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We currently have 8 laying hens. This year we added 6 Speckled Sussex, 4 broilers and 3 ducklings who are all a couple weeks old. Well yesterday I was picking up some feed and fell in love with the tiny bantam babies at the store...so I brought 5 home! There were all different kinds in the bin...

Thank you so much for the info! We have a blue clip on a black sex link pullet so I'm assuming it doesn't have to do with gender in her case. How long should I leave the ID clips on? Do they always remain?

Clockwise from top of chick picture is 2 Golden Sex Link, Easter Egger and Black Sex Link. Under a week old, picked up at the local feed store yesterday. Each kid got their own chick to take care of plus one for mommy and daddy. Arielle with Goldie, Leilani with Sophia, Loic with Lois and...

I have tried to no avail to find this answer on my own, I think it must be so basic I cannot find the answer, or I am using incorrect terms to find the answer. My chicks came home from a farm store yesterday, I am guessing they are a range of 2-5 days old. Two are a bit bigger with more wing...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are very new to chickens, we brought home our first 4 today! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Four (3) What breeds do you have? We have 2 Golden Sex Link, 1 Black Sex Link and 1 Easter Egger (4) How did you...