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    Comment by 'peck peck peck' in album 'Default'

    I love that rooster picture. What a pretty bird. Do you have any picts of your black sexlinks?
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    Do I have the right feeder?

    From what i understand, scratch is as the name implies. It is a mix of grains that you put out for them to scratch around for in there never ending search for something to eat and do. It keeps them busy. Even more so if their pen does not have grass or weeds for them to forage around in.
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    Do I have the right feeder?

    I started feeding my chicks with a similar feeder. They quickly out grew it and now they eat from a feeding bowl that i hang on the bottom of my fence. They really pig out now that they are about 8 weeks old. If i leave it on the ground the little ones will stand in it, or the bigger ones will...
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    Is my bird a black sexlink?

    We got 2 chicks at a farmers market that were to be barred rocks. I read on byc that barred rocks have a white patch on top of there head. My chicks did not. Now they are almost 6 weeks old and are turning red around the neck and chest. Turns out that if they are black stars then the guy at the...
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    I've been a byc reader for about a year and decided to join up :)

    Thank you for responding!
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    My first chicks!

    You will be amazed how fast they will grow. Take pictures now and again in 3 weeks. It's fun to watch them grow. They go from fluffy to ugly and before you know it........they are big. Welcome.
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    I've been a byc reader for about a year and decided to join up :)

    Hi. After a failed attempt to keep some chickens last year, I am trying again with a new plan. Last year I learned how determined the predetors are to have a chicken dinner. Mainly fox and red tail hawks. I built a real pen this time with wood and wire. The metal fence post and wire were too...
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