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    Chick or dude

    Cockerels develop nice large combs very early. By the time a hens' comb and wattles are of comparable size, the hen is usually fully grown. Cockerel, it only takes a few months to get huge. In my limited experience anyway.
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    Getting more chicks next week

    Just some pictures of the cuties. So far these have been the happiest and peppiest chicks I've gotten. All previous chicks I've gotten came from a local feed store. They would always be very skidish and flee anytime you reached in the box. I don't know if having them up on a car table with a...
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    Getting more chicks next week

    The girls are here! All arrived alive and looking good. No dropping wings, all peppy and ready for water and food. Of course they had to jump into the water. Their chick heating pad is ready to go too if they want it. I'm also trying the table idea I read on here, to help them not be so scared...
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    Updates on the last pages: Neighbor is threatening me and my chickens

    I haven't finished reading all the replies but had to stop and comment on this. If he is a drunkard, then 98% of his erratic behavior is related to that. My dad is this way. You never know if he is going to be in a good mood or bad, and a conversation can start out really nice and one word can...
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    Molting or worse??? ☹️

    They will pull at the baby fuzz as their feathers grow in.
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    Getting more chicks next week

    I was going back and forth between McMurray and cackle and finally decided on cackle. They had a minimum order of 15 chicks but you could combine breeds with each breed a minimum order of 3. That worked for me since we wanted at least 15 anyway. I haven't had chicks in the summer before so...
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    Getting more chicks next week

    I've been nervous to mail order too. So it will be a learning experience. Hopefully it ends up ok. And in my area the only time to get a variety of chick breeds is Feb-May. So if you ever want some later in the year or a better variety you usually need to mail order.
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    Getting more chicks next week

    Thank you! I got some electrolytes and probiotics.
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    Getting more chicks next week

    Chicken math! I ordered some chicks and they will be here mid next week. I have never mail ordered chicks before. Any tips? I ended up getting a mixture of chicks (15 total) I've already had and one new breed to see how they work. Ordered from Cackle Hatchery. I got black australorp, white...
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    My friends' art

    I kinda told them the same thing. Thanks everyone!
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    My friends' art

    Hello all, My friends created this art out of recycled (or would it be reclaimed?) glass they found at the beach in Florida. One did the letter the other the glass work. They asked if I would share it with you and see what you guys thought. Would it be something that might sell you think?
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said😂😱

    Well, this lady wouldn't know that honestly. She really thought it was chickens, and also didn't know chickens could lay any color other than brown or white.
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said😂😱

    my dad: How many roosters do you have? none dad: then how are you getting eggs? my dad also grew up on a farm and they had chickens.... elderly lady after i brought my multi colored eggs: "How do you feed your chickens separate?" what do you mean? elderly lady: "because you know how what they...
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    Wont eat eggs because of rooster?

    I honestly wouldn't tell them I used my flock eggs, I'd let them think I used store eggs just for them. It's ridiculous to think store eggs are any better or healthier, so I wouldn't feel bad making them think otherwise. The only problem I have run into was when we first starting giving our...
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    Egg eaters-certain breeds prone?

    They have plenty of oyster shell available at all times. We just switched from layer feed to all flock since we added the young ones in the mix about 3 weeks ago. This was becoming problem before we switched food but it just got a lot worse in the last week. We also give them scraps and they...
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