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    Struggling with when to put the chicks outside in the coop

    This is our first time with chickens. We picked up our baby chicks February 19th (so we have had them about 6 weeks). We have the coop all built (except for the nesting boxes) and ready. The temps during the day around 50-60 degrees and lows are about 30-40. Are they ready to go out there...
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    Boy or Girl

    I don't see any combs yet.......when do they get those?
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    Boy or Girl

    I have chicks about 5 weeks old. One of them has a different tail from the rest. It is a taller more fan-like tail, whereas all the others are lower and more horizontally positioned. Could it be that she is a he after all?
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    Chick just brought home yesterday......not doing well!!!

    My chick seems to be doing a little better. I covered the pine chips with papertowels and sprinkled the chick feed on the floor for her. I also put the sugar in the water. She didn't seem very interested. I also decided to "wash" the vent with a little warm water (even though it wasn't...
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    Chick just brought home yesterday......not doing well!!!

    I am afraid, she isn't going to make it. When I check on her this last time, she was actually laying on her side. When I nudged her a little, she sat up, but didn't stand up. I do worry about her filling on the pine shavings. I will put paper towel on top. She does drink occasionally, but I...
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    Chick just brought home yesterday......not doing well!!!

    I am feeding the chicks "Start & Grow" chick feed from the Feed Mill. It is already medicated, I just realized. I could probably try the garlic, but grass in this season is non-existent. Thanks for the suggestions of food......I will give it a try.
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    Chick just brought home yesterday......not doing well!!!

    Her eyes look fine, although they are closed most of the time (she just sleeps almost constatly). She seems very sensitive to brooder temps, so I have a thermometer in there to keep the temps steady at around 90 - 95.
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    Chick just brought home yesterday......not doing well!!!

    We just, for the first time, brought home chicks(8) to raise! We are thrilled. Unfortunately, one of them has taken a turn for the worse. She is just laying around. Seems more interested in eating the pine chips she came home in. She had a bowel movement on my son yesterday while he was...
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