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    And lessen the crowd again if possible...

    Any thoughts on this one - pullet or cockerel? Same bird in both photos (the bird on the left in the 2nd photo).
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    I need to lessen the crowd...

    I have a few too many birds, and a friend interested in a cockerel or two. I know it's early at appx 5 weeks, but can you tell me your best guess the sex of this one? If you know the breed, that would be interesting too.
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    New Member, Hello Everyone

    Hi! Welcome!
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    I have two birds with the chipmunk markings which look the same except for their wings. One has long wings to the tail while the other one has shorter wings. Can I safely assume the long wings would be the cockerel & the short wings would be the pullet? The left & center birds are in...
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    Cozy Products Pet Heater with Thermopeep Heated Pad - Usage w/ wood shavings

    Since it's so stinking cold in our garage today, I thought I should try to keep the heat trapped a bit with a little foil roof from the heater over to a small storage tub.
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    Cozy Products Pet Heater with Thermopeep Heated Pad - Usage w/ wood shavings

    The heat lamp in our garage was causing me a bit of worry knowing how some start fires. And, it's below avg temps here right now - below 30F at night and not much higher during the day. So, I ordered the Cozy Products Pet Heater along with a Thermopeep Heated Pad after reading that these are...
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    Hi!

    You & me both! I got away to Hawaii & Costa Rica this winter for a bit. It was very difficult to pack up & fly home. The wind in eastern SD is incessant & has such a cold bite IMO. Not sure how I overlooked that when we settled here.
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    Hi!

    Hi, Welcome! I grew up in Detroit Lakes. Living in Eastern SD now. Right now, the weather is too cold eh! We bought 13 chicks recently - a mix of breeds for better or worse. Just getting in to chickens. I sure miss the geography and TREES in Minnesota. I try to get a dose of MN by...
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    how to clean pasty butt on chics and questions on care

    We tried dipping our chicks bottoms in a small container of water. This really seemed to freak them out. It was a battle. So, I filled a squirt/mist bottle with warm water and some olive oil and now squirt/mist that right on the paste. They don't freak out as much and it also does loosen up...
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    Perfect....ugh!

    I'm glad to read all turn out well. Had a similar situation here yesterday where my teen daughter got the task of trying to clean a few pastey chick butts. Afterwards, the one chick was under the heat lamp with one wing held out, one leg stretched out oddly and looking like death. I was...
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    New from Eastern South Dakota

    Thanks for the info! I guess I got a little ahead of myself & put questions in my new member thread. :-) I'll move them to the appropriate threads.
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    New from Eastern South Dakota

    Hi All! Great site here! We just got our first chicks yesterday. So far, so good. The people at the store weren't sure what the one chick breed was. We know we got (3) bantams, (2) asian blacks, and (2) ?leghorns?.
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