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    Injured Bantam

    She was in the chicken run (8 x 12) which is fenced and has a roof so it had to be the other chickens. They are all about 11 weeks old but she is the smallest. I want to let them out to free range but I was waiting another few weeks. I think I will try it this weekend when I can check on them...
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    Injured Bantam

    Came home to find that my little Bantam Frizzle hen's back and tail had been plucked bare. Her tail and a few other spot are bleeding so I sprayed the areas with wound spray. I put her in a wire dog crate (with food and water) inside the coop. She is very upset at being confined. She did eat...
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    Two roosters together?

    Only two are bantams. The other one looks like a hen at this point. So 9 big chickens and 2 little ones lol.
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    Two roosters together?

    I have some 10 (ish) week old chicks I got at Tractor Supply. They were supposed to be pullets, but for sure I have at least one Golden Laced Wyandotte rooster - maybe two - still waiting to see on one of them. My for sure rooster has been crowing for about a month and becoming protective of the...
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    Chicken Door in the Chicken Run?

    Hello all you helpful people! My coop and run are inside the pen my alpacas and soon to be baby Nigerian Dwarf goats are in. I want to put a chicken door in the run so I can let the chickens out into the bigger pen on the weekends. Eventually I hope to let them free range the yard but not until...
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    Do hens crow?

    I don't even remember TSC having SLW. Well thank you. I'm happy I now have two Easter Eggers. It doesn't really matter other than just wanting to know. You guys are great!
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    Do hens crow?

    Wow I must have really written things down wrong when I bought them. I had two of those as GLW and the one in this picture I was told was an Americana. I had two but one died. So what is this one (at the bottom of the picture)? Jeeze...
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    Do hens crow?

    Really? Now I'm really confused. In the bottom picture, the chick directly in front of the feeder and her back to me - I thought she was a Golden Laced Wyandotte.
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    Do hens crow?

    These are supposed to be Black Sex Link chickens. They are 8 or 9 weeks old. They both have very different combs and the one on the top is sort of crowing and is larger than the one on the bottom. I got them at Tractor Supply and they are both supposed to be pullets. I know there is no...
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    Lost a chick...

    Thank you both for your replies. I will try turning off the light during the day since my daughter is on spring break and she can monitor them. I have been watching their vents and everyone is clean. I got the chicks 5 days ago and this chick was always pretty calm and quiet. Maybe she was just...
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    Lost a chick...

    All were find this morning. About three hours later my daughter noticed one of them was dead. She was in the middle of the brooder. No obvious signs of trauma. They are starting to get more active and I wonder if the others hurt her or if it was something else. A couple of them are probably 3...
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    Treats

    I was going to ask about treats too! I got my chicks on Thursday and they are doing great. I swear I can see them growing!
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    New Here

    We are in Southern California so the weather is normally pretty nice. Gets in the 100s in the summer sometimes but rarely below 35 in the winter. We are thinking maybe 5 hens.
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    New Here

    Hello, my name is Terri and we just bought a house with 3/4 of an acre of land. We would like to get some chickens this spring so we are starting to research coops and pens. I would welcome any and all words of wisdom. I'm super excited. I had chickens as a kid but it has been years since I...
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