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    Why do my sussex look different from each other?

    That's what I was hoping. I bought them from My Pet Chicken.com. That makes sense. In the 3 pairs of birds, the individuals look slightly different from each other, body shape, tail shape etc. I didn't think it could vary so much. Thanks!
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    Why do my sussex look different from each other?

    Hello, these are my first chickens so I am not sure on these. I bought 6 chicks. 2 speckled sussex, 2 buff orpingtons, 2 silver laced wyandottes. The buffs and the wyandottes look very similar to each other, but the two sussex look really different. Here are the two. I am wondering if there can...
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    Question about feeders

    Might be a silly question, but... I seem to fill the feeder every night. It's empty by the next afternoon. Most of the crumbles are on the floor of the brooder box. Will they eat the crumbles on the floor or should I keep filling the feeder? If I don't fill it, will they be FORCED to eat the...
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    Wet bottom

    I am feeding Nutrena NatureWise Chick Starter/Grower 18%. I did buy the ACV, I was just worried about adding too many things all at once. I have one waterer with just clear water, the other has the electrolytes and probiotics in it. Should I add it to the clear water one? I am under the...
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    Newbie Chicken Owner

    Hello! My name is Sharon and we just got our first chicks a little over two weeks ago. They were hatched on June 4th. We have 2 Sussex, 2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes. We have them as layers. My sister told me about this forum page and I am very excited to learn more about...
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    Wet bottom

    Hello, I am a newbie chicken owner and these are my first chicks. They were hatched on June 4, so they are 17 days old. I received them June 5th. One of my Sussex has a wet bottom. She is sometimes wet and sometimes a little crusty. I also notice that she is picking at it. There is no...
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