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    Took in some 2-4 week old chicks and need help!

    We were suckered into taking the chicks my daughters school hatched. They are 2-3 weeks old. I was hoping to put them straight into our brooder coop outside but looks like we have a colder snap coming. Daytime temps in the mid to high 60's and nights 40's. Are they ok to be in the coop during...
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    eye trauma vs. mycoplasma?

    We have a small backyard flock to which we recently (3 weeks ago) added two more hens from another local. She acquired them from a hatchery last spring. After a couple weeks of separation and sharing outside space separated by chicken wire we integrated everybody last weekend. Yesterday I...
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    Flock dynamics, bullying and introductions

    Need a little advice about flock dynamics, bullying and introductions. We have a white leghorn that was the sole survivor of a fox attack a few months ago that got badly beaten up 2 weeks ago by our new flock overnight in the coop. They had been together for a couple months and are all sweet...
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    Just rescued my chicken from the fox! Puncture wounds, please help!

    We just had a visit from a fox and my dogs saved the flock! He had one in his mouth but they scared him and he dropped her. She's very shaken up but is alert and standing on her own. She has a few puncture wounds on her back, nothing is bleeding much so I am not sure how deep they are. I am...
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    Is free-ranging totally hopeless?

    We started a flock of 6 this summer. We live in a fairly rural area on about 7 acres, and placed the coop (which is predator proof) near an area with lots of tree coverage. We want to free range, and knew the risks. We have had the odd loss here and there, always just one hen missing when we...
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    6 month old brown leghorn roo (Northern VA)

    We hatched chicks this summer and lo and behold we ended up with two roos! This is the quintessential rooster, everything you would expect him to be. He's loud, he's proud and handsome! Keeps the girls in order and protects the flock. However, he and our toddler are not a good mix, so we are...
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    naughty cockerel - can I put him in his place?

    We have a 17 month old daughter and a small free-ranging flock that includes two cockerels. One is a strange little bird, and is bottom of the pecking order, no concerns about that one. The other is everything you would expect when you hear the word rooster. Today we were by the coop and he...
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    14 weekers...what's my roo count?

    I did have two existing threads on these guys but wasn't get responses on my updates so I am starting a new one again, hope that's ok. Here's the link to the old thread in case you want the older pics of these guys...
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    Where did she go?

    We have been free ranging our six chickens for a couple weeks and all of a sudden are one down during daylight hours. Not a peep, not a feather. Was this an overhead predator like a hawk perhaps? For what other reason would she vanish without a trace?
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    updated pics of my flock of misfits!

    I had posted a couple weeks ago and was given the news that I didn't get what I was told I was getting with these guys so now it's the guessing who is who. They are about 9 weeks old now. I have established that I have a rooster with this guy ;) but I don't know what breed he is, he has his...
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    what's my roo?

    This guy is 9 weeks old. I have discounted every word I was told about my flock when I bought them because I don't have anything she said I did! Any ideas? He is smaller than most of my others, which include SLW and probable RIRs.
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    What did I really get?!

    I bought six pullets from a local lady on Craigslist at six weeks old. This was two weeks ago. She was a bit vague about what they were, she said she thought either RIR/production reds, barred rocks and silver laced wynadottes, all female. I'm thinking that's not quite right. Thoughts? I can get...
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    Pullets feathers not coming in? Or fallen out?

    Hi all, I have six pullets that are about 7 weeks old now of various breeds. One is a little smaller than the others and I was worried about her at first but she has done fine for the past couple weeks eating and growing some. However it seems like her feathers aren't coming in right, or at...
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    Just joining BYC, picking up some pullets tomorrow!

    Hi All, We recently bought a farmette in Northern Virginia and are picking up some pullets tomorrow. We got a cute little coop this weekend on CL and will be getting six 5 weekers tomorrow. I have to run out to the feed store later to get organized!! I know I need a feeder, waterer, feed, grit...
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