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    Showing off my first brood of chicks.

    These are Black Sex-link chicks, my first brooding experience! They're now 4 weeks old.
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    It snowed yesterday and this morning! I'm so tired of winter. We just received an order of 11 chicks (5 black Sex-link Chicks and 5 Plymouth Barred Rock chicks) I use a heat lamp during the day and brooder plates during the night) we're off grid so keeping them warm this spring has been a...
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    So confused! Pullet or Cockerel Barred Rock?

    I was thinking of getting a rainbow packet myself, but I'm too chicken 🤣
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Faverolles

    Let us know how things turn out in the near future...I'm excited for you!
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    So confused! Pullet or Cockerel Barred Rock?

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    So confused! Pullet or Cockerel Barred Rock?

    I'm still new with raising chickens too,but in my opinion, those are rose🤓
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Faverolles

    I realize that this article was written 8 years ago, but I just read it and I thought that it was a great article. So thank you for the information. I'm hoping to purchase two Favorelle hens this spring 🌱.
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    Hey, all you lurkers! (I mean YOU!) Register and talk to us! - 2022 Edition

    I'm not lurking...I'm just lost! 😂
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    What is the most popular chicken breed where you live

    We live near the high plains desert of northwestern Nevada. The winters are long and harsh,lows get near 20 below zero. So the cold hardy birds are most popular, Americana, Buck eye, and Barred Rock are the most popular, but everyone loves the buff Orpington s!
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    Western Juniper Chips as Bedding.

    Hoping that someone can help me answer this question. Is it okay to use western juniper wood chips for bedding?
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    Introducing new chickens to a new coop with existing chickens

    When my husband finishes our coop, it will have two separate sides, but only separated with hardware. Lotus. One side will be the main coop and the other will be the brooder section. I still have to come up with a plan for an isolation coop for sick or injured chickens.
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    Introducing new chickens to a new coop with existing chickens

    I took a 3 hour class on the basic information on how to raise chickens, held by the local community college. The instructor told us to make sure younger chickens are almost the same size as older chickens and then sneek them onto the roost at night
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    Hi, I'm considering raising chickens in the near future, so I joined this group to learn as much as possible.

    I'm still not sure what breeds I want, I love them all...were considering orpingtons, buckeye, barred rock, Cochin, and marans. We live off grid north, northern Nevada in the mountains and we need a dual purpose, cold resistant bird.
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    Hi, I'm considering raising chickens in the near future, so I joined this group to learn as much as possible.

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