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    Please help...Baby chick issue

    I will try that, thank you. This morning she had this bowel movement. Shes still eating. But her bottom feels hard. Like shes not passing what shes eating. Im so frustrated. I dont k ow what to do. Thank you
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    Please help...Baby chick issue

    Do you have a photo or video of this on a chick or chicken? What I could find was on a baby robin and it looked nothing like her. She doesnt have a big lump under her wing. Her crop was full and eventually got smaller after she went potty. The symptoms sound similar but her symptoms sound...
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    Please help...Baby chick issue

    Hi, I need some advice. About a week ago we purchased 2 baby chicks from a local feed store (we already have 4 big girls in the coop). One is a Lavender Orpington and the other is a Cream Legbar. They've been vaccinated and I've never had issues with losing chicks before. I had issue with...
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    Trust

    Ive been "training" the girls to come when called. Its been going great and they got to the point that whenever Id even look at them they'd come running. It took less than 2 days to establish this lesson. We also used watermelon (how I trained them to come) to get them in the coop every night...
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    FEED YOU CHICKENS WATERMELON!!

    Watermelon is my girls favorite treat. I havent given it to them in a few weeks and they are now 9 weeks old. I went out and gave them one piece to share and they went completely ape ****...it was so much excitment it was nearly aggressive and kind of intense. Anyone have any ideas or why? Is...
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    First night in the coop

    Thank you both for the reassurance! I havent checked on them yet (just woke up) but my husband did at 7am and they were fine.
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    First night in the coop

    Our girls just went into their coop. They spent the day in there with the doors open to get more air flow (it was hot) and now its finally getting dark and cool. We shut them in and they were SUPER loud so I figured they were scared (dark and new home) so we ran their red light in. They are...
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    Introducing New Chick

    They are headed to the coop this weekend. The coop got painted and its been in the 90° here so we wanted to wsit for it to cool down and it should be good Friday or Saturday. Ive read everywhere its between 6-8 weeks. Anyway, thanks for the info.
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    Introducing New Chick

    So don't unless I get more than one. If I were to get 2 im assuming Id do the same thing to introduce them to the big girls?
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    Introducing New Chick

    Hi Everyone! We're new to the chicken raising world. We have 4 beauties (2 black Australorps and 2 Barnavelders) who are almost 8 weeks and are almost ready to be introduced to their coop. Today I made the unfortunate mistake of going to the local feed store (where we got our girls) and they...
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    Hello...I'm a newbie and have a couple questions!

    Oh my goodness! I didnt get any notifications for my post. Im so sorry. Thank you all for your responses. We ended up taking the dive and got 4 chicks whom are now 4-5 weeks old. We've done all our research and came to the conclusion that theyd be okay in the coop until 10-11am (I'd get up early...
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    San Diego!!!

    Im in East Escondido near the cemetery! Im new to chickens as well. We have 4 hens between 4-5 weeks old. Currently in the process of building their coop. Very exciting!
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    Hello...I'm a newbie and have a couple questions!

    Hello! My name is Ericka and I live in Escondido, California. I joined this awesome website/forum because over the last 2 years we've considered raising backyard chickens for egg purposes (and we're bird lovers!). The only thing that's held us back is my work schedule. My husband works a...
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