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    Any experiences with Healthy Chicks and More

    Last year I ordered from them and they totally messed up my order. I wanted 6 buff brahmas, and received 6 light brahmas instead ( I already had some, so I gave them to a friend) 2 of the 10 died just after receiving them from the PO. Two others were roos, even tho I ordered pullets. They did...
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    Local small order hatcheries?

    Hi there, I live in So Utah also (cedar City) and if you are close, perhaps we could share an order in the Spring. Also, you can get them at IFA and Cal Ranch, but if you want soemthing unique or special, its better to order by mail. I have used Cackle and Healthy chickens and more in the past...
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    partridge or golden brahmas

    Last year I got a beautiful buff brahma (LF) from "Healthy Chciks and more", one of the only places I could find that offered sexed large fowl buff brahmas. I don't know if this is the same as "golden" or not, but other than them messing up my order and sending light brahmas instead of the...
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    Please tell me I have hens! PIC HEAVY

    I too would say pullets, I have 2 myself, and they are very similar. One of mine is much bigger than her sis, and not very interested in me, while the other one loves my lap. They are beautiful girls. I loved them so much that this year I ordered 6 buff brahmas from Healthy chicks and more...
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    Small eggs????pic's

    WOW, look at the difference in those eggs. Amazing. Thanks for posting the pics. Do you think chicken size has something to do with egg size in regular size (not bantams) chcikens, or is more by breed?
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    Good treats for baby chicks?

    Sometimes it takes a while for the chicks to start liking treats, but do not worry. They will all eventually turn into garbage disposals if given enough time and treats. But they don't NEED treats, we as their keepers just NEED to spoil them, right?
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    Got my chicks today !!!!! PICS

    I received chicks from Cackle 2 times, and always had great luck with them. My 3 EE's from them are just terrific lap cuddelers, but only 2 of them lay green eggs, and the other one lays a shiny brown one. Its a good thing she is so pretty because I really wanted green eggs. It looks like you...
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    A few newb molting questions :)

    Well, I don't know about bantams since I only have large heavy fowl, but they are just getting their first real feathers. They should go through another real molt at about 18 months-the kind where they look really ugly for weeks at a time and the whole coop is full of feathers. I had about 6...
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    accidentally introduced 5 week old chicks to adult hens!

    Lucky You, and what a relief, huh! They must be happy girls. Good for you.
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    new chick is relentless on toes!

    I had one chick that would not stop pecking the others eyes, so I put it in "chicki prison" or maybe" time out" is a better term. Anyway, I left it in the same brooder, but put a wired cage/basket thing over it. I only put her in it for like 5 or 10 minutes at a time, but I did it a few times...
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    Do Chickens Get Bored?

    If you have room in your run, add a bale of hay/alfalfa. Mine will spend hours on top of it, trying to get some of the still green leaves, or picking at the sides of it. Sometimes I put the scratch on top of it, to add to the fun of looking for something. Also, I used one of those suet holders...
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    Soft Shelled Egg

    My alpha RIR hen (3 years old now) started laying soft shell egss after her molt. They tend to drop at night from the roost, as I find them in the "poop pile" in the mornings about 3 times a week. I don't think she will ever go back to regular shell eggs, as I think she might have some internal...
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    Green eggs that turned blue

    Thanks all for the different opinions. That's why I love this place. Yes, the inside of my EE green eggs do show some blue coloring too, but the outside shell color of robin's blue was just a 2 time miracle I guess. As for all my other hens, which have been laying almost a year (some 2 years)...
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    How do I keep my chickens off the porch?

    Well, we have what we call "the poop deck" and its not on a boat either, so I know your frustration. My neighbor keeps a spray bottle handy and whenever chickens come on to her patio she gives them a quick squirt and they run away. Of course you can't be there with a water bottle all the time. I...
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    Green eggs that turned blue

    After 6 months of one of my EE's always laying green eggs, I got 2 very blue eggs one week. Anybody else ever have this happen? She is now back to laying all green eggs. Maybe something in her diet? I was so excited to see blue eggs that I didn't eat them for weeks, just opening the carton every...
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