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    Is Zoey a Zane? 12 week EE

    Thank you all for your input! She was supposed to be a sexed pullet, but her little barks now and then put me on edge thinking she's about to belt out a crow. Here she is with her fellow EE sisters [I hope] and a BO from the same hatch.
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    Is Zoey a Zane? 12 week EE

    Shesa bit more vocal and grumpy than the others. No crowing, but ...barks?
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    Ideal Poultry!

    Updated pics of my girls from Jan. 29th ship/hatch :)
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    Peck and Play tent

    I noticed in most photos is has 3 to 4 standard sized hens in it, if you rotated it around your yard every few days, how many girls do you think it could comfortably fit in it? Or is 3 pretty snug? Thanks!
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    Ideal Poultry!

    So conflicted! LOL.....Ahhh...these crazy chicks are making ME a crazy chick. Thanks for weighing in everyone, I'm in a rush to sort them as I'm limited on space and need to move out the folks that are going to crow. Or, as I told my husband, "If it crows, it goes."
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    Help identifying 3 day old Buff Orpingtons, please?

    Ordered 3 buff orps from Ideal...I have 6 blonde chicks, 3 that are light blonde and 3 a richer shade if blonde, which chicks are the orps and which are packing peanuts? Thanks :)
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    Ideal Poultry!

    Black Australorps (?) Buff Orpingtons and...packing peanuts....?? And which are the orps? Mystery packing peanuts (round 2!) Silver Lace Wyandottes? Easter Eggers (2 muffy/fluffy faces, one without?) Barred Rocks? Please feel free to correct me or give any insight. :)
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    Ideal Poultry!

    I ordered 3 buff orps. I have 3 of the richer / not quite pale yellow chicks and 5 ( one was DOA) of the super light chicks. My richer hued chicks also looks just a *tad* fuller bodied. So, I think I just assumed the 3 were the orps. I will try to get better pictures soon. Side note: of all the...
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    Ideal Poultry!

    The yellow chicks come in 2 shades of yellow. The traditional easter basket chick yellow/ pale yellow....and then there are 3 that are a little deeper yellow with some tint to their head. So, I have half that I guess are the orpingtons are half that are...? Edit: final chick count is 21. Goodness!
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    Ideal Poultry!

    Alright, so I ended up with 21 chicks....I have no idea who is who ... Any guesses?
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    Ideal Poultry!

    PO just called (6:45 am ) and they're here! My DH just went to pick them up...fingers crossed he doesn't bring home a box of sadness. Edit: everyone is out, introduced to food / water and peeping up a storm. 2 DOAs ..a broiler packing peanut and an Australorp, I believe. Oops, forgot to...
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    Ideal Poultry!

    Our weather is the same as it is at the hatchery, maybe a *touch* warmer (3 degrees? lol) we're about 2/3 hours away from each other. I know they're shipping, too. (Yes, Yes, I could've driven to pick up the peepers - but I have 3 little ones under the age of 3 and a road trip was not an...
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    Ideal Poultry!

    I ordered a week ago for a 1/29 ship date (today) ...they updated their facebook page after posting some last minute specials to say they were sold out. It's almost 7pm here and I have yet to receive a shipment confirmation.... Ruh-oh...did I get lost in the shuffle...? And I received a...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 11/4/2013 - Picture by pipdzipdnreadytogo

    "No way man, I wouldn't lie to you - I swear it was THIS big!"
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    Building a pond - step by step - mostly complete post71

    Amazing! Thank you so much for the update, super kind of you!
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