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    Mold Growing in Sand

    Ok, yeah I might try that if this doesn't work. I've been looking at it, but just didn't have enough to get all that I would need today. The lime I got is pure calcium carbonate and the diatomatious earth is food grade, so I'm hoping it will be safe since I mixed it in pretty thick near the...
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    Mold Growing in Sand

    It seems like in the run, underneath/near their food/water buckets, we are having issues with mold growing. I'm certain it's the feed, as they scratch and dig it deeper into the sand (or we clean the run and the feed mixes in). The bottom inch of our sand seems to be staying damp, as it's been...
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    Guess Chicks Gender and Breed (Just For Fun)

    yeah, tbh that is what made me assume cockerel early on, just because that started to show within the first few weeks. There are some other signs too. Though, I do have one friend who has a EE hen with rust in the male pattern, so I kinda keep up hope. Though, I know it's not very common... lol.
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    Guess Chicks Gender and Breed (Just For Fun)

    Thank you! I know I'm partial to them ❤️. I'm certain #4 is a cockerel and #3 is a pullet, and like 50/50 on #5 being a cockerel. #4, has been crowing up a storm since he learned how the other day, so I can't deny that one any longer. So he's officially been name changed to "a boy named sue...
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    Guess Chicks Gender and Breed (Just For Fun)

    Well, you are very right about 4 lol. Rose crowed today, so I know she is actually a he 100%. So far the only one to do so, plus the comb just blew up and turned super red over night. You are also right about #2, Veronica, she is def an opal legbar! AHAHA. She got the little poof on the top of...
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    Mentally Challenged Orpington Pullet

    OH they def can! AHAHAHA. I would def rule out other issues, like vitamins deficiencies and whatnot, but my friend has one chicken we call "hayhay" (from moana) because she acts JUST like it. She literally has little to not self preservation or fear of things it should... and there is more than...
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    Colored egg mystery

    Yeah i woudl be curious if it's the hatchery specific or not! I got mine from Meyer. I only really noticed mine, because I got 1 "meal maker" chick, and IDK what breed it is. So trying to kinda figure that out, I noticed the legs. One of my girls legs are VERY blue though so IDK how I didn't...
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    I’ve Never Had A “Normal” Animal

    Yeah, mine won't roost in their coop, but they will in their run. 🤷‍♀️ 😂 They are almost 8 weeks. They even have to walk over the roosts to get in/out of their coop... LOL. So I know they can get to them! I figure they will eventually figure it out when they are too big to comfortably sit...
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    Colored egg mystery

    Do you ahve pictures of the ones you think are Comet or Red? I'm just curious now what they look like. I don't know much, I just know all my easter eggers which came from the same hatery on the same day..... now all look so very different. 😂 NONE are the same size or shape or color XD. The...
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    Do Chicks Care About Calcium? Or is it about companies and outdated studies

    TBH my biggest thing is, it's that chick starter/grow or even all flock feeds DO have calcium, just a lot less than layer feeds. Its around .8-1.8% calcium for starter/grower typically, similar for all flock feeds, whereas layer feeds have closer to 3-4%. So it's not like they are adviced to...
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    Hen died today while napping after being a little tired yesterday. Any ideas what happened or what I could have done? :(

    OH ME TOO! lol. I go into a spiral when ANY pet passing, and it's what kinda kept me hesitant on chickens. I knew I would get so attached to each of them, and their lives are so short 😭 I finally got some, and read threads like this all day just to mentally prepare myself for the inevitable.
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    Hen died today while napping after being a little tired yesterday. Any ideas what happened or what I could have done? :(

    I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I have no real help, other than to say that don't blame yourself! ❤️ It sounds like you gave her a wonderful life for those few years, and that you were doing the best you could. I wouldn't be too concerned if all the other chickens seem to be doing well...
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    Guess Chicks Gender and Breed (Just For Fun)

    Just curious on which three you think are cockriels? TBH I was pretty sure I had at least two, but just curious which is the 3rd you think.
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    Rooster or hen

    TBH finding a home for a rooster can be hard... sadly... Not saying it's impossible, if you do decide to go that route. Just don't be discouraged if it doesn't work out right away. There will be some people willing to take a rooster for a meat bird though... As for personality wise with...
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    Guess Chicks Gender and Breed (Just For Fun)

    38 Days (5 weeks and 3 days) So I'm pretty sure I had it wrong initially, but I'm also not positive. It's the tail feathers that have me kinda confused... Iva Jean is still the only one with the comb getting pinker and shoulders getting red, making me think that "she" is really my rooster. But...
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    Guess Chicks Gender and Breed (Just For Fun)

    Welp I think I might have been wrong 😂 . Iva Jean has been showing a lot of random pops red on the shoulders, and getting a larger/pinker comb than the others. While George Roogan has not... So tbh, I might have them backwards. Figure it will just become "Georgia Chigan" and "Ivan Gene" if I...
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    What do you keep in your dual purpose chicken First-Aid kit?

    Yeah, they are amazing. They've seen all of my pets like dogs and cats for almost all my life. We live pretty rural, and so they have helped with random things too like my pet skunk LOL. Hence why they already have waivers written up for a lot of random things. lol. We do have one more farm...
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    What do you keep in your dual purpose chicken First-Aid kit?

    Thank you all for the amazing advice! This will all be really helpful. I'll look into all of this for sure. The brands and stores will really help me kinda price some of this stuff to see what I might wait for, and some idea of how long I have to withdraw or not. This is kinda why I was...
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    What do you keep in your dual purpose chicken First-Aid kit?

    Oh I woul dhave never thought about viks. I will def have to try the clorexidin disinfectant too. I don't want to sanatize too much, but sometimes just a little can help a sick chicken kinda get over the edge.
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    What do you keep in your dual purpose chicken First-Aid kit?

    Ok perfect! Thanks for the advice! Yeah I planned on using some type of dewormer if it was needed, just wasn't sure the rules and what not surrounding eating. Though, this is a good place to start for some extra research on how long and whatnot, and a great place to start! ❤️
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