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    Funny but true story

    About 4 months ago, I was given some Buckeye eggs of which 5 chicks survived. One became a victim of "fowl" play. When they were 3 months old, they were foraging between my house and my mom's house. At dusk, I noticed one rooster was missing. I searched high and low that evening and into the...
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    What are they?

    I hatched 9 eggs that were graciously given to my pre-k classroom approximately 9 weeks old. I am attaching a couple of pictures that may help in deciding what these chicks are... breed/mix breed... sex If you can help me it would be greatly appreciated.
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    "Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

    I want to send a thank you to all the people who responded to my problem. I hatched 9 chicks and it turns out that about 50% of them are roos. Since I am new at this, it may be even more than 50%. One of my 9 week old chicks started crowing today. I am attempting to attach a picture so you can...
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    7+ week old Silver Laced Polish Roo free

    I have a daughter who lives in Beaver Creek who has just started a flock... Love the Polish!
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    Chick leg problems.

    I wish I had checked into your sight three weeks ago. I have a chick who could have benefited from learning about spraddle legs/splayed legs. Not sure what to do at this point. chick is eating, growing, feathering out, hobbling about. I am glad to learn about the condition and that it is easy...
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    Introducing baby chick to other baby chicks

    I had to do the very same thing about a week ago. I had purchased two chicks (Americaunas)at the feed store and put them in a large rubbermaid box which is next to the cage where I have 9 other chicks. When I got up the next morning, the two "smaller" chicks which appeared to be getting...
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    question about a crippled chick

    Thanks! The chick has mainly white feathers with some black splotches. Not sure of the type.
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    2 week olds dive bombing each other

    I just put my 3 wk old chicks (11 of them) in a 6'x10'x6' dog kennel converted to chicken run (reinforced on the inside with chicken wire/sunshade/roosts) for the first time today. We had a warm day with a cool breeze. It was interesting to watch them: scratch, fly, challenge each other, lay...
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    question about a crippled chick

    As a class project, my pre-k students and I incubated 9 chicken eggs that were donated to our class(different breeds). Eight hatched without problems. The last chick was slow to hatch and I assisted him/her. I thought the chick would perish overnight, but miraculously, it made it. However, it...
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    Let me introduce myself

    Hi! I'm Nina from rural Southeast Louisiana. Due to my science projects in my pre-k class, I am now the proud owner of 13 chickens. 2 chicks came to us during our farm unit and are about 8 wks. old. Nine chicks were hatched in our incubator and are about 3 wks old. The other 2 were labeled at...
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