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    Why buy chicks?

    Well, sexing chicks is only about 90% accurate at best, so even if you pay the extra money for pullets, you can still end up with a few cockerels. But, why get straight run? Well, some folks might be starting out and not know what that means. Or, maybe they only need a few chicks and getting...
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    Botched integration

    We kept her with the flock because she was too stressed on her own. Since the apron she was wearing covered the wound nobody bothered her.
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    Botched integration

    We had a fox grab one of ours this summer but our dog helped find them before he killed her. My husband and I thought she was okay, but the next day I found a big gash on her back under her apron. We treated it with betadine and Neosporin daily until it closed, which took a while, but she did...
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    Rooster dance

    How old are they? Are their hormones just now picking up?
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    How do I prove to my city that I'm a member here?

    That's interesting
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    How do I prove to my city that I'm a member here?

    I'm rather curious how being a member here would change whether it is or is not legal for you to keep chickens in your city.
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    Help sexing these 3 month olds?

    I think you've got at least six cockerels based on combs.
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    Broody and new babies

    How are the other chickens dealing with her sitting on the eggs? Are they trying to lay in the same box? Forcing her off the nest? (This was happening to ours but I didn't realize it until I saw it, thought they were just getting on when she wanted to take a break) . If they're bothering her...
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    Broody and new babies

    We just did this with our first ever broody, so here's our experience. Our broody was sitting on six eggs, but there was bullying by others wanting to lay in the nest, so far from ideal. Last week, all but one had stopped developing :( and then on Saturday (after sitting on them about 2 1/2...
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    Easter Eggers, pullet or cockerel?

    I'm not an expert, but they look awfully young to have Combs that big and red. My money would be on cockerels.
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    The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

    Well, I think this hatching attempt is a bust. We were trying out a homemade incubator for the first time, so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. Still sad, though. I may try again later this year, we'll see. I did buy a few chicks this week, so I do get to watch some babies grow up.
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    Terrified there will be a power cut!

    We more recently got a carbon monoxide detector with a tamper resisitar feature (it alarms when unplugged). I don't know if it would go off in a power outage or if it could tell somehow that it was still plugged in.
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    Terrified there will be a power cut!

    We have a very bright led flashlight that plugs into the wall to recharge. It automatically turns on when unplugged or when the power goes out. If you're sensitive to light at night, that might work. I'm not sure where to get one though, we got ours for Christmas years ago.
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    6 week old chicks showing signs of illness in a few

    You don't have a shatter-resistant bulb, do you?
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    should i help these eggs hatch?

    That doesn't look like hardly any blood at all. I don't think you need to worry about it at all.
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