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    help! chickens roosting outside, cold temps!

    it is 15 degrees F outside, and the temps are falling. I have 6 hens, 3 full size, 2 bantam amerauracanas , and a silkie. About two weeks ago the silky went broody. maybe because the days are longer or because she's been laying eggs for 2 months or ... its too cold, silly, why now? Tonight I...
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    help! chickens roosting outside, cold temps!

    it is 15 degrees F outside, and the temps are falling. I have 6 hens, 3 full size, 2 bantam amerauracanas , and a silkie. About two weeks ago the silky went broody. maybe because the days are longer or because she's been laying eggs for 2 months or ... its too cold, silly, why now? Tonight I...
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    Bantam Easter Egger Rooster 8wk

    Friendly, handled daily Easter Egger Rooster. Blue (grey) w/ white and red highlights. Grey-green legs. We like him a ton but we have too many neighbors much too close to keep a rooster. Free to a good home.
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    30% bigger chick =rooster?

    Sorry, no pictures of my very cute babies. I have 2 EE, 1 orphington, 2 gold wyandottes & 1 leghorn. The leghorn is 3 weeks old, everyone else is just over 2. My friendliest chick is one of the auracanas- she is now about 30% bigger than the other auracana, and also bigger than the rest of...
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    would chicks like something to hide/snuggle under?

    I am picking up 6 chicks on Friday, and between now and then I am coming up with all kinds of weird ideas. I was wondering if the chicks would be much happier if I gave them something to get underneath, like a half shoebox with one side cut off and faux fur stapled to it? Like an artificial...
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    how much handling is good for chicks?

    We are getting our first chickens (babies) next week. (2 auracana, 1 buff orphington, 3 golden wynadottes). I have some enthusiastic helpers who are 6, 5, 3, and 1 yrs old. Only the 5&1 are mine, we are literally having a shared flock with our neighborhood- we are raising the chicks then...
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