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    "Small order fee"

    I ordered six chicks from Meyers Hatchery the end of October. I didn't see a small order fee, but shipping was expensive - cost more than the birds. I should never have ordered in the winter. As luck would have it the day they shipped was a fluke - brutally cold with snow. Though they were...
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    Defored Little Girl

    The lower leg itself is twisted. I don't think I can fix that; she's stubbornly hanging on, though. She stands on the one leg and rests her other side on the low perch I have set up. When she comes out of hiding to eat, she eats and drinks heartily. Other than the deformity, she seems very...
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    Defored Little Girl

    I could try, but I'm wondering if, at nearly four weeks, it would help?
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    Defored Little Girl

    Meyer. I should not have ordered in the winter, as I live in Colorado. That's on me. They refunded me for the two chicks that died within 48 hours, but the other one died a day later - outside the window for refund. Though I picked up the chicks immediately, they likely were in the cold in a...
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    Defored Little Girl

    I'm not sure if this is the correct thread, but here goes. I'm new at chickens. I have four 15-week pullets outside that I bought as chicks from a feed store. They are doing fine. Three weeks ago, I ordered six chicks from a hatchery. Three survived. The new chicks are in the house in a...
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    Hello, Fellow chick chicks and rooster guys!

    This is my first time raising chickens. I have four pullets who are 12 weeks old and live outside in their Eglu coop and run. I had six, but two were done in by either a coyote or a bobcat when they were running around my fenced, but uncovered patio and my back was turned for a few minutes. I...
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