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    Questions about hatching eggs.

    It's been a year since we got our chickens and I am attempting to hatch eggs since we have one brooding hen. Plus our rooster is an Easter Egger so I'm hoping that the chicks we get from the hens will lay colored eggs once they are grown. So roughly two weeks ago, I left two eggs under my...
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    Questions about eggs

    We just started getting eggs a week or two ago. Please keep in mind that before this summer I knew nothing about chickens at all except we got eggs from them. LOL. Anyway, my questions are: Is there a way to tell which egg(s) come from which hen? (Especially if you have different types of...
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    My Brown Leghorn has sores just above her tail feathers on her back

    Below are pictures of her back end. I just noticed this today when she stretched her wings. When I got closer I found the broken off feathers and sores (shown below). There is one lump time thing right underneath those little feathers close to her tail feathers in the first picture ( the sore...
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    My Chicks/Pullets, are they Hens/Roos and what kind are they?

    I have had my Chicks for a month now... I still don't know what kind they are for sure... I know we have one Rooster and maybe a second. Can you please help me figure out the gender and breed of my chicks. I know that Saturn is a Roo by the way he acts and his comb... However i'm not sure about...
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    Help me find out the gender of my chicks

    please go to this site to see the pictures : https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/892529/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-the-sex-of-your-chicks Thanks for your help.
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    Is there an easy way to tell the sex of your chicks?

    I have : * 2 Black Sex Links * 1 Ameraucana * 3 Black Jersey Giants * 1 Brown Leghorn I am just wondering if there are any coloring to the feathers that mean that they are either male of female? My chicks are only between 1 to 3 weeks of age. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
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    Help with chicks

    We figured we have 2 one week old chicks, and 7 two week old chicks. When can the younger ones be put in with the older ones? Also I need a good idea of how to put the heat lamp on both sets of chicks for Monday if they can't be together. We keep the younger chicks in the upper part and block it...
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    baby Chicks?

    We have two baby chicks and 7 somewhat older chicks. The lady at the store said that we need to keep a heat lamp on them at night...(We live in Nebraska)... She also said that the babies can't be with the older ones yet.... we only have one heat lamp... and a small pen that we bought from...
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    Rainbow Layer?

    We got on yellow Rainbow Layer, can someone help explain what that means... Thanks.
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    Hello All!!

    Today, my dad and I went to Orschlen's and bought a chicken coop, some supplies and 7 chickens. My dad had chickens when he was very little and this is my first time. After we get the coop built, we will pick up the chicks. I can't wait. If any of you have advice for first time chicken owners...
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