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    Feathered?

    Starter feed from local grange co-op 21% protein.
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    Feathered?

    We cannot really open the window they are in the livingroom but we would have to cool the entire house as it is very open floor plan. We can put them in the coop, these are our 1st chickens, and are going to start taking them out today and get them used to it over the next couple days.
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    Feathered?

    We have not taken them outside yet didn't have an area set up till this weekend to contain them.
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    Feathered?

    They are currently in the house that rarely gets below 68 without any supplemental heat.
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    Easter egger?

    We got 4 Easter eggers but one is very different than the others. I know they are hybrids but this one below seems very unique. Any ideas?
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    Feathered?

    I am new to raising chicks and have 8 all at 4wks 5days old. 4 of them are Easter eggers that all seem to be really feathered out. I also have 2 black copper marans and 2 rhode island reds but I am not sure if they would be ok to go out to the coop without heat as it gets into the low 50s at...
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    Chick concern

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    Chick concern

    I took the plate out for now, it is still staying under the heat lamp mostly, 92-94 there. I scattered food around the area that it seems to peck out hopefully it does preen a lot just hangs out under the lamp still.
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    Chick concern

    I switched to a lamp during the day today to see if she was just cold. I was thinking that it was fine with just the plate warmer as all the other chicks were active and would go in and out.
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    Chick concern

    I am new to raising chicks and chicks are 5 days old. I have one that yesterday and this morning I noticed hangs out under the heat plate almost constantly, it will drink frequentlywhen I get it to water but only eats a little. It then darts under the plate, It was quite active the first few...
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