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    Just fell in love with my chicks again

    I moved my 6 week old chicks into their permanent coop with run this weekend. So at dusk I go out and put them into their coop and secure the pop door. When I go out they are peeping loud because they don't know where to go yet as the sun goes down. Tonight when I went out to put them to bed...
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    Popcorn for 4 week old chicks?

    Is it OK to feed popped popcorn to 4 week old chicks?
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    What the heck is going on rooster attacking hen!!

    I have 12 hens that are 3 years old and 2 hens and a rooster that are 18 months old. The younger hens and rooster were hatched by one of the 3 year old hens last year. The rooster is nice to the hens and has not offered to attack me, he is pretty laid back. I let the flock free range when we...
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    I can feel my hens breatbone is that normal????

    I did not socialize my birds when they were young, so now at three years old I do not pick up any of my girls because they won't let me. My 15 girls have a 320 sq ft run completey shaded with plenty of water and a little pool to wade in. They are out free ranging when we are home to keep an...
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    HELP paniced and order chicks

    I'm in Arizona and I just lost two hens to heat two days ago. I'm down to 16 hens and I paniced and ordered chicks that will be delivered July 18th. Probably dumb but the deed is done. Any advice about raising chicks in 100 degree weather? My previous babies came in February so the battle...
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    Broody hen with no eggs

    Hope you can give some advice. I have a Jersey Giant hen who is always broody. Have raised two chicks that were not her's but she sat the eggs. She is very broody right now but no eggs. I would like to put eggs under her. How long can a newly laid egg sit out without a hen sitting on it and...
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    When can gosling move outside

    I have a friend who has a 4 week old gosling. She lives in a residential neighborhood and has had a goose who died at Chritmas time. The gosling will live outside in the backyard. She takes the gosling outside now to run around an socialize her. She will not be in a cage or have a coop, just...
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    First molt ?

    My girls will be 1 year old February 18. Some of them look like they are molting. Are they old enough to molt and do chickens molt in February? It seems most molt in October. Thanks for your help!!!
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    Bees in chicken feeder

    For the last five days there is a growing number of bees in the chicken feeder. I use a tube feeder. They are inside the feeder and in the ring where the girls eat. Today we are up to about 25-30 bees and ten or fifteen outside the run trying to get through the wire screen around the run...
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    Is this roo an Ameraucana?

    I'm new to chickens. Got my order of 28 chicks in February. I only lost two. I can figure out what all my chickens are except these guys. I ordered 15 Ameraucanas, 3 Jersey giants, 4 Sussex and 4 brown leghorns. At first I thought the order goy messed up and I received mottled leghorns but...
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    Add on to existing coop or just add a second

    I am new to chickens. My girls and a few roos arrived February 22 they are 8 weeks old tomorrow. I planned for 10 chickens but friends and family said if I wanted to end up with 10 chickens I needed to get 25. Well, I received 28 chicks from McMurrays and only lost 2 the first week. I have...
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    Hi all from a Newbie in Northwestern Arizona

    Wow, I am so glad I found this site. I am brand new to all things chicken. With these weird times we are living in it occurred to me that it might be good food insurance to raise chickens for eggs. We eat a lot of eggs. I did a lot of research on line, bought Robert Plamondon's book "Success...
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    51/2 week chicks outside won't go in coop

    Hi all: So glad I found this form. I have never raised chickens before. In fact up until now I have been afraid of birds. But with the economy the way it is I thought I would raise chickens if only for thr eggs. SOOOO, I planned on 10 hens, Ordered 25 chicks because EVERYONE said if you...
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