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    Can chicks over-eat?

    She's a light Sussex, no doubt about it. She's not wearing Ugg Boots, and we're in Australia. Sorry I will fix up my profile to indicate that. Looking at her today, I can see that she's not massively larger than the other two Sussex, but definitely somewhat larger and makes the Australorp look...
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    Can chicks over-eat?

    Ok here you go, she is a 31 day old Light Sussex.
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    Can chicks over-eat?

    Ok, will try to do so in the next few days.
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    Can chicks over-eat?

    Thanks for the replies. Hopefully she isn't a cockerel, no signs at all of it yet and she looks identical around the small comb she's developing as her 2 Sussex sisters. Other than her love of food, she doesn't show any other dominating signs around the other birds. She pushes the other birds...
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    Can chicks over-eat?

    She seems to eat a lot all the time! I guess the fact she's gaining size even faster than her sisters means all is well, but didn't know if growing too fast could cause an issue. I've heard it can with broilers like Cornish X, but presume with this breed if she's progressing and all that food is...
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    Can chicks over-eat?

    I have 5 chicks, now 4 weeks old, and they seem to be doing fine. They are in the brooder during the night, but during the day they live outside in a temporary pen we move around the garden so they can scratch around. They love that, and in Australia the temperature during the day now is quite...
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    Growth difference between breeds?

    Thanks Karen no tractor Supply down here in Australia but I'll look into the grit. They're just scratching in their garden finding their own at the moment. All the birds are still doing great, and I've just accepted the Australorp is going to be different. Yesterday I was just a bit concerned...
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    Growth difference between breeds?

    Ok thanks very much. Once every day or two we give them a very small amount of egg yolk added to their regular starter crumble and mixed with water to form a type of mush. I just don't want to do it too often as they seem to be eating very well on the crumble alone and I don't want to spoil...
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    Growth difference between breeds?

    Hi, I have 5 chicks, hatched on 22 October, so 10 days old today. These are my first chickens and so far they seem to be going great. I just had them out in the garden for their first outing, which seemed to be quite the adventure for them. I have an Australorp, a Barnevelder, a Sussex buff...
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