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    Not Feeling the Love

    Enjoying some afternoon chicken time, but Gracie is in no mood to cuddle. She isn't shy about telling me.
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    Crazy Comb?!

    Meet Nadia. I am a newbie chicken mama and Nadia's comb is very, very different from the others. I think she's either a gold laced Wyandotte or Seabright. Is this comb growth normal?
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    Help ID My Bantams!

    I know!! We live in the city, so I'm hoping he will be a quiet, well-behaved boy and we can keep him. If not, he has a deluxe farm home where he can charm all the ladies.
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    Help ID My Bantams!

    I have 8 lovely teenage chicks, but have only been able to identify 4 of them. Thoughts on the remaining bunch?? Gracie. Marta. Penelope. Arnold. I've looked at so many chicken pictures that my mind is mush!!!! :)
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    Scared of the Hen House

    So my bantam girls are finally big enough to stay outside. They love exploring the coop run area, but are scared of the enclosed portion. I am feeling like such a rookie, but how can I encourage them to go in there and sleep at night? I've already decided it's a downside of this coop that...
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    Toys and Introductions

    I read that one cheap item chicks like to play with is a CD ... hung so they can see their reflection. Mine wouldn't go near it! All I've been able to tempt them with is small logs. Do I need to make special toy 'introductions' so they aren't afraid? And speaking of introductions, is there...
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    Is My She a He?

    I'm a new chick mamma and the babies are now three weeks old. I have one chick who is the odd one out .... feathers are 'messy' and the comb is far more pronounced. I don't know the exact type, but they're a bantam ... and looked like a chipmunk when little. I live in the city, so no boys...
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    Greetings!

    Hi everyone, I am a first time chick mama and absolutely loving it! I live in the city, so only have six little bantams … hopefully all girls. They are now two weeks old and are starting to look adorably awkward with their feathers coming in. Meet the girls ... clockwise from the top right...
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