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    Large crops in 4 day old chicks?

    I got a shipment of 30 chicks on Friday. Everybody was fine until today. I woke up to one dead and another very lethargic. An appenzeller was dead and a salmon faverolle was lethargic - she ended up dying a couple Hours after I found her. Now three more are lethargic and I noticed they have very...
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    Too early to be outside?

    So. They are inside right now so please no hate! But, I got an order of chicks 3 weeks earlier than expected and I just can’t keep them in the house for long as we’re doing renovations to my usual “brooder” room. Unfortunately 2 chicks have died so far. Not sure why, they were warm enough and...
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    First time hatching question?

    I got 40 "rarest of the rare" hatching eggs from McMurray. After loosing my shipment the first week, They sent me 50, 11 of which were broken. There was yolk everywhere. I wiped what I could off the undamaged eggs and set them all yesterday. I went to turn them this morning and 3 had fused to...
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    2 CPR.....

    The Swaps Section is for organized swaps only and need to follow the guidelines here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/786353/swap-rules-please-read-here-first/0_20 All other transactions need to be posted in the Buy-Sell-Trade Section of the forum. You can find info here...
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    First hatching eggs arriving Friday :)

    I'm a 3rd year chicken raiser and have decided to try my luck with hatching. I have about a dozen of my own eggs set aside and if I can't convince my broody hen to take them, I'll be throwing them in the incubator when my 40 exotic assorted eggs arrive from McMurray. I've read mixed reviews on...
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    Hello from NY!

    Hi all, love the forum, finally decided to be active :) My name is Brandi. My husband and I are hobby farmers. I'm currently raising chickens for the third year and am excited to try out some new breeds and to try hatching some eggs this year. Looking forward to sharing and learning with everyone!
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    Got some free chickens - not sure of breed? Delaware, Light Sussex, etc?

    I got these chickens as pullets from a friend who was overloaded this summer. I got two hens like this, a pure white which I'm pretty sure is a White Rock, some RIRs and a barred rock, along with two roosters which are pictured (we're supposed to be pullets). One of the hens is starting to get...
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