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    The Lone Silkie Rescue

    We have a lone silkie that was raised by a teen for a project and out grew her home. She was raised in the girls closet and then transferred to the garage once she became older/ too much to handle. We thought we could integrate her into our silkie coop but she doesn’t seem to understand she is...
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    Protected coop ideas for Polish

    We have been in the business of chickens for well over a decade and recently got 8 Polish. They are just at 8 weeks and I believe we have 2 males in the bunch. My daughter is in love with these things so they have become her flock. I need ideas for a protected coop since the obviously can’t...
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    Duck nursery

    I have a broody mama duck in a mobile coop isolated from the rest of our roaming chickens and ducks. what kind of water setup should she have for when the babies are born? She had a small pool but babies won’t be able to access it so I’m looking to remove it for a regular watered until they...
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    TSC survivors need some ID help

    My babies are doing well and I have 5 standard chicks and 5 bantams. Any idea on what we have in our mystery brooder? They are getting along well despite being a mix of bantam and standards. I have two black silkies that aren’t pictured but these are the pictures of the ones stumping me...
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    TSC chicks keep dying despite ideal conditions

    Last Friday we picked up 6 bantam chicks from TSC and went back Saturday to pick up a few more since ours were doing so well. The 5 we brought home on Saturday started dying within a few hours of being home and all 5 were deceased within 24 hours. My 6 from Friday were still ok but I’m very...
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    Best bet on shipped eggs that took a rough route?

    We are attempting to incubate for the first time with shipped eggs. I ordered 12, received 18, 3 totally broke and 2 had hairline cracks that I taped up. I didn't have high expectations only really expected 50% at best with all the variables. Once the eggs arrived two days late and being...
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    Black sex link chicks in Fayetteville NC

    We received 8 black sex link males{ I believe) and cannot have them. Free to a good home!
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    Where's the pullet?

    I'm pretty sure most are roo's but want to double check before I get rid of any pullets. They are 7 weeks old and supposed to RIR and BR's. Thanks for the help! !
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    First Flock gender guesses!

    My "gals" are supposed to be around 5 weeks old and I have researched for hours about possible genders, I'm lost at what they could be. We can't have roo's so I would like to replace them with pullets ASAP. I have a feeling our straight run days are over! These are 7 RIR and 2 Barred Rocks, I...
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    Advice on size of current brooder(s) and transitioning

    I took the plunge a few weeks ago and got 10 chicks, 8 RIR, 2 Barred Rocks, one RIR has passed. The others are getting big, FAST! I started them all in a 50 gallon tub and then split them into two tubs at almost two weeks old. They are almost three weeks old and I'm unsure about if the space...
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