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    Black Sex-Link Picture Thread!

    Gorgeous birds!! Just LOVE the patches!!
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    How old do chicks need to be before they go out for the night?

    We just purchased 4 new chicks also and I am just as curious about when to take the little ones outside. We are in PA and the weather is a little iffy right now. Calling for 50's in the daytime and down to 30's at night. The chicks are approximately 1 week old and have feathers. They are...
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    Comment by 'monamomma' in article 'Eleanor's Story, Living with a pendulous crop.'

    I was so interested in your story as I am a beginner and have never heard of sour crop. Thank you for the great information. She is one beautiful bird as are the other lovely ladies in your flock!
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    Like they are frozen in time

    No, they are not next to or in front of each other. They can be anywhere in the enclosure and all of a sudden just stop in their tracks. They remind you of a mount that a taxidermist would do for someone. It is so weird when they do it. I wish I could capture it on video!
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    Like they are frozen in time

    No matter what is around them at the time, they do not move. Vehicles, planes, dogs barking, birds flying by, my husband pulling into the driveway and walking up the driveway, nothing brings them out of the "trance". It is the wildest thing I have ever seen...a little scary too.
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    Like they are frozen in time

    Ok, so this is freaking me out! Twice now I have witnessed all three chickens looking like they are frozen in time! From out of nowhere they will stop in their tracks and not move! I literally just stood at my kitchen door for over 25 minutes and watched this "phenomenon" if you will. They...
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    New hens with rooster

    Oh yeah, we had quite the talk. While our neighbor felt extremely bad about what happened, she failed to contain the dog and two days later the dog was back in our yard. Thank goodness I had just walked out the door and was able to chase the dog away. She now knows that if the dog comes back...
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    New hens with rooster

    I am a beginner with raising chickens. We had a Rhode Island Red rooster and hen. Our hen was murdered last week because our neighbor doesn't keep her dogs from coming into our yard. I was heartbroken. A friend of ours couldn't stand me upset over this any longer and gave us two RIR hens...
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