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    Rooster or hen?

    I had 4 eggs that were hatched in October. One is definitely a rooster, one (not pictured) is a hen, but I can't tell what the two behind the obvious rooster are. Based on their head, they look like hens, but their tails are throwing me off. Any ideas? They're about 2-1/2 months.
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    Chicks Dying

    I have the same issue. We're on our 3 batch this year. in the first 2 batches, only 2 survived in each batch. We just had 5 hatch yesterday, we took them immediately and put them in bin with water and medicated crumble and a heat lamp. one of the chicks was completely fine this morning but by...
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    Baby chick born in coop

    I haven't put any oyster shells out just yet. I wasn't sure how to keep them away from the chick. Is your feeder hanging so the chick can't reach it or is it on the ground? Will the chick not eat it naturally?
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    Baby chick born in coop

    One of my hens hatched an egg earlier this month (we think it was earlier this month). She walked out of the coop with the baby for the first time on October 5th. at the time I immediately read a bunch of posts here regarding chicken feed. The mother hen was crushing the adult food to feed the...
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    Pasty Bottom

    Thanks, I'll get a thermometer and check the temp.
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    Pasty Bottom

    Thanks. What temperature should the brooder be? I have a red light raised about 14" from the bottom.
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    Pasty Bottom

    Hello, I'm new to raising chickens. My daughter and I just picked up 3 on Friday. I have one with a case of pasty bottom. I realized this on Sunday night when it started to act lethargic. And I saw the poo on its bottom. Thanks to this forum, I was able to clean it and by Monday evening it...
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