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    4 week old rooster with crooked leg

    I only noticed this today, so I don't think my chick has had this problem for long. I noticed him walking strangely with his leg turned somewhat outward. When I picked him up, I noticed that the joint on the affected leg seems larger. Maybe this has been gradually developing. He's able to...
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    The chicks have moved out!

    My 2.5 week old chicks moved out to the coop yesterday. I thought they needed some more room, so we put the heat lamps out there and snuggled them in with lots of bedding. It got cold last night, but they seem to be doing okay. I worried ALL night about them! They loved having some worms...
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    Help me entertain my chicks!

    Can anyone give me some ideas for "toys" to put in the brooder for the chicks to peck at or entertain themselves with? Also, I have heard people talk about a treat list. Can anyone direct me to that? My chicks are less than a week old, but I want to be prepared!
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    They made it!

    Last night I went to bed so worried about where my chicks were( they were due to arrive on Friday, but didn't)--at 1:00 in the morning today, the post office in nearby Fort Wayne called to say my chicks were THERE! They were able to put them on a truck to my post office, and they called me...
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    Hello from Indiana!

    I've been reading all of the interesting posts on the forum since last summer when we decided to build our own coop. My husband finally gave in! My two teenaged sons are not as thrilled as I, but I know they will grow to love the chicks! I'm a gardener, and hopefully, soon-to-be beekeeper...
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