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    Chicks, lightning, and fire. Oh my!

    Thank you so much for checking in! We are safe. We feel very confident we are safe from this fire for good now. 19% contained and burning north to south (we are East). My brothers neighborhood was ravaged, unfortunately, but miraculously, his home and a few others (out of 25) survived. They will...
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    Chicks, lightning, and fire. Oh my!

    I’m sorry if this is the wrong place to post this! I need help making some decisions and I hope you guys can help. If you read all this, you’re my hero. I’m so stressed right now, it probably shows in my word vomit. I live in Northern California in the Santa Cruz Mountains, yes, where the CZU...
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    Another one for you!

    I wanted to update. This morning, at 6.5 weeks old, Delilah crowed. So we have our answer on that one. 🤣 My son was in there and sent a text worried because, “Delilah is making a funny noise.” We have fires all around us and I was worried the smoke was making her sick. But nope, she’s just a he. Lol
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    Another one for you!

    I feel like I should explain why she is suspect. From day one, she charged any hand in the brooder. Not viciously, just curiously. She’s SUPER friendly. She would hop on a hand at literally days old and to this day loves being cuddled. She was friendlay before any of the other chicks were and...
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    Another one for you!

    Oh thank god! This is my sons chick. And she is a hoot. We freaking love her!
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    Another one for you!

    That is what I had heard/read which is why I decided to post! She’s fine for now in terms of temperament/manageability but I just get the feeling she is not going to be a very nice rooster (if she is a rooster). She’s pretty headstrong. I would rather sacrifice one of my chickens than have it be...
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    Another one for you!

    While I’m here, I guess I might as well post Pancake, my other suspicious girl. 😄
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    Another one for you!

    This is the only rumpless chick out of 11. “Her” name is Delilah and she is five weeks old tomorrow (seen in profile photo at 1-2 weeks, I can’t remember). She is quite stunning, imo. It’s hard to tell in the photos, but she has a deep, rusty red on her wings (along with what looks like...
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    Scissor Beak in almost 2-week old chick

    Thank you, so so much. I really appreciate your response! Not having had chickens before, it’s hard for me to make the call. She was up and moving around (trying to eat) this morning when I checked, so she isn’t at the point where she is just sleeping all the time. last night after I posted...
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    Scissor Beak in almost 2-week old chick

    I am coming back to this post because I need some advice. Carly is not doing well. She was holding her own and was never the smallest chick until the middle of last week. She is either losing weight, or not gaining, I’m not sure. I’ve done moistened food, both with water and egg. She doesn’t...
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    Is our Bacon (named by my 12 year old) a rooster?

    Got it!
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    Is our Bacon (named by my 12 year old) a rooster?

    We don’t... anymore. Haha! At first I just assumed it was curiosity, and it probably was. But she’s gotten to the point where she’ll grab skin and it isn’t funny. Any tips for the best way to stop it? I’ve started just gently pushing her away or poking her beak when she does it while also...
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    Is our Bacon (named by my 12 year old) a rooster?

    I will definitely wait and see! I’m starting to worry we have a lot of roosters on our hands. The original one I was worried about, Pancake, looked pretty bland until yesterday when orange feathers popped up on neck and shoulders. She has been an overly confident (and hilarious) chick since day...
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    Is our Bacon (named by my 12 year old) a rooster?

    Hes gone with breakfast themes for all his chickens. 😆 He has Eggs the RIR mutt pullet and then Pancake and Bacon, the EE chicks. Incidentally, Pancake is the other one I’m worried about. Eggs is definitely in the clear. She hasn’t laid yet, but I would be incredibly surprised if she was a rooster.
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    Is our Bacon (named by my 12 year old) a rooster?

    We had 11 EE chicks (gave three away) and are down to 8 whom we are keeping. There is one that I’ve felt was a rooster from the get-go, but I also felt like the one we least expected would end up being a rooster. Now my original “I’m sure it’s a roo!” Is the least of my concerns (well, still...
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