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    Chicken & Cats?

    I was just about to post a similar question about cats. We came home this afternoon to find one of the pullets missing. I found a few feathers on the ground, but no other signs. My daughter crawled under the deck and found the poor thing dead. I don't want to be too graphic (and to tell the...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    BABIES!!! They are soooo sweet! And the big girls LOVE them like little sisters.
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    Roost-idea for the Brooder

    We have branch in there too, but they keep burying it in the shavings. This one is suspended so they can actually hop up and sit there. One night the BA slept up there! Very cute!
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    Roost-idea for the Brooder

    I'm sure I'm not the first one to think of this, but I thought I'd share the idea anyway! We wanted to give the chicks an opportunity to "practice" roosting in the brooder, but couldn't figure out how to mount it. The chicks (now about three-weeks old) are in a extra-large plastic bin...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    Quote: WOW! You guys work fast! Maybe the government should use this forum to straighten out all those silly problems in the Middle East.... Harrisburg is an hour and a half. We could meet in Lancaster--it's about half-way. I'm suppose to pick them up "the week of April 26th." The feed store...
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    Want a Good Laugh? Watch This Video!

    This is HILARIOUS!!!! Thanks for posting!!
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    8 day old chicks

    Quote: Mine were doing this yesterday! Then they'd fight over who could sit in the small hole they dug out! My favorite thing is how they have become really good friends in such a short time. They are two separate breeds, so the first day or two they were pecking at each other. Now they talk...
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    New Babies!!

    The GLW is the funniest chick! She acts real tough and bossy--even pecking at me through the side of the brooder (a clear plastic bin, eye-level with the computer desk), but when we try to talk to her or pick her up, she RUNS as far away from us as possible! We are trying to win her affection...
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    LOVE the advice so far! I wish the coop WERE bigger. We went small because we are the first ones in the 'hood to have chickens and didn't want to make toooo many waves. We are brand new to raising chickens and I was afraid if I crowd them, they'll do all those nasty things to each other that...
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    New Babies!!

    The first two of our chicks are in the brooder! YAH!! I can't believe how FAST they grow. Meet Alice, the GL Wyandotte and.... Charlotte, the Black Australorp
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    B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

    I'm hoping this is the right place to post this. I have two silver gray dorking chicks on order with the local feed store. A friend was going to take one (and I want the other) but now she is unable to take hers. The feed store requires that I buy a minimum of two, but I can't take both chicks...
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    Is a 3 X 4 coop big enough?

    We are trying to decide on the right coop for our chickens and I could use a little advise! The coop that would best suit *ours* needs is a 3X4 feet with an A-frame; the overall height is 54 inches. The four sides have a chicken door and a small window for light, an access door, vent, and nest...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    I'm hoping this is the right place to post this. and I hope I can explain this clearly.... Is anyone interested in a silver gray dorking?? I have two on reserve at the feed store, but only need one. A friend was going to take the second one but now can't. The store will only sell me two--or...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Chester County and brand new to raising chickens!
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    Greetings from Eastern PA!

    We just got two new babies today! One is a Black Australorp (soooo sweet!); the other is a Golden laced Wyadotte (so sweet and BOSSY!). I'm amazed at how different their personalities are already. The BA just wants to sleep, while the GLW makes a lot of noise and keeps pecking the side of the...
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