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    Chicken Poo and sod?

    I have my coop in the back of my business. It is currently barren hard clay area w/ a bunch of weeds. I wanted to put down sod next spring but was concerned the chickens (who have free range of the yard) poop will burn the sod. Does anyone have experience w/ this? Thanks
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    Packing Peanut turned out to be a ROO....what now?

    The packing peanut McMurray sent me has turned out to be a Roo. What can I expect? Will I soon be over run w/ baby chicks? Will he turn mean and cause the hens to become mean or disturb there laying habits? Can anyone educate a newbie on roos?
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    1st egg a disaster...what happend!?

    I found one of my Red Star's in the hatching section of my Eglu and I knew she was putting her first egg out. Later I investigated and found nothing put a yolk covered in ants? What gives? There was no shell just egg yolk. Did she or one of the other chickens eat the shell and leave the...
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    Black Stars look different.

    I got some Black Star chicks from McMurray. They are about 6 weeks old now and some are solid black while others are getting brown/gold markings on them. Did they send me something else or could these be males?
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    When can my chicks go outside to thier "Eglu Cube"?

    My chicks are about 5 weeks old now. When can they go outside? I am on the coast of SC where day time temps are about 70-80 and night time temps are 50-60. Thanks..
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    Agreesive 4 week old chick?

    I was given a free chick from McMurray even though I requested not to receive it (they could not assure a hen). This free chick is pretty aggressive and has been jumping on and chasing the other chicks. Does this mean it is a rooster? Is there anyway to tell? Also, my "Rhode Island Reds" are...
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    Giving Insects to baby chicks?

    I have 12 healthy 2 week old baby chicks and was curious if I can give them crickets to start snacking on? Can they eat them ,will they eat them, or am I just a sick SOB? Will they not eat critters when they are eventually put in the back yard coop?
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    Just got my baby chicks and need some help.

    Just got a box of 25 chicks this morning. 4 were dead on arrival the rest were taken out of the box, beaks dipped in water and allowed to start eating. At first all looked good and were eating and being chicks. In the past few hours a few have died and I am nervous I may loose more. What...
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    Dead chicks!

    I just made my 1st order of chicks from Mcmurray. All 25 were dead on arrival. What gives? Has this happened to anyone else? What killed them? They are sending more free of charge, but I am scarred it is gonna happen again. When you pick them up at the post office, will they be chirping...
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