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Hello! I live in town and have chickens for the eggs, but also want to sell and give away hatching eggs. And, I don't want to eat or rehome my roo. I just got the chicks a few days ago and am teaching them to get used to being handled, etc. While doing this, I have gotten very attached to them...

Greetings. Have you had any luck finding a vet that can help? I'm in Colorado and am searching for a vet here for the same purpose. I live in town and have chickens for the eggs, but also want to sell and give away hatching eggs. And, I don't want to eat or rehome my roo. I just got the chicks a...

Hi, NHN. I'm looking at properties in that part of Colorado. Did you ever find out if they allow chickens?

4/1/2014 17:00:00

Sorry you lost some, but you do have some healthy babies and more experience under your belt. That's a good thing. Have fun with your babies!

Who is the beautiful bird with the deardrop pattern?

When I lived in the mountains of Colorado, I would put the younger ones in a big cardboard box on nights that were supposed to get below freezing. Once they were grown, of course, that was no longer necessary.

Quote: Can you share the vid?

What about the garden? I read somewhere that runners don't eat your garden, just the bugs....

Yep. Sounds like spraddle leg. Not a deformity, but an injury that likely happened during the hatching process. Hope you can help the little one get better.

Whatever she is, she's awesome. Looks like a sweet disposition by the way she carries herself? Very classy little lady you have there.

Mahonri is probably right. I had a couple of Production Reds several years ago that looked a lot like your girl. Just a tad darker on the body.

At first it's really good for the turkeys, because the chicks teach them how to drink and eat.

Mmmmm. Lemon fart pie. My favorite.

A while back, someone said a Serama roo learning to crow sounded a bit like a mouse being throttled. Someday I'd like to hear one. Sounds so cute.