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  1. Day Old ChicK

    Trampled or sick?

    This morning I found one of my largest birds (18 weeks) laying on the ground looking trampled. She is still breathing and warm and I have her inside in a box lined with towels. She hasn't opened her eyes yet and is very dirty (straw and bedding in her feathers). SHe has been very healthy up...
  2. Day Old ChicK

    New chicks on the block?

    I am brooding some chicks to be shared with a friend who has a small existing flock of standards and bantams. Is there an age at which it would be best to combine? They are 5 weeks now and we were thinking about 8 weeks, but I would appreciate advice. I don't know if breed makes any...
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    Newbie question--starter and grower feed?

    How long do you feed starter feed to chicks before you switch to grower feed? Also when yoou feed chicks how much do you put out seeing that much of it will be wasted by messy chicks? Will it be obvious once the chicks start eating (mine should arrive tomorrow) or is there a formula to it...
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    Splitting up a flock

    I have 4 raised garden beds that I want to use to "pasture" my chickens so they can wander about eating bugs and plants during the day but also be protected by fencing from cats that wander about. It will be enough room when they are young, but when they are full sized, I assume I will need to...
  5. Day Old ChicK

    Five Eggs a day?

    I am trying to figure out the formula to get about five eggs a day (for my family of five). I know this is not precise science, but you all are pretty brilliant. I have 5 Buff Orps, 5 Barred Rocks, and 5 Light Brahmas coming in April. I won't be able to keep them all, and already have a...
  6. Day Old ChicK

    Ideal--August...really?

    I tried to order Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rocks and Light Brahmas today on the Ideal website and they gave me an August ship date. Is that right?
  7. Day Old ChicK

    Small Orders?

    Are there hatcheries that do small orders--10 or fewer? Or should I try to find someone to split the order with?
  8. Day Old ChicK

    Chicks or chickens?

    I am about to embark on the chicken obsession and know very little. I am in town with a chicken tractor in the backyard suitable for 12 or fewer. Should I order chicks or buy adult or juvenile chickens? They will be pets for our children, so I would like to face as little mortality as possible.
  9. Day Old ChicK

    Hi from Vicksburg, MS

    My husband finally relented last night when I read him an article about backyard chickens in New Orleans that referenced this website. I have wanted chickens since I watched them hatch in an incubator four years ago. I'm very excited, but know next to nothing about them. I know that with all...
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