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    Is my young buff orpington sick or just cold?

    What can I do to treat it? Do I treat all of my chickens?
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    Is my young buff orpington sick or just cold?

    It's like her feathers grew over her comb. You can't even see it. And she has no neck and is super fat!
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    Is my young buff orpington sick or just cold?

    I have several chickens. 2 of them buff orpingtons born on July 28th. At first I thought she was just puffed up because it's been cold out lately (30-40 degrees) but today I compared her to her sister and I am wondering if something is wrong. She's also acting sleepy/not active. First photo is...
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    Putting chicks outside

    I wrote that I know 6 weeks is acceptable but I am worried that in 3 weeks (when they are 6 weeks old) it will be too cold for them. I never had any intention of putting them out at 3 weeks. I was asking if those temps will be too cold at 6 weeks.
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    Putting chicks outside

    They aren't fully feathered at 6 weeks old?
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    Putting chicks outside

    I have some 3 week old chicks. I know 6 weeks is acceptable to move them outside, however the temperature here in NJ is starting to drop. I am thinking that in 3 more weeks it will be 60s during the day (which is fine) but 40s at night. Is it safe to put them out in the coop (but keep them in...
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    Australorp hen?

    Oh goody!!! Thank you! I was getting sad that she was turning out to be a jersey giant hahaha.
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    Australorp hen?

    Oh goody!!! Thank you! I was getting sad that she was turning out to be a jersey giant hahaha.
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    Australorp hen?

    I know, very poor quality, but that's all I could find in my photos. It's dark out now so I will have to get a better one tomorrow. Does this look yellow?
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    Australorp hen?

    Oh I didn't know that! I will have to check in the morning. It's dark here on the east coast and the girls went to bed. She sleeps in the far corner and i don't feel like climbing in the coop with a flashlight to check lol. Thank you for the info!
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    Australorp hen?

    Is this an australorp hen? I got her when she was 12 weeks old. She is 17 weeks old now. The lady didn't know the breed, just that she was part of a meyer hatchery special. She wasn't looking like one until recently. She has 1 white feather under each wing though.
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    Brooding in the house

    I would say no to civil war room.... I kept my brooder in my walk in closet in the bathroom for 1 week once and everything was covered in a fine dust from the pine. Unless you want to dust everything multiple times a week I wouldn't do it hahaha
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    Brooding in the house

    I have two toddlers. I am currently keeping the brooder in the house, I just keep it in the office with the door closed, that way the kids aren't exposed to any dust. Do you have a separate room, bathroom, basement etc?
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    Where to buy mail order chicks?

    I just got a shipment from meyer. It may look like they don't have much on their website available-but check on a Tuesday morning (shipment day). Their available chickens list gets really big right before shipment-probably because of canceled orders, wrong orders etc. When I initially...
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