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  1. marlowmanor

    gotta show off my chicks! *Pic Overload!*

    Just a few of our younger chicks. Most are just over a week old in these pictures. The leghorns and polish are a few days old. Our 2 leghorn chicks, splash(I think) cochin, turken My 5 year old son did this with the chicks! 2 leghorns in the back and polish in front. Polish is named Captain...
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    mystery chick. what breed(s)is it?

    We got this chick 3-19-12 when it was a couple days old. At first I thought it may be a polish mix since I thought is had a slightly elevated head area. I also thought it was part cochin. Upon further investigation I figured out it couldn't be cochin because it didn't have feathered feet. It's...
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    HELP: 3 day old chick with protrusion from stomach

    We just brought home 2 leghorn chicks from a local breeder who is NPIP certified. This morning we were handling them and my DH noticed a buildup on one of them. I thought it was just poopy butt and told him to wash it off with warm water. He came back and said that it wouldn't wash off so I got...
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    when to switch to layer food?

    My flock is 13 weeks old. Right now they are on chick starter food. When should I switch over to layer food? If I remember right 19-20weeks is about the usual time frame for most hens to start laying. I figure my RIRs will follow that time line but my EEs will probably take longer from what I...
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    LF Frizzle chickens

    Which chicken breeds come in a LF Frizzle variety? Does any one have pictures of these birds? We want to hatch eggs this spring so my kids can have the experience of hatching chicks and we can add a couple more chickens to our backyard flock. I know I want some purebred Ameracaunas but I have...
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    hello from NC!

    Hello BYC! My name is Kelly, I live in Linwood, NC. I am married with 3 children (all under age 5 and all boys!). I am a SAHM right now. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We had chickens a few years ago, but most died and one is living in my grandmother's flock. (2)...
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