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    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    I love the BO's! I'm wondering if it's ok to keep one or two standard size BO hens in the same run & coop with bantams? About 10 - 12 bantams, mostly silkies & brahmas. Would they get along ok?
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    Sexing Help, Please

    We are pretty unsure about whether our chicks are pullets or cockerels and would like some help sexing them. Mystery, Blackie, and Buffy are Brahmas, and Duchess is a D'uccle; all bantams. They are all 5 weeks old. We also have some silkies, but I'll put those in the silkie thread in a day or...
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    Official BYC Poll: Why Do You Have Chickens - Select All That Apply

    We, my daughter and I, are new to chickens. We just started keeping them this year. Started because we wanted organic eggs, but now I have to say they rank high on the pet scale as well! I didn't expect them to have such engaging personalities, or to be so sweet. Plus they are just fun and...
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    Chick with Crop Issue

    We have 9 chicks, 6 that are 4 weeks old and 3 silkies that are 3 weeks old. One of our three-week-old silkies seems to have either an impacted crop or sour crop. They are on chick starter/grower and yesterday they ate some fresh plants. we offered chick grit also. This afternoon one of our...
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