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    Chick pricing

    I’ve actually hatched 3 rounds! They are so stinking cute! I sold them for $8-10. It’s crazy how much they charge for them!
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    Chick pricing

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    Pullet or cockerel?

    What do you guys think these two babies are? I’m leaning towards cockerels. They are 12 weeks old. Back story - we had a BYM roo that we LOVED. We lost him to a fox and decided to hatch some of our hens eggs to try to get another like him. Chick 1 looks just like him when he was around this...
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    Bantam blue English Orpington x silked white Easter egger project

    Here is a 4 week update! ❤️
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    Bantam blue English Orpington x silked white Easter egger project

    I recently vibrated an egg layers by my bantam blue English Orpington, which was fertilized by my silked white Easter egger too. The chick came out so cute, with a mix of black and white feathers. The chick is currently 3 days old. Anyone else ever cross these two? I’d love to see your mixes...
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    Chick pricing

    I’m getting ready to hatch a small batch of Silked White Easter Eggers. It would be my first time selling chicks I’ve hatched. Any ideas on pricing straight run?
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    Cold nights and 6-8 week old chicks

    I have 8 chicks, 4 bym that are around 7-8 weeks and 4 Mottled Cochin Bantams that are around 6-7 weeks. Can they all be moved out if the brooder and into the coop when night temps are going to be in the mid 40’s? I’m in Virginia and we just finished building their coop. One of the Mottled...
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    First time with babies -BYM & Mottled Bantam Cochans

    Thanks for pointing that out! I hadn’t heard about that. I’ll definitely keep an eye on it! Here is a picture of the left side. But there definitely appears to be a gap on the right side in just about every picture I took today.
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    First time with babies -BYM & Mottled Bantam Cochans

    This is my first time owning baby chicks. Previously, we purchased laying hens. Any ideas one sex and the breed? we purchased all 8 from a local farm and I’ll give you the dates and mom/dad’s potential breeds provided! I would love your thoughts, I know it’s early but I am just dying to learn...
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