwanted by the one kid's parents... and I realized, past the basics, I have no idea what I am doing... My dad had chickens when I was growing up but I never paid very much attention on how they were cared for. So I am here!

 

 Hope you are all doing well!

 

 ~B

New Chick Mommy to one (so far) spoiled chick named Nugget...

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New Chick Mommy to one (so far) spoiled chick named Nugget...

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post #2 of 11
4/11/12 at 6:12am
Hi and welcome from the Poconos. It is a good idea to get another chicken as a companion for your chick. Good luck!
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post #3 of 11
4/11/12 at 6:28am

Hello and welcome from Ohio....glad you joined us

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post #4 of 11
4/11/12 at 7:00am
Hello and welcome-byc.gif
I'm glad you seem willing to give that chick a good home! First things first, get it a few friends. Chickens are social animals, and even if you spend a lot of time with the chick it'll still be lonely without companions. You need a brooder, with heat, food and water for the birds. Feed should be available from any feed store near you, or you can mash up a bit of egg to give it if you can't get to one right now. Get a heat lamp, it's pretty important that chicks are kept warm until they are feathered out enough. Good luck!
"It's great to have allies... but true character shines through when a man's got to fight for himself, and he becomes the start of something great."
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"It's great to have allies... but true character shines through when a man's got to fight for himself, and he becomes the start of something great."
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post #5 of 11
4/11/12 at 7:18am
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Lol, thank you everyone... friends for "Nugget" are on the horizon I think. S/He came with ziplock of food... so that makes things easier. Nugget is a total lap chicken though and the more I read that's kinda abnormal huh? S/He peeps up a storm everywhere but if I stick her/him in my lap silence and sleeping chick follows.

New Chick Mommy to one (so far) spoiled chick named Nugget...

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New Chick Mommy to one (so far) spoiled chick named Nugget...

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post #6 of 11
4/11/12 at 7:43am
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. thumbsup.gif

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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post #7 of 11
4/11/12 at 8:37am

Welcome to BYC.


     Most people have no clue...Forewarned is Forearmed

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     Most people have no clue...Forewarned is Forearmed

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post #8 of 11
4/11/12 at 10:48am

Hi && Welcome!!!

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post #9 of 11
4/11/12 at 11:41am

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #10 of 11
4/11/12 at 12:10pm

frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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