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    Lavender Orpington Rooster... Need Advice!

    This made my day! What clever ideas to make the chickens comfortable and as cute as can be!
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    TCS Barred Rock chicks hyper aggressive

    Has anyone one else who purchased barred rock chicks from TSC experiencing hyper aggression… like repeatedly biting my hand so hard it hurts when I try to lower the feed into their brooder? I have tried the finger snap back and it stops them for about a day. I thought this breed was supposed to...
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    Help!! Baby chicks are being aggressive!

    Hi! I found this while searching for threads about aggressive chicks. Mine are fairly normal with each other, but I have one Barred Rock that has repeatedly charging at and attacking my hand biting as hard as he/she could repeatedly, despite my being extremely gentle with them. I had a terribly...
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    Need help identifying chicks

    Thank you so much for your replies. I know patience is best, since they don’t exactly match any of the pics on the different hatchery identifier sites. I’m just hoping they are cold hardy and heat tolerant since I live where both swings happen every year.
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    Hello from Eastern Kansas

    Hello! In the past I have had White Leghorns, Smokey Pearls, and RRI. This year I have for sure Plymouth Barred Rock chicks, but the other chicks are a mystery. They were supposed to be Buff Orpingtons but are definitely something else. I posted a help question with photos under the chick...
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    Hello from Eastern Kansas

    3 year Backyard Chicken mom. I hope to learn some more helpful info from all of you.
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    Need help identifying chicks

    TSC surprise. Asked for 7 Buff Orpingtons- came home with these. I saw her reaching into the tub marked Buff Orpingtons before I left to grab some chick feed. When I got home and opened my box here were my surprise chicks: NOT Buff Orpingtons. Any ideas? My guess is either Blue/Black/Splash...
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