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    Do I need to feed Layer's rations??

    I have seven 21 week-old pullets (a wyandotte, 2 barred rocks, a black giant and 3 ameracaunas) who share a coop with my 24 10-week-old chicks. I've been feeding them all starter/grower (sunfresh), but some of my big girls just started laying adorable little eggs yesterday, and I'm wondering if...
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    Layer's rations necessary?

    I have seven 21 week-old pullets (a wyandotte, 2 barred rocks, a black giant and 3 ameracaunas) who share a coop with my 24 10-week-old chicks. I've been feeding them all starter/grower (sunfresh), but some of my big girls just started laying adorable little eggs yesterday, and I'm wondering if...
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    Older hens bullying chicks???

    I have 24 5 and 1/2 week old barred rocks and Ameraucanas. For the last week and 1/2, they have been sharing the coop with my 16 and 1/2 week old pullets (a silver-laced Wye, a Black Giant, 2 Barred Rocks, and 4 Ameraucanas). I divided the coop down the middle, so they can see each other, but...
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    Please help!!! Mixing babies with big girls--best/safest way?

    I have 24 5 and 1/2 week old barred rocks and Ameraucanas. For the last week and 1/2, they have been sharing the coop with my 16 and 1/2 week old pullets (a silver-laced Wye, a Black Giant, 2 Barred Rocks, and 4 Ameraucanas). I divided the coop down the middle, so they can see each other, but...
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    when and how can I start to tell roos from pullets?

    I have 21 barred rock chicks, and I'm wondering what are some of the signs to look for to tell them apart, and how early can I get a hint? They are ten days old, and I ordered a straight run--I'm just curious who's who and what the breakdown is.
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    chiks eating litter?

    I have 25 10-day old barred rock and Ameracauna chicks, and just transferred them from paper towels to shavings. All were growing well and eating well from the feeder. Now that I've switched them, about 2/3 seem to be attacking the food in the feeder, but the other 1/3 seems to be eating the...
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    litter questions

    So, I start my chicks on several layers of paper towels, covering newspaper, in the brooder. I've been told to be cautious about how soon I switch to shavings, as the chicks might get confused and eat shavings rather than food. My chicks were a week old this past Wednesday, and I've had them, on...
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    cleaned pasty bums, now vents seem red and swollen???

    Hi guys, I got a new batch of chicks on Saturday (21 barred rocks and 4 ameraucanas). This morning I pulled out the 6 or 8 with poopy bums, and used warm water and a soft rag to soften up and pull off the poop. But when I stuck them back in, their vents seemed really noticeable. I can't tell if...
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    Adding new chicks to existing flock

    I recently lost over 1/2 my flock to a fisher or mink. We're thinking about ordering new chicks, but space is limited for us. I'll have brooder space for them for maybe up to three weeks, but then I'm not sure what to do. How soon can I introduce new chicks to my bigger guys? What's the best...
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    Chicks/chickens wanted in Maine

    I'm new here, but hoping you guys can help me. I had 22 10-week-old chicks, who were really thriving. On Friday afternoon, something weasely (a mink or fisher, we think) came through and wiped out 12 of them, and terrified the remaining 10. We'd planned on going into winter with 15-20 hens, and...
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    Ordering late in the year--in Maine?

    I'm new here, but hoping you guys can help me. I had 22 10-week-old chicks, who were really thriving. On Friday afternoon, something weasely (a mink or fisher, we think) came through and wiped out 12 of them, and terrified the remaining 10. We'd planned on going into winter with 15-20 hens, and...
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