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  1. slaird61

    What are these packing peanuts?

    I was also supposed to have one gold sex link pullet in the bunch and I can't tell which one she is. Anyone have any advice? I'll get better photos of the pullets and packing peanuts together later. I did find one chick that was red like these roos but he/she has a dark dot on her head and a...
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    What are these packing peanuts?

    I got 15 males for warmth in an order from Ideal. What are they?
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    New baby chicks from Ideal but some were missing

    You all are probably right. They were probably just left out. That makes me feel better for the chicks anyway. The box didn't look tampered with or anything.
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    New baby chicks from Ideal but some were missing

    The people at Ideal were very professional and helpful. I have no complaints against them. I'm glad they likely just forgot the 4 chicks because I would hate to think something bad happened to them in transit. I hope I get as few "packing peanuts" as possible. What breeds are the packing peanuts...
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    New baby chicks from Ideal but some were missing

    After a month of waiting my new chicks finally came in last week but 2 were dead and 4 were missing. 3 of the missing chicks were Egyptian Fayoumis (which were the breed I was most excited about) and 1 was a Silver Laced Polish. I called Ideal and they were very apologetic and offered to refund...
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    Which Barred Plymouth Rock roo should I keep?

    Thank you for your reply. My main goal for my chickens is egg production. I want to keep a rooster so I will have some fertile eggs for hatching. My favorite rooster is the biggest one because he is the one who always comes up to me and he is the prettiest in my opinion but I don't want to make...
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    Which Barred Plymouth Rock roo should I keep?

    I have three 7 month old Barred Plymouth Rock roosters and I have thirteen 16 week old pullets (RIRs, BOs, BSLs, EEs and 2 silkies). I have not mixed the roos with the pullets yet but I need to soon so the pullets will have access to their nest boxes. I've decided to get rid of two of the roos...
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    Interesting video promo for Meyer Hatchery

    I noticed this video on Youtube and thought it was interesting. It is produced by Meyer Hatchery and shows you (in short) how they incubate their eggs and hatch, sort, box, ship their chicks. I wondered what the inside of these large hatcheries looks like and how they sort the chicks, etc. so I...
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    Sexing at a hatchery

    Wow that is really interesting! I wonder if feather sexing like that works for every breed? I was surprised at how rough the hatchery people and machines were with the chicks. Chicks are a lot less fragile than I thought. I can't wait for the hatchery workers to chunk my little bitties down a...
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    Having trouble deciding which rooster to sell

    Thank you for your replies. I do want to mix the roos with the pullets so I can have fertilized eggs plus I only have one big coop. The little pullets are staying in a dog igloo at night which won't be suitable when they start laying. The pullets and the roosters' runs are right next to each...
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    Having trouble deciding which rooster to sell

    I have 3 Plymouth Barred Rock roosters who are about 7-8 months old and I have 13 pullets who are 13 weeks old. The pullets and roos are not in the same pen yet because of the size/age difference but once the pullets are big enough I would like to mix them with the roos. I have decided to get...
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    NPIP certification

    My chickens were tested for NPIP certification this morning and all were negative! It went very smoothly and was very easy. Now I can relax.
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    13 wk old silkies... male or female? (photo heavy)

    Chick 1 Chick 2 Both
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    Are you still sure it's a roo? (photo heavy)

    My Buff Orpington at 13 weeks old. Everyone guessed he was a roo before but now that he's older I just wanted to get a second opinion. Are you sure he's a he?
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    New fuzzy butts coming!!

    Michigan Transplant, I don't know exactly how many chickens makes someone a chicken hoarder but I just watched an episode of "Animal Hoarders" on Animal Planet and a guy had 150 chickens living in his house (not in cages). I'm pretty sure I draw the line at letting chickens free range in my...
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    New fuzzy butts coming!!

    Because I don't want to become a chicken hoarder. I'm already well on my way to being the crazy chicken lady. You BYC people are a baaad influence.
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    New fuzzy butts coming!!

    And how bad do you all think it's going to be when your local feed stores have Easter chicks available? Every year I look at those babies and think about how bad I want to buy them. This year I have the facilities for chickies. I don't know how I'm going to restrain myself!
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    Suddenly can't walk! How to make Chicken shoes for adult hen!!!??

    Ask your vet for something injectable. It couldn't get worse, right?
  19. slaird61

    NPIP certification

    Great! That's what I was wondering. Now I just have to decide how I'm going to catch my big roosters. I think I'll get them off their roost the night before and put them in cages. That should make things easier.
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    NPIP certification

    My state vet is coming out to my house on Tuesday to test all of my chickens so they can be NPIP certified. I am a little nervous about this because I hope none of them have Pullerium (spelling?). The vet says it's rare for one to test positive but still... How many of you have had your flock...
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