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    mail order chicks where I don't have to buy 25??

    I really should look at dates.. Oddly im just clicking the threads listed at the bottom of the page thinking they are all current
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    What Breed? TSC/Hoovers sent the wrong birds

    I got something from them that looked like my isa browns.. I saw they had something called rainbows.. I also got black australorps. Its was hatchery choice so.. Pic 1 is the babies from hoover.. Top middle and bottom right. pic 2 is the isa browns i got from a farm at pol.
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    Why are my chicks not growing there 6 months

    Well then.. Thanks for the update !! :thumbsup
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    How long we're your chicks in the mail?

    Hoover has a 48 hour policy they will issue a refund or send more depending on how many are lost. I lost 3 in a shipment that took 4 or 5 days in november. I gave them electrolytes and vitamins and probiotics in water right away and showed them the food. I may have made a slurry with the food...
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    Mail Order Chicks Lost in Mail

    When I ordered mine from hoover in november i was freaking out. It took 4 or 5 days to get them. They were not all ok and i contacted the hatchery and they issued a refund for the ones i lost. 3 of 15. Just make sure you have some electrolytes and vitamins to put in their water and dip their...
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    mail order chicks where I don't have to buy 25??

    I think i recently saw cackle hatchery has a very low number per order
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    Why are my chicks not growing there 6 months

    I got my isa browns in november at about 20 weeks. They were point of lay. I fed them well. They like crumbles better then pellets in my experience. Give them another month since they are outside. The light really does affect them. The other kind of birds I got at the end of july didnt start...
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    Chicks seem werid

    The first batch was from the feed stores.. I got them in summer and kept them in a tote. With a lid kind of set off at an angle on it. Fair amount of bedding. They didnt huddle but I had like 30 birds so they generated a fair amount of heat just in their numbers. They huddled when they slept...
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    Chicks seem werid

    How about a drawer like from a dresser or in the kitchen ? Or just turn the lamp off. I never used a heat lamp with my babies. I just kept enough they cuddled to keep warm. They did fine. I even did that with the babies I ordered in november since i kept them inside the house. I used a small...
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    Rooster? Raising Chicks?

    More of black beard.
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    Rooster? Raising Chicks?

    Spice doesnt seem to have streamers. Here is a pic of my silkie roo for comparison purposes. His streamers had to grow back in after i got him. Females will mount sometimes .. Its part of the pecking order. When they mate .. The male jumps on the female biting her neck. They both wiggle their...
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    Kind of confused...

    How old is she and how long has she been laying? That egg looks similar to my egg yesterday from my bo. That face tho
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    Heavy 17 week birds - breed?

    I just culled my cornish maybe 2 weeks ago.. So about 20 weeks. Dressed out between 9 and 11 pounds. Mostly did it because they are aggressive to my other ones about food and i wanted to stop going through so much feed. We eat them. Even brined for a couple days they were still tough and...
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    Buff orpingtons 1sr egg

    That explains so much :) Next batch i will separate it . thanks
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    Buff orpingtons 1sr egg

    Thabk you. I also get a big bag of wild bird seed. Its budget friendly and i just mix it in. We eat their eggs most of the time but sometimes i make them eggs to give them some boost. I think eggs are a huge boost for anyone. Especially if they need something protein rich to help health...
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