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    Big Australorp Chick

    I have a mix of new chicks that were hatched last Wednesday; Dominique, Barred Rock, RIR, Buff Orpinton (males), and one lone Australorp. All of the chicks are roughly the same size, except for the Australorp who's noticeably larger than the other ones. Is the size of a chick an indication as...
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    Just arrived today, lots of learning to do!
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    New chicks and some questions

    Thanks for all the help, I've been checking on the chicks frequently and they seem to be over the shock of transport and are much more active. It's going to be a while before I can tell the Barred Rock and Dominique chicks apart, they look exactly the same. The Australorp is a big girl compared...
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    New chicks and some questions

    My chicks arrived from Ideal Poultry this morning, a couple seem a little tired but they otherwise appear to be in good health. Here's what I ordered: 2 Barred Rock 2 Rhode Island Reds 1 Australorp 3 Dominique Ideal's FAQ states that they will "add males for warmth," so I wound up with eight...
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    Breed Suggestions for Central Texas

    I wound up ordering a few more than planned (8), I have the room, but will need to build a larger hen house. I was thinking that I could get a few more later on, but it seemed to make sense to get them all at once. I would up ordering: 2 Rhode Island Reds 1 Black Australorp 2 Barred Rock 3...
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    Breed Suggestions for Central Texas

    Thanks ccar2000. It's good to know that they do well in the heat. It does get below freezing here, but thankfully not all that often during the winter.
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    Breed Suggestions for Central Texas

    I finished building my chicken run this past weekend, the space is 20'x20' with several shade trees and is completely fenced, including overhead. I live alone and figured that three chickens would be a good start just for me, I'm just not sure what breeds to go with. Although the run is...
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    New Member from Texas

    Thank you for the greetings and link to the Texas thread. I've been researching breeds that can handle the Texas heat, so it would be good to chat with some Texas-local folks.
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    New Member from Texas

    Hello, New member here from Bertram, TX. I'm in the process of setting up a coop and am hoping to leverage the more experienced folks on this site as I'm new to raising chickens. Some beginner questions; I live on an acre and have two small sections that are already fenced. Each section is...
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