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    What breeds am I looking at here?!?

    Okay :)
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    What breeds am I looking at here?!?

    Puffy cheeks not so much face does not differ from the others, the only thing different is a speckled wing back As seen in this photo here And the fur down the outer most toe in his photo on the thread but he stands more straight up then the others which are sexed pullets and has been...
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    What breeds am I looking at here?!?

    My guess from top to bottom is Black australorp, Buff Orpington and then a Cochin/brahma of some sort maybe a cross breed? Any help I'm new to raising chickens :) loving every minute so far! This is the assumed BA The Buff orpingtons! The mystery guy?!?! Any ideas?
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    This is my flock of pretty chickies they are a mixed batch BA some Buff orpingtons and what I suspect to be a male Easter egger, there bigger box comes into the workshop tommorow and they'll have more space to run and play (gonna make some roosting polls for it and put in some of the fresh long...
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    What breed is this?

    These are two photos of the chick idea
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    What breed is this?

    Hey so i got a mixed batch of chicks and I can't upload a photo but I can describe it pretty good I got a black baby chick about 3-4 weeks who's slower to molt its feathers, he/she's got black fur with white spec on the centre tips and "shoulder blade" area of its wings, it has some white on the...
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    How to tell black chicks apart

    Thank you so much this is helping me determine 10 of my chicks
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    Yes I'm picking up my 24 chicks around 5-6 weeks of age and they'll be outside in a weather resistant coop with a couple of 100watt bulbs. No mother hen just a brooding box :) I'll have a quarantine box inside the garage ready to go! Do you guys recommend water additives like lemon garlic and...
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    Okay I'll definitely get on that this week!
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    Okay! I go tones of stuff I can work with to make there feeders it's the waterers I don't have anything for
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    @pink lady thank you! :) I'll definitely try that stuff out the quarantine box is a great idea
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    Hahaha it's an addiction that I'm gonna love! And who knows maybe I'll move into those ducks and turkeys I think it'd be cool, I'm doing my garden this year too! Having my own little hobby farm!
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    I definitely plan on posting pictures! :) thank you very much this blog seems like such a friendly and helpful community and it's good to see so many other people get just excited over this as me! The rest of my family look at me crazy like "there just giving you eggs" so I come on here and see...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    It's my first time too! I'm starting may 5th with 6 week olds 24 of them ahah! A mix of Easter eggers, leghorns, and white rocks! I'm super excited come fall I will be downsizing to 12 (if I have enough hens) and I'm hoping to have good laying all winter :) I picked up 2 large coops capable of...
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    Excited New Father!!! Needs advice!!

    I just placed my order for chicks 24:) they are a mix of white rock, Easter eggers, and leg horns! I'm super super excited I just bought 2 coops with enough coop space for 12-15 comfortable chickens and have built my brooder box in side the largest coop! This Thursday I pick up all my feed...
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