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    Is this Buff Orp a rooster

    So it's an absolute sure thing at this point? Just wondering if I should wait it out or start making "arrangements."
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    Is this Buff Orp a rooster

    I posted on here when we first got our chickens, worried that one of the Black Aus was a rooster. You all assured me that early tail feathers weren't a sign, in fact quite the opposite. And you were right. So now I'm worried about the smallest chicken. haha The Buff Orps are only 7.5...
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    ONE WEEK OLD AND THREE WEEK OLD

    Yesterday I put two 1-day olds in with my two 3-week olds and my four 2-week olds. I threw in some alfalfa hay at the recommendation of someone on here. It worked really well; definitely try some sort of distraction when they all are together. They are doing great so far - one big happy family.
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    Help me make a plan for the BOs coming next week

    They're here! I got a small little brick of alfalfa hay and some pine pellets instead of the shavings we've been using. Also I finally added a nice stick to use as a perch. With all the excitement of the new things, the olders have barely noticed the tiny Buff Orps. I was worried that they were...
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    Help me make a plan for the BOs coming next week

    Just wanted to thank you for all the info Pauper! I think the feed store will hold them for a short period of time so I'm going to pick them up on Friday instead of Thurs so I can watch them. I might try the alfalfa too. I'll keep y'all posted on how it goes!
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    Chicks messing with me?

    Linda, thanks for all that beautifully written info. On of my chicks in particular has a habit of sleeping like a corpse. Still gets me every morning. I'm not a pet person, so it surprising how much they are growing on me already! They are a lot of fun. :)
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    Chicks messing with me?

    Okay, I raised everything up (on microwave rice bowls,haha) and PROBLEM SOLVED. Thanks for the help!
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    Chicks messing with me?

    I've got 6 chicks all under 3 weeks in a long plastic tub. This morning I went in and they had dumped out all the water in their waterer so that half of the pine shavings were wet. I have no idea how they did this since it wasn't tipped over?... (it's a plastic mason jar waterer meant for...
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    Help me make a plan for the BOs coming next week

    So is it safe to say that if they mix well the first hour or so, they will be fine? We're going somewhere in the evening after the newbies com, and I'm paranoid that I will come home and the olders will have eaten the BOs.
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    AAAHHH!!! They came early!

    Congrats! We got our first chicks 2 weeks ago. I'm embarrassed to admit that I was too scared to even hold them. What if they poop?!? But that has passed and they are so much fun. Plunging in head first is the best way to learn!
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    Help me make a plan for the BOs coming next week

    We ordered 8 chicks from the farm store, two of each breed. They've been coming in two by twos, and the transition has been fine. The last two - Buff Orpingtons - get here next week. By then the two oldest - the Black Australorps - will be over 3 weeks. Last night I was reading the reviews on...
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    mystery chicks....please identify ????!!!!!! Pic heavy

    #4 are ducks. Look - newbies can be helpful too!
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    I know it's early, but indulge me. (sexing Black Australorps)

    I posted the three pics above the same as the one that worked, and yet...fail. I am my mother. How depressing.
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    I know it's early, but indulge me. (sexing Black Australorps)

    And now that I know how to do it, a few more pics. Isabelle: (note she is quietly sitting in fear) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/75695612@N07/6947207951/" title="Photo 4 - 2012-03-02 by HeatherStull, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6947207951_6b7740850f_m.jpg"...
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    I know it's early, but indulge me. (sexing Black Australorps)

    Well, that's good to know about the feather! Hopefully NO roosters. Here's a pic showing the size and tail feather difference. (hopefully)
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