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    Sleeping in nesting boxes

    I have asked a million questions on this site the last few days. Sorry if that's annoying, but I get concerned so easy! The last three days I have had a chicken trying to sleep in the nesting boxes. I pulled her out the last two days and watched today to make sure there wasn't an issue with...
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    Storm

    I have a question -- maybe I am premature in my worries. Last night we had a horrible storm, we weren't expecting it and the chickens were out free ranging (thank goodness!). Well in the storm we had 70 plus mph winds and the chicken coop flipped over twice. No chickens were hurt, they were all...
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    Girls?

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    Hen trying to roost in trees

    They are only about 16 weeks, and we've been letting them free range for about 2 weeks now. They go back in the coop at night, and I go out right before dark to check and close the coop. Saturday, my chickens were out free ranging and we went to dinner. I didn't expect to be out late, but we got...
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    Hurt chicken

    So I went out to feed the chickens today, and I found this poor chicken. Shes acting normal but it doesn't look good. I have made our old rabbit hutch into a chicken hospital for her, but what else can I do? Help her :-(
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    Anyone see any boys?

    I'm still pretty new at this, but I think all my chickens are still girls... Please let me know if you see any roosters in the bunch. A little more than 8 weeks old.
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    3 week chicks

    We got these chickens about 3 and a half weeks ago from Tractor Supply... I went away for a week on vacation, my husband looked after them. I came home and they were huge! haha. Anyways, I thought they would be production reds. Now I am new at this, but we had some production reds before and...
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    New TSC Chicks!

    I got 12 new tractor supply chicks. All out of the pullet bin, not too worried about gender yet, I know it's too early. Curious a bit about breed, I know they don't too crazy with breed there at TSC, and it looks like I have 6 red and 6 white and the red and white all look the same to me (but I...
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    Question

    In a perfect world, I would like 1 rooster and about 11 or 12 hens. I went out about a week ago and got 12 chicks out of the pullet and red pullet bin at Tractor Supply. What do you think my chances are that any of those are roos? What would be the best way to assure I have a rooster in that...
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    Starting over

    So -- a few months back all my chickens got sick. I tried for a while to save them but ended up having to cull the whole flock. Sad. Well we were at tractor supply yesterday and saw all the baby chicks and decided it was time I wanted to start over. I have been up early this morning bleaching...
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    Whats wrong?!

    This morning my rooster, started making some horrible breathing noises, crackling a little bit, like he was having a tough time. My husband and I went to our feed store, where he owners know a bit about chickens. She said it was probably a respiratory infection of some sort and gave me a couple...
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    Hen Roosting

    We recently introduced three younger chickens to our flock of 7. Everything went really well, they still act like two little flocks but they are all in the same coop and everyone seems to be getting along and no bloodshed. I have been going out every night after dark because the new younger...
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    Guinea vs. Rooster

    So, I raised these guineas with my chickens, always get along fine. Actually, when free ranging I sometimes will see my rooster wondering the yard with the guineas instead of with the rest of the hens. Anyhow. Today I let the chickens free after work, like I always do for a few hours. I heard...
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    hen or rooster?

    Okay guys -- hen or rooster?! I am sure it is obvious by now but I am new at this! Sorry s/he is so dirty!
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    Am I crazy?!

    So Thursday, I found my first two eggs on the floor of the run! I excited, ran in, told everyone I knew. :-) Now its Tuesday, 5 days, and I have gotten NOTHING else. I am glad I took a picture, or I would think I was crazy that the first two happened. I don't know for sure that it was two...
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    18 weeks -- Gender?

    These are my first chickens, I thought it would be a bit more obvious at this point to pick out the boys from girls :-) No crowing yet, no eggs yet. They are about 18 weeks old. Can some one tell me for sure? -- The two white ones are the ones we really aren't sure about, the rest we think are...
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    Guineas Roosting on Chicken coop

    Okay, so I have raised 5 guineas with my chickens and everything has gone really well. I waited a while, they know where home is, they have been free ranging during the day with the chickens for a few weeks now and they go back in the coop at night. We decided this was the week to try to get...
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    Mixing chickens

    Our neighbor, who gave us our original chicks a couple months ago, called yesterday and said he hatched some bantams if we wanted to take any from him. I have some questions, we have 7 chicks, about 12 weeks old. We have a big coop, big enough for about 15 chickens (we built big in case we...
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    First night...

    So I know I have read the same post a million times, but my 5/6 week old baby chicks are out in the coop for the first night tonight. I am a bit nervous, but excited to have them out of the garage. These are our first chicks, and the coop was just finished early this week. I just went out and...
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    Gender? Updated May 1 -- 6 or 7 weeks old!

    They are 5 or 6 weeks now. I hope these pics are okay. Can anyone tell me gender on any? PLEASE :-)
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