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    Feathers on baby chicks looking ragged

    Thanks. That makes me feel better! I have been a little concerned...
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    Feathers on baby chicks looking ragged

    I would assume that they are getting "big girl" feathers, and that's my gut feeling, especially since they seem otherwise just fine. But I just don't remember this scrappy-looking phase with my first bunch.
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    Feathers on baby chicks looking ragged

    These girls I got about 1.5 weeks ago. Sorry for the bad quality image; I just have a cheap-o flip phone!
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    Feathers on baby chicks looking ragged

    Hi all...I just got four new baby sex links, and have noticed the past few days that their feathers are looking a bit ragged. They had a wet sort of look to them, but upon picking them up and inspecting them, they just look a bit ragged. I can see parts of the barbs. I don't remember this...
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    Domestic chickens cruelly modified?

    i saw a YouTube video the other day that was talking about the awful way that hens are treated in the industrial egg industry. It was very sad...but this woman also said that our domestic breeds today have been modified to lay all the eggs that they do, and that it’s cruel. She likened it to a...
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    How do I pick up my crazy roo??

    Aww. I’m sad to hear that, but I understand. Right after mine attacked my son, I thought about grabbing my pistol. But I think that might freak out my neighbors! And, strangely, I love the little meanie.
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    Hi all!

    I’m new to BYC and glad there’s a community like this out there! I’ve already read lots of things on his forum and figured I’d join myself. I got 8 olive egger pullets back in April. Sadly, two of them were killed by a crazy little dachshund. But I still have 6, and they have just started...
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    How do I pick up my crazy roo??

    I’m new to chicken raising, and have 6 beautiful olive-eggers, one of whom is an aggressive rooster. A couple of weeks ago, he attacked my toddler, and has since run at me twice, scratching my leg up today. I had to kick at him today, and eventually push at him with a shovel to get him to stop...
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