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I was wondering how you select your chicks when u pick them up from where ever? I just got 3 rir and 3 silver laced at farm, family and home (tsc competition) the guy asked which ones, I looked at him and said the bigger, alive looking ones. idk just thought I would ask for me and others.

I think im going to give that a try, thank you

im not a pro or a newbee. but I have never ever used a heat lamp in the house, and the 40-50 chicks I raised in the last 4 years have all done well with the 71* house temp. I will put them outside in a couple weeks with a heat lamp due to it is still cold in ohio, just because they get messy...

It died that night.

hello I got 6 white broad breasted end of may. they have been fine up till now. I have one urkey that is laying down, slow kinda sleepy in a way. it will not run away from me like the other ones and allowed me to pick it up several times. I think it might have a cough as well. the other 5...

im not a pro chicken person by any means, my second full year with chicks. I enjoyed the chicks in the house but its very messy after several weeks in that room. this year I got more chicks, wife wanted them now, lol. I told her it was still to cold, now she said, ok. so we got 8 from tsc...

it all depends on the job I have to do to get this going.

hello every one. I would like to get some chicks early this year, but I don't want them in the house again. I have chickens now and would like to add more to the flock. what are ppl doing early in the year in the snow/colder region to over come this? I do have electric in the coop, I keep...

dumor layer pellets I haven't noticed the older ones molting yet. I would say it has got really cold yet. im just answering the questions, I have no idea being this is the second winter for me having chickens and the first time adding new to old.

I have a built in 3 box set up.

I have 2 roos, 18 hens, mixed flock. 4 bantams, a red and? are just over a year old. picked up more this spring, 3 white p rocks (1 roo), 3 buff orp (1 roo), 4 dark bramaha, and a couple others. the older ones layed pretty good, but fell off when the younger ones started, for what I can...

Couple of the kids The brahmas have been push overs, the smaller ones removed all back feathers on all 4.

Here's a pic of my pen for chicks

do you think you will have any rhodebars chicks for sale some day?

I wish I could put them out, there not feathered completely yet. plus northern ohio is a little colder than you guys. just got back from hocking hills yesterday and there was a 20* difference.