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    Just started laying but which two?

    I have 3 hens, I'm in the UK and i have one speckled (like a barred rock) one blue ranger (grey body black head very large) and one that looks like a white sussex ( i think she is a white sussex) anyways, they are about 24/25 wks old now. They just started laying last week. I only ever get two...
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    Salmonella questions?

    So we have 3 hens ( we got our 1st egg today!!) but we let them free range in the garden and my boyfriend has said he didn't know the amount they pood before we got them as it's everywhere and is saying he's been told recently they carry salmonella and were having a baby in march. He said if...
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    My girls have grown! But when will they lay?

    I have a white sussex a speckled chicken and a blue ranger. They are hybrids I was told and they are now about 19 weeks old. I have seen the speckled squatting a couple of times but nothing more. None of them have laid an egg yet and I was wondering when this is likely to happen? They have gone...
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    She died

    My speckled baby that was much smaller and weaker from day one than the other two after 4 wks of love and care has died. We opened the pop hole on sunday morning and my two larger 8 wk olds came charging down the ramp and started stuffing their faces like they always do, she did not come out. My...
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    Barred rock versus speckledy

    Just a question out of interest. Ever since I've been looking into getting chickens I wanted a barred rock, I think their colouring is beautiful. But the breeder I got mine from said she could add any breeds she had available I wanted to my order, but pure breeds aren't sex able and so I may get...
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    Maggot attack

    So i opened my wheelie bin or trash/garbage can and there was hundreds of maggots in there swarming over the old food that fell out of the bag. i HATEEEEE those things they make my whole body itch and my skin crawl just looking at them. Anyway my baby chicks saw some fall out and came to look...
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    I was so proud haha

    My 3 week old babies took themselves to bed and were all quietly peeping and snuggled together on the heat mat at dusk. It was only their 3rd night in the coop and the first 2 nights we had to put them in the house and close the pop hole before they ran back down the slope ha ha. So when I went...
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    I saw chickens for sale but have chicks

    Today I went to my feed store to get more food, apple cider vinegar and treats etc. On my way home I went passed the farm, he had signs up selling ducklings and chickens, which I presume are POL's as they were last year. I was thinking could I get a pol to live with my 3 3 week old chicks? My...
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    Can my 3 week old babies eat earth/meal worms?

    I've read the 'what chickens can eat' thread and I saw worms on the list, but can baby chicks eat them? My daughter threw an earth worm in a and all 3 chicks were fighting over it. She said she read worms are ok but I just wanted to make sure it's ok for 3 week olds? Thanks
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    So can 3 week old hens go outside in the coop?

    My 3 week old hen's are almost completely feathered except for a bit of fluff on the necks etc. I posted a question about them earlier and the advice given was to put them in the coop as my 65L brooder (temporary) box was to small. The breeder told me to keep them inside till 6 wks. England...
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    new chicks advise needed please

    These are our first chicks (Sky-blue ranger, Star-speckeldy and Luna-white sussex) they are all supposed to be three weeks but the speckeldy is a lot smaller and quieter, She sleeps a lot, She is eating and drinking though. Is this normal? A friend of ours said we should give them worms from our...
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    3 week old sussex no heat

    Hi all, I just got three 3 week old sussex hens. ( I live in north west England by the way) The breeder told me she has never had them under heat, she has about twenty babies and said in the wild they don't require heat and at night they snuggle together for body heat and she believes they are...
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    Are polish,Araucana and silkies good pets/layers?

    The local man I am getting my chicks from on Thursday said he will have four breeds of chicks available just hatched to choose from. Polish, silkies, araucana and I can't remember the other one, I know they can come in lavender though. My daughter is in love with the silkies, I more so like the...
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    Can chicks be sexed when they hatch?

    I live in a built up area, so I am not allowed a rooster (even though I love how they look) I am not allowed one, so when I go to choose 4 chicks is it going to be possible to choose girls only? from newly hatched Cpl day old to a week old chicks? I saw in a chicken factory were yellow newly...
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    A few Brooder questions

    So the light on the brooder, is this left on or off at night? I know that reptiles lights go off at night as they do have a night time in the wild, is this the same with chicks? The brooder I have ordered is coming with a no slip mat instead of shavings, what do you guys think is best for the...
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    How old are chicks when they go in the coop?

    Hi, I'm getting my very first chicks ever in a few days, My brooder and supplies will be here in a day or so, but I was wondering at what age you all put yours out into the hen house/fenced run? I' have a very modest space for my coop so that means fewer chickens obviously. I just wanna make...
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    Hi all

    Hi everybody, I am from north west England near Liverpool and I am in the process of learning about keeping chickens and I've just ordered my chicken brooder!!!! I'm only going to have 3 or 4 hens, no rooster as I live on a very well housed estate with neighbours on all sides, so a rooster will...
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