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    7 week old Buff Sussex and Blue/buff Orpingtons Roos or Pullets?

    Hi All! I am new to raising chickens and this is my first flock. They're 7 weeks old now and I have made some guesses but am unsure as to genders. I would love some input and another pair of eyes! Also Chick 9 - Stripey is a buff Sussex/cream legbar cross. Apparently both parents were buff...
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    7 week old Buff Sussex and Blue/buff Orpingtons Roos or Pullets?

    Hi All! I am new to raising chickens and this is my first flock. They're 7 weeks old now and I have made some guesses but am unsure as to genders. I would love some input and another pair of eyes! Also Chick 9 - Stripey is a buff Sussex/cream legbar cross. Apparently both parents were buff...
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    how much water is too much?

    Thank you again, It's so great to be able to get answers from people with experience like yourself. There's no bloody poop or pasty butt. I tend to check each of them over once a day to be sure and make sure they're used to being handled. The chicks do huddle at night under and/or around the...
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    First time raising chicks - 1 of 16 found dead under brooding plate

    We hatched some Buff Sussex and some blue/buff Orpington eggs from local breeders and all16 eggs that made it to day 18 hatched. The chicks have been very happy and active and looked to be all healthy. I found one flattened under the brooder today though. (8 days old) They all looked perfectly...
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    how much water is too much?

    Thank you so much. This was really useful. I did tend to err on the dryer side before lockdown as I was monitoring the air cells and then ramped it right up so that I could always see some condensation on the lid. I did have to mist a couple of times with hot water after taking dry chicks out...
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    how much water is too much?

    Hi! I'm new to BYC and hatching my first batch of Orpington and Sussex eggs. I don't have a humidity reader on my incubator so I have been going by the size of the air sac and candling every 4 days to keep an eye on it. (so far so good I think) but this evening I will be putting them in lockdown...
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