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    Accidental Pet Chicken: What now??

    Hmm.. thanks everyone for your input. That's a lot of food for thought. My rooster has harmed all of us at one point; in fact I have cuts on both hands right now just from his ambushing me when I collected eggs today and yesterday! We had considered rehoming him (...to the crockpot; he was 1 of...
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    Accidental Pet Chicken: What now??

    I have a mixed-breed flock of 9 hens and a (Ameracauna) rooster, made of up 4 hens and the rooster from 2009, and 5 hens from 2010. The formerly Alpha hen, a Golden Comet from 2009, has been ousted from her position by one of our big Black Stars from 2010. The Comet has always been the...
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    When do they stop peeping?

    I calculate that mine are not quite 10 weeks old. A couple more months of peeping I guess!
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    When do they stop peeping?

    I have nine chickens, and I call them chickens only because they're huge and look like, well, chickens. But they still only peep, mostly. They'll squawk if they're fighting over a goodie but the predominant sound is chicky peeping. When will I start hearing clucking, cock-a-doodling, and other...
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    Post Pics Of Your Adorable Fuzzy Chicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    My week-old Golden Comets and Silver-Laced Wyandottes, purchased from the local Agway They were joined by 2-week-old Leghorns and an Ameracauna <?> which were hatched in my daughter's Kindergarten class.
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    Post Pics Of Your Adorable Fuzzy Chicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have cute fuzzy chick pics but I don't know how to post a picture!
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    Breeds and breeding

    Thanks! That's what I was hoping for!!
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    Breeds and breeding

    Hi, I am now the proud owner of 2 little silver-laced Wyandottes and 2 Golden Comet chicks (all 4, I'm assured, are female and are about 10 days old) and today I will be picking up the chicks that my daughter's kindergarten class hatched (5 little ones out of 2 dozen incubated eggs... not a...
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    I finally have some chickens!

    LOL Yes they are!! I'm already thinking, "Gee, how could I build another coop so we can get more chickens..." !!!
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    I finally have some chickens!

    Very helpful, thanks! I'll put the cider vinegar in right now. I didn't know they were old enough for treats! My 6 yr old will be thrilled; she's dying to feed them something besides crumbles, and we haven't even had them 24 hrs! Guess I'm back to the feed store for some grit... These little...
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    I finally have some chickens!

    I bought 4 1-week-old chicks at the feed store today, and on Thursday I'll pick up 5 2.5-week-olds from my daughter's kindergarten class. I'm not sure what to do about the difference in ages. I have 2 50-gal rubbermaid bins, but they grow so fast. Maybe I'll try integrating them as soon as the...
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    Rehoming Roosters

    Nah, they won't be veiny if you collect them right away and keep them cold.
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    Newbie here!

    Quote: Ok please tell me what you did because the whole "building the coop" thing has me totally overwhemled! -Laur in W. Mass.
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    New and feeling overwhelmed

    Hi, Everyone. I'm sort of new to chickens and it's time for me to start spending more time here so I can learn from the experts. I say "sort of new" because I have a masters' degree in avian sciences from Univ Calif. Davis (I've had it for 10 years and have forgotten most of what I learned!)...
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