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    First Egg Countdown

    I've got at least 4 of my girls laying. One EE,BR,'Lorp and RIR for sure. My son picked up a RIR and she laid an egg on his foot :D I was stunned the EE would start laying, there were no signs at all. I think everyone else will be starting very soon as they are all looking and acting ready. I...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    Well someone is laying:D I've got 10 girls. BO, BR, RIR,EE and one Australorp. There are 21 weeks. We got two eggs Monday and one so far today. Same size and same color. Little (and so cute) but shell is nice and strong. My #1 candidate would be my top of the pecking order BR. Either her or...
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    No roo? Too much to hope for?

    My chicks are almost 7 weeks old. None of them have a red comb, many have no discernible comb at all. A couple have very small combs and a few small combs with a tinge of pink at the base. A few have pink-dark pink skin wear their wattles will be but no wattles actually hanging down at all. My...
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    How old are my Buff Orpingtons?

    This is Violet. She is a 6 week old BO pullet.
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    Post pics of your chicks thread!!!

    Violet says Happy St. Patrick's Day! with a little clover in her beak. Violet is a 6 week old BO.
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    How old are my Buff Orpingtons?

    I have 4 BO chicks. They are 6 weeks old today. Your chicks look like mine did a week or two ago. Mine are also supposedly pullets and none of them have ANY pink or red in their combs. Two have almost no comb at all the other two have a little comb but it has no color at all. So sorry you were...
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    I am interested in easter eggers!

    I have the bottom ones twin sister:D Not surprising since my EEs came from Ideal also.
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    My babies with my "babies". We took the brooder outside for the first time so the girls could scratch around and experience the environment that will be their permanent home. Of course, the kids couldn't leave them be. The chicks don't mind, they see people, including the kids as a source of...
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    Good treats for baby chicks?

    My guys are almost 5 Weeks. Their fave treats are grapes, cucumber, hard boiled egg and oatmeal. They'll eat other things like Cheerios and blueberries but they arent chicken crack like their favorites. Sometimes think docs should prescribe chickens for depression. Nothing like watching a game...
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    The post office is killing my babies!

    Im outside SA. My chicks shipped Wednesday afternoon and I picked them up at 6 AM Thursday. I got mine from Ideal. I culled one BO that was crossbeaked bit the other 25 are 4 weeks old and thriving. How healthy they are in the long term and how they lay remains to be seen. I hhave BO, BR, Lorps...
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    Treats for Chicks. When? How Much? And what?

    I tried a few treats here and there but my chicks really didn't want or like anything other than their chick feed until about 3 weeks. They will be 4 weeks tomorrow and there are things they LOVE like hard boiled egg and grapes. When I tried grapes when they were 1 week they could not have cared...
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    UGH!

    I'm a newbie, I've only been at this a few weeks. I have enough knowledge to be seriously ticked at some strangers though. I just went to the P.O.. It was 1:30PM. There were chicks peeping in the back. LOUDLY. Postmistress has already called twice and the people say they 'will be down in a few...
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    A little overboard

    The chicks outgrew my slap-dash brooders as expected. I decided to just bite the bullet and build one. I went a little overboard. Well, go big or go home, right? 25 3 week olds now have 64 sq ft of brooder space to run around in. Their games of keep away are really hysterical now as they can get...
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    crossbeak?

    I had an orpington like that come in my hatchery order. I put her down as soon as it was apparent she was unable to eat on her own.
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    overwhelmed...

    :D There is so much, isn't there? I'm new to this too. For myself, I try and stick to the forums that address what I need to know *now* and important information that I need in planning (like coop requirements). My chicks are healthy now I don't need to read on how to treat a chicken with a...
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    Best roofing material for heat and sun

    We have quite a bit of ventilation planned. Metal painted white maybe? It is going to be hot no matter what we use I just want the least hot possible :D Metal just says hot to me but I can see where they polycarbonate might break down under the sun....goodness knows everything else does. We are...
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    Best roofing material for heat and sun

    We will start building the chicken coop this weekend. The only thing I am still iffy on is what to use for the roof. We live in S. TX with some very intense sun and heat. The coop will be under trees but will still get sun. I'm confused about the polycarbonate panels (like SunTuf) I'm getting...
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    Had to share....

    Violet taking a nap....
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    3 week old chicks *pictures*

    This is Violet. She is my very sweet BO. She *likes* to be held and is just a very laid back chicken. Violet will walk up my arm and sit on my shoulder. Maybe she thinks she is a parrot? This is Lavinia. She is a RIR and right now has a face only a mother could love. She is a funny little...
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    3 week old chicks *pictures*

    This is Violet. She is my very sweet BO. She *likes* to be held and is just a very laid back chicken. This is Lavinia. She is a RIR and right now has a face only a mother could love. She is a funny little thing and so easy going that you can look past her funky chicken looks. Here we...
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