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    Chick beak length, normal growth or should I be concerned?

    Thank you all for your responses!
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    Chick beak length, normal growth or should I be concerned?

    Hahaa, thank you, good to know! The smaller cream legbar is slower on her feather development so I’m keeping them all inside a bit longer. We’re having a cold snap this week so we will be spending more time out there and starting to transition next week!
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    Chick beak length, normal growth or should I be concerned?

    Hello! I’m a new chicken owner and have five different types of chicks who are now 4.5 weeks old. They’re doing well, they eat a medicated chick start and grow and I have a dish of chicken grit. I’ve recently doubled the size of the brooder (made out of halves of an XL plastic dog crate) and...
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    Leghorn Chick Crop Weirdness?

    How is it going with other her progress?
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    1 week old chick with sour crop?

    I also did put in some chick grit, just in case they’ve eaten some pine shavings… I see them peck at it and I wonder!
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    1 week old chick with sour crop?

    Hi, I am only feeding them medicated chick crumbles. I did isolate her for a day/night and pull her food at night, then give her a mash of lukewarm plain kefir with the crumbles in the morning, and it finally went down mid-day. I’ve been massaging her crop. She was super hungry, preferring the...
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    First time chicken owner! 😍

    Hello all, I’m a new chick owner and after two weeks I’m very attached! I have wanted them for several years after renting a place where the landlord had them… I adored their noises and watching them. After trying to catch a full grown chicken someone dumped in the woods at a park with no...
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    1 week old chick with sour crop?

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    1 week old chick with sour crop?

    Hey, what ended up happening with your chick? I have a similar issue with a 2 week old cream legbar chick. She is eating and drinking but not much, and sleeping much more than the other chicks (all five I got at the same time but are different breeds)…and isn’t very active. Her crop is super...
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