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    Hen and chicks

    The Serema mom hatched the chicks in the coop along with that Serema rooster, the first time it happened the hen hatched 6 chicks 2 days after they hatched I found 3 dead chicks with blood on their head, I just thought one of the big lizards we got running around here had got him, but I wondered...
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    Hen and chicks

    Most broody hens are super protective of their young against other hens, however I've had some rather nasty little serema rooster who would kill the little chicks. So As long as you see them interact and you see that everything is fine then just let her hang out with the rest, that way the older...
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    Eggs just hatched under broody hen

    Agree with above post, but also make sure they have some sort of platform where if it was to rain a lot and the coop would somehow become flooded, you want the chicks to have a safe place where they won't drown. And for the most part just let her do her thing, a lot of people worry about pasty...
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    Newbie here. Need help sexing chicks

    That my friend is a Favorelle rooster. Female would feather out differently then males do on this breed. A lot of black plumage is a great indication of a rooster.
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    San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

    Do you know if the had any other breeds available?
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    So can 3 week old hens go outside in the coop?

    As long as you maintain a proper temperature for them, which is about 80 to 85 they should be fine. Now that temperature must be kept at night too, give them some bedding so they can be comfortable.
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    My Two Month Silkie Hates Being Touch?

    Even though some breeds are friendlier and calmer then other, we must not forget that chickens are individuals and have their own little personalities of their own, some will not like being touched, other are way too affectionate. it all depends on each one of them. But like mentioned above...
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    Our Beginner Chicken Mansion!

    Wow that is amazing, and your girls sure look happy there I would've never guessed that you guys didn't have any experience building coops.
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    Summer brooding outside

    I had the exact same question last week, as I was getting my shipment of chicks coming this week. We have had temperatures of a constant 100 to 110, my brooder is outside though, but out night the temperatures drop to around the 80's. On the first night I turned on the heat lamp, but somehow if...
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    Silkies and Heat

    Try dissolving some electrolytes into their water, that helps them with them becoming dehydrated, also chickens stand on water to cool off so try providing them with a deep enough water case so that they can stand in it. Some Gatorade also helps. But maybe the shock of them going from a cooler...
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    Ideal poultry

    I don't mind eating them, it's the killing that it's super hard to go through
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    Chick behavior at 6-8 weeks

    Top is defiantly a rooster, the bottom one seems like he could be a rood but he could also not be a rooster. Little chicks can be bullies when they are growing up, however there is a difference between trying to assert dominance and being a little vicious jerk. I've had chicks being aggressive...
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    Ideal poultry

    We are the opposite I was really hoping to get some packing peanuts, some extra roos that I could eat later on haha.
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    Can hens begin to lay at 15 weeks?

    It's not common but it's not impossible either, although most wyandottes take their sweet time to start laying. It could also be that one of your older hens just laid a fart egg. It has happened to mine at night too. Has she been displaying any type of laying eggs behavior? Like singing the egg...
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    Ideal poultry

    I don't know if this is of any help, but I had a shipment of chicks delivered to me yesterday from Ideal. I can only answer a few of your questions as I ordered only pullets, and they are not big enough to tell if they are boys or girls. My chicks arrived yesterday in excellent health, I ordered...
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