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    25 baby Chicks... who is who??

    Have a bunch of baby ( McMurrays choice layer) chicks, trying to figure out who is who. There are 10 with feathered feet, and one completely gray exotic..thick legged/with feathered feet super fearless (probably male) . wondering what breed to google to try and start to figure out the breed...
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    25 Florida Keys 3 day old chicks Coop question

    Thank you so much will definitely check it out.. should be much easier. I don't need chick nuggets! (wink) have a great day!
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    25 Florida Keys 3 day old chicks Coop question

    Thank you, totally gave me more confidence. They do hang out at the cool end during the day.. and under the light at night. So I'll stop worrying. Happy chicks!!!
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    25 Florida Keys 3 day old chicks Coop question

    Just received 27 McMurrays choice (beautifully healthy looking chicks) , One DOA'd on arrival, (expected considering the distance.) Day 3, a little RIR passed ( noticed it was sluggish). I have what I think is a healthy/roomy/ baby coop set up.. but have a question with regard to temperature...
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    Sub Q emphysema deflating

    Thank you for all that the information, it's greatly appreciated. Her inflation day by day is getting better. She only needed one small prick today for the remaining air. Hopefully, it worked and the. Healing can begin. I gave her a really heavy dose of sulmet, a little RX vet on her beak and...
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    Sub Q emphysema deflating

    Hi, I'm a newbie, A little background, I live in the Florida keys..have a large screened ..open air coop. I deep litter with pine..horse bedding on dirt..no issues, or smells and it is composting nicely..no odor..and a large fan to move air. Have two adult laying hens, 10 four month old RIR...
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    overfeeding

    I agree with you and I am new at this too. I look at it this way. I have traveled extensively and even In some of the poorest countries in the world , somehow chickens seem to survive and manage and from what I've seen extremely healthy ones.. Here in the states, I live in the Florida keys...
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