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  1. chicksfor2boys

    Here is a common question - What breed are these?

    Here they are about 5 weeks old. Here they are at 3 weeks. They are big and all white now at 11 weeks old, I don't have a recent picture. I am thinking they are Pekin, but not sure.
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    Rooster, Hens and New Pullets

    This may have been asked...I have 4 hens and a rooster that are around 2 years old. I have six pullets that are about 11 weeks old. When and how do I integrate the young ones? Right now we have them separated inside the coup and a 2x3 area inside the run the young ones go in during the day. I...
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    Not laying yet and winter coming

    I need some advise. Got my first ever chicks in April. I have 8 chickens - oldest are 27 weeks: 2 - RIR; 1 molted java; 1 BR, 3 at 24 or 25 weeks - buckeyes; and a 23 or 24 week old Americanas. None are laying yet. They have a nice coop, a big fenced yard (sides and top - we have many...
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    Closed Eyes at 6 days

    My chicks are about 6 days old. I noticed last night one is keeping its eyes closed a good amount of time, there is no crust or goo. And its eyes were open before this. Doesn't look like it had been pecked by the others. Suggestions on what to do? Tonight I plan on dabbing them with warm water...
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    Got our Baby Girls today!!

    I ordered 7 RIR, and silly me brought my 3 and 5 year olds with me to pick them up. So we also came home with a Barred Rock and Mottled Java. Anyone have information on the two unexpected ones? I'll post pics tomorrow. They are peeping away so quietly in their brooder. Then they all sleep for...
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    Hello from Northern New Mexico!

    About me. I am brand new to chickens. My husband and I decided this would be great experience for our 3 and 5 year old sons. I have dogs, cats, geckos, and a heard of bull elk in the front yard. I will be getting my babies on the 18th. The coop we are going to build is for 4-5 chickens, I am...
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