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    WINNER ANNOUNCED Comb Contest 2014 - Single

    Breed: Australorp x Rhode Island Red Age: 1 year, 2 months Gender: Female
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    Chicks outside??

    I made the huge mistake of letting my chicks get some supervised exposure to sun and dirt when they were about a week old, and after that all they wanted to do was get out again! I ended up putting them outside during the day once they were 3 weeks old, and putting them back in their brooder...
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    Chickens Fav Treats!!!!

    On all the websites I've just looked at, it seems that mostly happens with cooked (rather than raw) bones. My chickens' favourite treats in order of preference are: - mealworms - dried goji berries / raisins - cooked chicken - greek yogurt - fresh fruit and veg (grapes, lettuce, cucumber...
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    mixing 14 weeks with 2 weeks?

    They're 9 weeks old now. I might just be giving this too much thought thought xD I suspect that one is a cockerel because its hackle feathers are more pointed than the other one's, and it will puff them out when spooked, whereas the other one just freezes. Size-wise, the 'male' is smaller, but...
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    mixing 14 weeks with 2 weeks?

    Thank you :) Since it was my first time, I wasn't too sure about getting more than 2 at once, just in case I was overrun LOL. In retrospect, that probably would have been best, but it's obviously too late now :d I'm not sure that I could find pullets the same age as my current ones, but I'll...
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    mixing 14 weeks with 2 weeks?

    Hi guys! I've been lurking for the past 3 months, and finally bought my very first two chickens on the 29th of September (about a week after I found BYC). Finally decided to make an account to ask this question :D I plan on buying 2 more chicks during Christmas week, when my current chooks...
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