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    Bantam chick ID- 2 day old *PIC HEAVY!

    I just recieved my order of "assorted purebred bantams" from McMurry hatchery yesterday, I couldn't be more pleased! I ordered 15 and received 19 health bounching baby peeps! They garenteed 5 different breeds- I think I have 8! Everyone looks great, all we born on monday Sept 23. I am almost...
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    Silkie chicks- girls or boys??

    Any guesses on who is a girl and who is a boy? I got these chicks at TSC on 3-22 so they should be 5-6wks now. Any insight is greatly appreciated!
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    introducing older chicks to younger chicks

    Do you think I will have an issue introducing and older group of chicks to a younger group of chicks? I currently have 6 bantam silkies that are about 4 weeks old now, and I will be getting 15 day old chicks (bantam cochins, japanese, and seabrights) that are coming May 17th from Hoffman...
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    Indian runner ducks stopped laying

    I have 5 indian runner ducks that I got as day old ducklings from Hoffman Hatchery in PA in 2011. Since the day they started laying we have gotten an egg from each of them every day... up until october. The have a warming lamp in their coop that gives off light, and are not molting. I am at a...
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    Silkie without leg feathers??

    I purchased 6 "assorted bantams" at my local TSC about three weeks ago. They are between 3 and 4 weeks now and feathering up nicely but two of the six have no leg feathering at all. They all have black skin, legs, and beaks and all have 5 toes so i am pretty positive that they are silkies. Is...
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    Bees and chickens

    We currently have 4 bee hives in our front yard. My chickens, come spring, will also be living in the from yard. I am concerned that the bees will go into the chickens coop to drink their water, and the chickens may get stung. Honey bees are pretty docile as bees come, but there is a chance of a...
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    Feeding bantams pellets or crumbles

    I currently own ducks (Indian runners) and have fed them layer pellets since they were old enough to eat them. This year I have decided to get bantam chicks (which will be kept in a different area of the yard) and have only have full sized chickens before. I am not sure what I am in for size...
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