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    Integrating Chicks

    The chicks are about 6 1/2 weeks. The hens had been able to walk around in the grass with them ever since they were a week old, but this is the first time they have shared a living space. My coop is really big. It could probably hold about 10 chickens and has a lot of bars for the chicks to jump...
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    Integrating Chicks

    I have a flock of three fully grown hens and just a few weeks ago I started raising 2 baby chicks. The chicks have gotten big enough to live in the coop, but apparently not with the other hens. Of the 3 grown hens the one at the bottom of the pecking order, when in near the new chicks...
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    Anyone have a clue what breed these guys could be?

    It kind of looks like an Amerucuana or an Easter Egger
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    One Chick Growing Faster than the Other

    Is it really possible to identify Marek's that young?
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    Question about free ranging in winter...

    I have one of those on my coop. I let the door open during the day so they can play out on the run. At night I put a board in front of the hole to keep the cold air out and then open it in the morning
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    Injured or molting?

    it could be a sore from laying on the eggs too much. Try to keep her off her chest. That looks pretty bad
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    Lost Chickens - Flew the Coop

    It really hard raising chickens and having a dog at the same time. I have lost 2 chickens on separate occasions where they have simply just disappeared. Once they are out overnight it is best to move on because there are many predators. In order to bond to chickens the best way is to raise them...
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    Finally past the heat shock!

    What beautiful variety of egg layers you have!
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    why did my hen lay this egg?

    I would try to feed her some more calcium. My chickens have always liked cottage cheese.
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    Injured wing on Cockerel?

    I have a rhode island red that when it gets hot she likes to drop her wings to cool down a little bit, but it is odd that it is only one hanging down. Has he flapped his wings recently? Have you tried touching it to see if he tries to pull it back in? Have any ideas as to how he could have...
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    barred rock roo and yellow/cream colored chicks

    I'm not super experienced with breeding and stuff like that but in my knowledge from high school biology class, it is definitely possible. There is a chance that one can be completely barred rock and the other can be completely bo. Since these are two very well bred types of breeds, their traits...
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    One Chick Growing Faster than the Other

    I just bought 2 new chicks about a week ago. One Ameraucana (Penny) and one Silver Laced Wyandotte (Nugget). When I got them they were pretty much the exact same size, both were energetic, eating well, drinking and flapping around in their new home. A couple of days later, Penni began to become...
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    She's not broody but she's ?

    Delawares are normally pretty good egg layers, so it is surprising that she isn't laying. Some birds can be more sensitive to really hot/cold temperatures when it comes to laying. It could be that July is making her too hot to expend any other energy in laying. I would try to put her in some...
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    What kind of bird is this?

    thats a hawk, look out it could hunt your chickens, Ive lost a chicken to a hawk before.... they mean business
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    Chicken Attacked by Fisher Cat: Survived

    The tree's branches are somewhat over the coop, but it was only a few feet up the tree when i saw it. It hasnt come back in the past 2 hours so maybe it moved on/went to sleep.
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