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    Frustrated about the availability of chicks

    The Country Store will send a text to you to let you know when chicks arrive. Our local store gives out a number to you when you indicate you want to buy one of their newly arrived chicks. Although I was in the store for close to an hour, I left with 6 baby chicks. If, after everyone that came...
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    Tractor supply or hatchery?

    I bought six chickens from TSC in the store on March 8. All are doing well. It may well depend on your area. Several years ago, I bought some chickens from the local farm store and some from TSC. The TSC had a better survival rate. Quite a few years ago, I purchased 25 from a hatchery and...
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    Guestroom vs garage

    We also are outside of Seattle. I think in a week or so, they can go to the garage but I chose my spare room to put them in because I'm not so cold when I go to visit them.
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    Guestroom vs garage

    I put mine in the guest room. Our garage stays around 45 degrees and didn't want to risk them getting too cold.
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    Color pack chick - 4-5 weeks old

    I would suspect a he but wait for a crow or saddle feathers before renaming.
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    Possible roo? Approximately 8 weeks old

    Guess I am going to wait and see what happens. I know I can return it if it does turn out to be a male. I just hope that at least one of them is a female.
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    Possible roo? Approximately 8 weeks old

    i just recently got this Wyandotte. I think it would be a splash. Over the last several days, the wattles have started to come in. I have also noticed that s/he is always trying to jump on the little Silky. Both were hatched around the same time.
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    My feathered feet brigade!!!

    Adorable!!
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    Baby Food for Treat? (UPDATE)

    I found it helpful to simply mix soft foods (yogurt, etc.) with the chick crumbles. They are use to the texture of the crumbles and I found that they were very hesitant with new textures.
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    Age of TSC Chicks

    Quote: I like waiting about 6 to 8 weeks to put my chicks out - you don't want them to be able to go through the fencing and you want it to be warm enough. When you put them out will depend to a degree on where you live. On a different note, when I had hens hatch out chicks, they had them out...
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    Age of TSC Chicks

    I would say you have what is commonly referred to as "red star" or "red production" -- they are a hardy cross that will give you an egg a day. TSC often sells those and leghorns. The red star and black star can be sexed easily so if they were in the pullet bin they probably are pullets. Your...
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    How solid should chick poop be?

    Here are some pics: http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0
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    Runny...

    They need to get use to you -- try picking them up for a little bit each day so they get use to you and the feel of your hand. Soon they will look forward to you paying attention to them. I would recommend that you go easy on the treats. If you do give them treats, provide some grit (dirt has...
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    Coop Cleaning... How Often??

    My coop has a dirt floor. I add pine shavings and dry leaves. I use to have a poop board under the roost but have discovered that the birds will scratch enough to compost if I remove the poop board. Every 2-3 months, I take the entire coop back down to natural dirt, add more shavings and leaves...
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    First Cull :(

    I agree with the other posters...the cone method is so much easier on you and on the bird.
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