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  1. Quella

    Moving outside?

    High temperatures are in the seventies, the lows are at 40-50's. Can I move them out at 10 weeks?
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    Losing feathers at nine weeks?

    I'm pretty sure only one of them are losing the feathers she only just recently grew in. Feathers are being lost from almost every part of the body, but mostly from the feathers between legs and around that area. I don't think they're picking at each other because the feathers lost aren't...
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    Irregularities of my Chickies? Plus Questions :D

    1. Zeal and Meep are five weeks old, and we've just switched over to another feed. They have officially rejected it. Is it really reasonable to buy another bagful of the old kind? I did gradually switch over but they were smart enough just eat the old kind, there's a visual difference. 2. I know...
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    Permanent Coop or Tractor?

    Which one do you prefer more- a permanent coop or a chicken tractor? I have no idea, because with a tractor you'd get plenty of fresh grass for them but then again, less predator safety. Which one would you do/have done?
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    Few questions about chicks ...

    1. How hard/soft should a crop be? I let them out today, don't think they're swallowing tiny rocks as grit, because their crop seems pretty hard today. 2. One of the chicks is sneezing madness. It also has raspy breathing and occasionally, raspy chirping. She's a lot smaller than the other one...
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    Raspy chirping?

    one of my chicks is chirping like any other chick, I guess, but it sounds really raspy. She's also been sneezing a lot, and there's no external injuries or anything. Has anyone got an idea?
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    Moving down to garage?

    My chicks are three weeks old. They've been staying in one of the bathrooms and the smell + noise is getting to almost everyone. Can we move down them down to the garage with the lamp? They have some feathers down their front, almost all on their wings, a little bit of quills on their back and...
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    Arsenic in Dirt?

    http://www.tpchd.org/page.php?id=111 If you're in Washington, you've probably seen the commercial "Dirt Alert". I just recently saw it, and apparently there might be lead or arsenic in the dirt. Would this affect chickens? I just have started letting my two chicks outside so I'm a little worried...
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    Sneezing Chick?

    My two black sexlinks are two weeks old and one of them are sneezing frequently, estimated every ten minutes or so. Zeal wipes her beak by "rubbing" it whatever floor there is, and scratches her head like a dog. Whenever Zeal stretches her wings and then puts them down again, they sag a bit, but...
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    Outdoor time?

    My two chicks are two weeks and two days old. We're up in Washington, so compared to other standards I guess it might be considered cold, but it's often not windy during the past week and sunny. How long can they be outside before bringing them back in? They're getting really rowdy in the...
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    Mysterious Breed Rooster!

    This pic was in a book titled Bantams . . . forgot the author. http://www.bernalpublishing.com/poultry/essays/images/11/02.crowing.jpg Is he a Mille Fleur? Seems too colorful and doesn't have a beard...
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    Moo...cluck...squeal!

    mooclucksqueal.webs.com It's my friend's website, she just made it last week. Mainly because a LOT of us in our class love farm animals . . . more than the average percentage. 5/23, which is not bad, and because I don't support animal abuse for money. Test run, please? And sign up, we're getting...
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    Marek's Vaccination for bantams?

    Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I'm considering ordering chicks from My Pet Chicken, and get 3 or 4 Silkies in my order. Only problem is that they don't vaccinate their bantams, including silkies. I don't know of any hatchery that does vaccinate bantams, or they don't say so on their...
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    Slightly irrelevant survey. . .?

    I wouldn't bug any of you with this except for I find that this is the largest communion of chicken-lovers anywhere. I'm doing a survey on favorite chicken breed, since we have a lot of chicken fanatics in my class along with meeself here. Just post your favorite breed, no need for a reason...
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    0.o IS this a chicken coop?

    Probably in the wrong place here, but . . . http://ranchhaghens.com/media/coops-pens/coop-double-tn.jpg Can a standard size chicken fit in there? The top half.
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    Hen to Rooster?

    "After a couple of years of trial and error we've settled on 8 hens and 2 roosters as the right sized flock for our household. The two roosters are important. While you don't need roosters for hens to lay eggs, they provide an important role in the social structure of the flock, and if you don't...
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    This might not be the right topic area, but . . .

    does the feather-coloring of the chicken affect the heat absorption? Sort of like the black-and-white T-shirts?
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    So, does that mean I can, or cannot have chickens?

    Have just been poring through the animal section of the muncipal code of where I live. All areas concerning "poultry", baby chicks, livestock, and whatever words that may collide in my dream of having backyard chickens have apparently been repealed. No where in there does it say that I can't...
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    Hello, America! (and wherever other places)

    I am Christine who's just recently found out about the awesome world of chickens! And this probably isn't the right forum to ask the right questions on, but since I'm new and part of this has the right topic on, I hope all of you don't mind answering them. First, why do chicken coops seem to...
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    McMurray Hatchery-Minimum?

    What are the minimum shipping amounts for juvenile chickens in McMurray's? I think I've looked everywhere on that site. Thank you!
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