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    Bonding with chicks

    Awesome! What age are scrambled eggs ok? Mine are a few days old.
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    Bonding with chicks

    Just curious about the different ways yall bond with your chicks. So far aside from just talking to them, I've been sitting in the brooder since it's a decent size and I'm small enough to chill in it reading a book or messing with my phone. They love hoping around on my legs lol
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    Anything to add to brooder?

    I have my shavings on standby, as well as chick grit 😊 And cool! I've got 2 bearded dragons, a fat tailed gecko, ball python, california king, and about 12 tarantulas. What about you?
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    Residual incense smell

    Wasn't entirely sure if this was the right forum for this question but since it involves my brooder I figure it's appropriate. I use to burn incense occasionally, palo santo since it's the only scent that won't trigger headaches and I love the gentle smell. Knowing I'd be getting chicks I...
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    First aid kit

    Thank you! 😊
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    Keeping orpingtons cool in summer

    I actually have a mini chest freezer (this thing is tiny which is perfect) ordered that will be specially for freezing water bottles and fruit for the chickens lol My fiance thinks I'm overdoing with the freezer but ours is always stuffed and my luck he'd think the frozen watermelon was a snack...
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    First aid kit

    I want to put together a first aid kit for my chicks/chickens. I pick up my 7 chicks Friday and have some basic first aid stuff plus electrolytes, but want a full kit of EVERYTHING I'll need should something happen. Just got my tax refund so that's what a chunk of it will be going towards today...
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    Anything to add to brooder?

    I pick up my chicks next Friday. 7 sexed females (I know mistakes can be made and there's a chance Betty could be a Bert so to speak) 3 buff orpingtons, 2 lavender orpingtons, and 2 speckled sussex. Testing out my brooder plate to make sure it works (I have a second plate as a back up that...
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    Keeping orpingtons cool in summer

    I'm getting buff and lavender orpington chicks in March and was wondering how best to keep them cool in the summer once they're able to move into their coop/run? Where I live, summer tends to be in the low 90s but it's not surprising if it gets to 100. Coop has plenty of ventilation, they'll...
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    Buff orpington or black australorp

    I'll definitely give it some thought about getting both. Just got off the phone with our local feed store, fantastic store(not TSC), and they'll be getting both in just a few weeks and said they'll be pullets. They've got a good reputation for chicks being accurately sexed. So yeah, I'll...
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    Buff orpington or black australorp

    Definitely not planning to hatch chicks, I did read that buffs can get pretty broody 🫤
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    Buff orpington or black australorp

    Taking the plunge and getting 6 female chicks in the spring. But I'm torn between buff orpingtons and black australorps. Eggs aside, I'm looking at their temperaments and weather tolerance. I've read orpingtons are the friendliest, but that they can have a hard time with heat. It gets into the...
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    Jefferson County West Virginia

    Anyone here live in Jefferson County WV that can tell me about the rules/regulations surrounding owning chickens? I live outside city limits, and a few people have told me I can have 6 chickens which is perfectly fine with me, but I'm having a hard time finding concrete info. Planning on calling...
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