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    Would it be okay to get chicks now?

    This is our first time, and everything I've read says that Buff Orpingtons are hearty and able to tolerate cold winters. Does this mean that they would survive in the coop without a heat lamp, or should I be prepared to put a heat lamp out there if I get them now? Would it matter that they...
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    Would it be okay to get chicks now?

    We are thinking of buying chicks now so they will be ready to lay eggs in the spring. We live near Chicago. They would be ready to go outside in November. How would they handle the winter weather? Should I just wait until spring? If so, when would be the earliest you would recommend getting...
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    Just one chick?

    We had a bad hatch in July, and we only got one chick to successfully hatch. We put her in a brooder box with a stuffed animal. She was so cute and came through it just fine. She's 7 weeks now and she follows us around the yard. We plan on trying again to give her some friends, but for right...
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    What breed and sex is my chicken?

    When should I be able to tell sex and what should I look for? I'm thinking of getting a couple more in the spring. She would probably be better off in the chicken coop at a farm for the cold northern winter though, wouldn't she?
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    What breed and sex is my chicken?

    This is the only chicken we had hatch from my first try at incubation. Her egg was from a learning farm where I volunteer. She is either a Buff Orpington, a Rhode Island Red, or a combination of the two. Does anyone have a guess as to what breed she is and what sex she might be? She is three...
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    My chicks made it to the end and now they're all dying at piping

    This is my first time incubating chicken eggs, and I've made a number of mistakes but am learning a lot for next time. Of my 10 eggs that I started with, 7 made it to lock down. We had one successfully hatch. Very exciting! Unfortunately, the next 3 that piped have died. All 3 have piped on...
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    I'm freaking out about piping!

    This is my first time hatching chicks. Yesterday night I had my first chick successfully hatch. Yay! This morning I discovered that another egg had piped on the bottom side of the egg not into the air cell. That chick died. I am so sad, and I feel like I failed. Now I just found another...
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