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  1. MaineMooseChick

    How do I keep my big hens out of the baby chick's feeder?

    For some reason, my big hens want to eat the chick food instead of their layer pellets. I had a mother hen hatch out 9 chicks and they're 5 weeks old now. They are all integrated with the flock and Mama hen has now pretty much said good bye to them, since she's back on the roost with the other...
  2. MaineMooseChick

    Will my Buff Orpington's eggs get bigger with time?

    I have 9 Red Stars and 6 Buff Orpingtons. They are now 25 weeks old. My Red Stars started laying in October at 15 weeks and the Buffs started a few weeks later. I can tell the difference between the Red Star's eggs and the Buffs: the Red Star's are large to extra large (with some jumbo...
  3. MaineMooseChick

    Taking time off work?

    My chicks will be coming in the mail the week of July 1st. I'm wondering how many days I should "babysit" my chicks before I go back to work? I will be there to watch them the first day I get them, but should I be home for another day or two? I work a 9 hour day with commute time included...
  4. MaineMooseChick

    Just ordered my chicks...question about vaccinations

    Hi All, New to the forum and soon to be new chicky momma. We had some laying chickens when I was a kid, but that was 25 years ago, so I'm a bit rusty, but been researching everything. Anyway, I just ordered 9 Red Stars and 6 Buff Orpingtons from Murray McMurray, and they offered the...
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