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    Any ideas about what she might be???

    This is racing stripe. She is about 7 months old. She is hatchery stock- sold to me as an "ameracauna" or "easter egger". I'm thinking she can't be this because, she just started laying, and her egg is very light brownish pink.... as you can see, she also does not have the typical muffs...
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    Hen Sitting on hocks, lame, head shaking.....

    I have an aprox. 7 month old chicken who I just recently noticed is not acting quite right- she is shaking her head and "yawning" a bunch, and seems unsteady on her feet, and is sitting back on her hocks quite a bit. Her poos are a little loose- her vent area is a little messy- She is eatting...
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    Easter egger(s) started laying and then stopped.

    I have 10 chickens that are about 7 months old right now. Some have started laying some have not. One or two ( i'm not sure!) of my easter eggers started- I got a few blue eggs, and then stopped- it has been over a week since I have seen a blue egg. They are acting completley normal, eating fine...
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    bloody poo/ reddish poo- other causes other then Cocci?

    My chicks have been out in the coop going on 3 weeks now and everything has been going fine (even after introducing 5 new chicks to the original 5) they have been free ranging some and have been out in the run a lot. My question is this: Is reddish poo always caused by blood? or could it have...
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    HELP! ...Integration issues! ( with blood...)

    Last weekend, I added a group of 5 chicks ( 2 6 week olds and 3 8 week olds) to my existing flock of 5 rather large 6 week olds. Things have been ok- a few of my current flock have pecked at the new ones, but the seem to leave them alone when they go away- there is plenty of space in the coop...
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    merging my Fat spoiled chickens with new, not so big chickens

    So I have raised 5 chicks from days olds- they will be 6 weeks old this week. This weekend I picked up 5 more- 3 that will be 8 weeks old this week, and 2 that are the same age as mine, and holy cow! I have huge chickens! my originals are almost exactly the same size as the new 8 week old girls...
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    Would anyone care to help with name suggestions?

    My chicks will be 4 weeks old wednesday- and are semi- named!! they had nicknames, and some have stuck, and some just are not going to work! We have one EE that we think is going to be a rooster- and his name will be either Julian or Ricky ( not sure if anyone has seen the show trailer park...
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    When do you move your chicks out to the coop?

    My Chicks are 3 weeks old today. I know they still need the heat lamp, my concern is that they are going to keep getting bigger, and I'm not sure if keeping them inside until they are fully feathered ( 6 weeks or so I'm guessing?) is going to be the best idea!! I live in Maine, so it can still...
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    is it possible that I have a baby roo?

    Of my 5 remaining chicks, who are all 17 days old, everyone seems to be strong and healthy, eating and drinking well, and feathering out nicely...all except one that is! I have one EE who is just as healthy acting as everyone else, just slightly smaller, and seemingly behind on the feathering...
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    Cleaning the brooder

    How often do you all clean our your brooders? I have been cleaning mine our every other day or so- I use newspaper, then paper towel with pine shavings on top- I am wondering if I really need to clean it out this often? ALSO- on a funny note, when I clean it out, I have been putting my 5...
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    introducing 6 week old chicks to 8 week old chicks

    I currently have 5 12-day old chicks, and have an order in to recieve more, but not until June- the new chicks will be about 7.5 weeks old... SO my question is, will their been any issues introducing the two groups? Is there anything I should or should not do? I'm hoping that I can move them...
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    New- from Maine!

    Hi everyone, this is my first year raising chicks! I have always wanted too, and now I've got my girls! I have 4 easter eggs and 2 white rocks. The girls are just over a week old now.
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    Cocci Questions from a first timer UPDATE RIP sick chick- maybe not cocci?

    This is my first batch of chickens....ever! I ordered 6 ( wishing I got more!) from the local paris farmers union. I got them as day old chicks, and they turned one week old on wednesday. I have 4 easter eggers and 2 white plymouth rocks. Thursday evening, I noticed one standing away from the...
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