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I am new to backyard chickens (the chicks are still in my house in a brooder while I attempt to build a coop). I really like the idea of sand, but have one question.......if in the winter you move the food and water inside the hen house, will the girls use it for dust baths and get it in their...

A bit concerned, I just bought my first two chicks and they are supposed to be buff orpington pullets. There's no way these babies are six weeks old and one is darker than the other. Living in town I can't have a rooster. Is it possible to tell sex when just a few days old?

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