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    Strange bedtime behavior!!

    Hello, I hope I'm posting in the right place! I have 16 7 week old amber sex-link chickens. They are still inside in a large 3ft wide by 6ft long and 2.5ft high box. I put 3 tree branches for roosts and their food & water. During the day they are fine scratching and dust bathing no issues. The...
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    What breed of ducklings?

    What a small world! I'm down the street in Schwenksville. My brother went to the Green Dragon last Friday and got them for me for Mothers Day. I can't wait to see what sex they are. Hoping for hens but I'm happy no matter what they are and maybe we will add two or so more later. They are sooo...
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    What breed of ducklings?

    Thanks so much for the fast reponse! I Love BYC!
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    What breed of ducklings?

    Hi! I'm new to ducks. My brother gave me two ducklings he got from a local farmers market. He was told they were 1 day old. I was just wondering what breeds they could be? I have been looking at different web sites and my chicken magazines (yes I forgot to mention i have 15 pullets and 1 roo). I...
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    springtime post your new chick pics

    All the pics are sooo cute!!! I'm new to chicken raising and can i just say I'm ADDICTED to these fuzzy little babies!! I have 16 amber sex-link pullets from TSC. They are 5 weeks old and they have changed so much. They all have different personalities...some are calm...some are CRAZY....I LOVE...
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    Pecking at each other?

    My girls are three weeks old. Starting to feather and i noticed a red/bloody spot on ones tail feather area. She was pecking at it and i quickly pulled her and cleaned it out and applied ABX ointment. I watched to make sure she was not getting pecked by others so far so good. Pecking is normal...
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    Feed \ Age question..

    As far as giving them grit. If they are a week old you can give them grit now and "treats" along with starter food. I have a bowl of "chick grit" in the brooder with my 3 week old chicks. I also throw a little in the brooder for them to "scratch at". I give them hard boiled eggs they LOVE it I...
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    Red Pullets

    Hi. I'm a "New Egg" too, but i was able to post pics with my thread. I also have 16 red pullets from TSC they told me they were red/amber sex link. They are only a little over one week old. They have fuzzy light yellow areas and some have darker yellow areas,but I don't see any dark yellow or...
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    A noise concerns for chicks...Pics of chicks!

    BYC is the "BEST"!!! While perusing the site i find this post about brooder location. I have 16 5day old chicks, and was worried about the location of the brooder!! It is in our living room and we have two teenagers that are always coming and going. Then there is our 4 year old choco lab...
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    Red Sex-link from TSC in PA

    My husband & I went to our local TSC yesterday and picked up 16 3day old Red Sex-link pullets. The area where the birds were kept was fenced off. We looked through the different bins and all the chicks looked healthy and chipper. The sales person let us pick out the chicks we wanted. We are new...
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    Hello from Schwenksville, PA

    I'm ADDICTED already & we haven't even got our chicks yet.
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    Hello from Schwenksville, PA

    After much research and tips form the folks at BYC, my husband and I decided to for go that idea. We will be putting the coop (which by the way is getting much bigger as we go... the plans keep changing ) out side the garden with a large run. Thanks for the warm welcome to BYC.
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    Hello from Schwenksville, PA

    Hi! We are Jenn & Jeff from Schwenksville PA. We are brand new to chicken keeping. We have a moderate amount of land. Last year we put in a large garden with a variety of crops. My husband has talked about having chickens in the past, and I kept saying NO. I'm not sure why I changed my mind, but...
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