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i think she's going to be ok, she's walking around and eating, but she still seems to be a little out of it. im so glad we were out there when it happened or i know it would have been a lot worse!

luckily we were outside with them and saw it happen and were able to scare away the hawk before it could do much more than dive at the chick. there are no visible wounds but she has a little blood coming from her beak and acting strange. she is also making a clicking noise. shes in my lap right...

Quote: Thanks! I ordered the Australorp, BCM, BR, and 1 EE, from Meyer, and then the infamous "chicken math" hit me and I went to the feed store (the day after I got my 1st chicks ever) and picked up the Buff Orpington, and one more EE!

now that I have enough posts to upload pictures, I thought I'd share. here some at one day old and at one week with their new roost that they LOVE

I just got my chicks last week it is so much fun!

I picked out a cute little chick from the feed store, she is chipmunk patterned so I assumed that she is an easter egger, but she has yellow legs. do all easters have green legs or could they be yellow. And if they are yellow does that indicate the color egg she'll eventually lay? I'd post a pic...

Diamond Wire Farms your eggs are gorgeous!! Thanks to you and grammypam plus pouring over the BCM thread in the breeds section I'm getting pretty excited! but I'm not sure I can wait until next year for the welsummers, this so called "chicken math" has gotten a hold of me, and I've already...

we just got the call from the hatchery and the good news is that the chicks are on their way! and I'm not sure if it is bad news but one of the breeds we chose welsummer, is not available at this time so they are substituting a black copper marans. we ordered these chicks months ago so of...

hello, my baby chicks will be here soon and i want to make sure I have everything they'll need when they get here! Thanks to this site im pretty sure I have a good set up for my brooder, but what else do they need? I have purina starter crumbles, is that all they eat? and sorry if this is a...

too bad about the spammers, but I'm glad to know that it wasnt just me, I thought I was going crazy!

so I'm new to BYC and online forums in general, id like to personalize my profile but I don't see the Personality link on my profile page. I watched the video on the FAQ page about uploading an avatar but i still can't figure it out

Hello all! I'm a newbie to chickens, and I am so happy to have found BYC to help guide me along the way! We've placed an order with Meyer hatchery and are expecting (4) one day old chicks in feb. a barred rock, a black australorp, an EE, and a welsummer. I am already a proud mama!