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    Hi from NWA

    Drumstick diva. I was only planing on 6 but ended up taking home 10. If the hatchery statistics hold at least 2 will be roosters. They said they have an 80% accuracy on sexing. If I do end up with all ten hens I will be giving a few to my parents. Thank you all for the warm welcome
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    Hi from NWA

    Hi everyone I have been lurking around for some time now. I have learned a lot already from BYC. We got our first chicks on Halloween. We have 8 Silver Laced Wyandottes and 2 Buff Orpingtons. I grew up smelling chickens everywhere in Springdale Arkansas, but never had anything to do with...
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    Week and a half old chick won't use bucket feeder

    Thank you for the responses I have tried scratching at the feed and even stuck one of their heads in there thinking that would work. I will be putting the other feeder back in and hope they figure out how to use the bucket feeder.
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    Week and a half old chick won't use bucket feeder

    I have 10 chicks at a week and a half old. I started them with a standard farm store feeder. They had feed everywhere. I researched here and found the threads on bucket feeders. So I built them one this morning out of 3 1-1/2" pax elbows and a 3 lb Folgers Coffee can. They won't use it. I...
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