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  1. HickChick Wannabe

    Turkey behavior: what is he/she doing??

    This is my first year with turkeys and I have 3, 8-week old BR poults raised with 3, 7-week old chicks (all female, presumably). One of the poults has singled out the Columbian Wyandotte chick (my son's "Twinkle, the Snow Chicken" ), and is posturing in front of her. It crouches down low at...
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    How long do I wait?

    This is my first hatch and 7 chicks are out and healthy; they'd finished hatching by Wednesday evening. But there's one egg still in there and it was much bigger than the rest. Is it a lost cause? Or can the really big eggs take that much longer and still be okay? Thanks!
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    Surprise! Broody adopts 4 1/2-week olds! Long story

    I ordered 9 baby chicks this year, to add to the flock of 6 hens from last year. I was hoping to coax a hen to go broody in time to do the work for me. I created a cozy little corner and left extra eggs (golf balls) out and they all ignored it. Until 5 days before the chicks were due, and I'd...
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    A visitor came for lunch- not what I would have expected

    I was working in the backyard on Saturday, ran into the house for something, and got side-tracked. When I went back out through the garage, I realize I'd left the back door standing wide open. I've been making an effort to keep it closed unless I'm right there, because of the 3-week old chicks...
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    6-day old chick- enlarged crop

    The batch of chicks I have were hatched last Sun. through Tues. and one of the 2 smallest (possibly hatched last and are from a slightly smaller breed than the others) has had a recurring, extremely enlarged crop. It does go down, slowly, but quickly fills up again. I'm trying to keep her...
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    Hey Clevelanders! Free coop!

    Okay, so they're calling it a "playhouse". Looks like a chicken coop to me! http://cleveland.craigslist.org/zip/823057570.html
  7. HickChick Wannabe

    Anyone regret not insulating?

    I can get 5 used windows for $10 that I could use for the coop. They're all aluminum though, so DH wanted to know why bother insulating the coop if we're not going to get good windows? For that matter, why insulate the walls if he wasn't going to insulate the roof. Well, I did intend for him...
  8. HickChick Wannabe

    Run-size dilemma

    The coop is almost built and it's time to start thinking about the run. Here's the dilemma: My vision of the run is 16' X 45', with part of that being the area under the 8' X 8' coop (so they can go under for shade- it's 1.5 feet off the ground- will that work or will I regret giving them...
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    Name that chicken celebrity, punsters welcome!

    I have 6 3-day old chicks that need names. My friends animal-loving daughter named the little buff-colored EE chick Goldie, so she is now "Goldie Hen". I thought it would be fun to continue in the celebrity vein for the other names. They are all (hopefully!) females. For one of the 2...
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    Should I be worried?

    Well, I am worried, but do I need to be? We just got our chicks yesterday and one has been sleepier than the rest from the start. She does eat and drink, but while the rest are all up and active, she's more likely to be napping. I'm watching for pasting and her eyes are clear. She seems...
  11. HickChick Wannabe

    Draft-free yet well-ventilated?

    Hi, I'm a little confused as to how to make sure the coop is draft-free, yet also well-ventilated in winter. Could someone please clarify? Also, I'm building the coop to allow enough room to expand in the future, but to start, I plan to get only 6 chicks. So I'm thinking a 6'X8' or 8'X8' coop...
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    Can chickens eat wheat flour?

    Hi folks! Another newbie, here. I'll be picking up my first 6 chicks on June 16. I've rescued a 50lb bag of flour that was going to be thrown out at work. Worst case scenario, I have 50lbs of compost material, but could I feed it (in small quantities) to my chickens? It's an unopened bag...
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