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    Easy Clean Chicken Nesting Boxes (with dimensions and pictures)

    Hi all, I just redid our chicken nesting boxes, and thought I would share! Below are some photos of the coop. Each box is just a 2$ "dish bin" from the dollar store (this way we can remove and clean as needed - the bins are not actually attached, but resting on the bars). The wood for the...
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    Chicken by the Dozen - What are we?

    Hi everyone! I have a few chickies that are about 2 1/2 or 3 months old. Just wondering if yall can help me with what breed and gender they are. They were sexed at birth, but I think we got a couple roos in here ANGEL Pretty sure she is an easter egger type and female. BLACKIE also think...
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    Adult Chickens ate Medicated Chick Starter

    Not quite an emergency, but I need help. Last night my boyfriend accidentally put the medicated chick starter in with the adult chickens (not realizing). We only just noticed tonight (so about 24 hours with that food). There is about 30 chickens, and they went through about half a 30kg bag (i...
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    Week old Mystery Breed Chicks

    This weekend I finally got to the feed store and picked up my chicks (twenty, six of which are guinea fowl). That said, the guy who runs the place was not available, so I have no clue what I purchased - busted picked what looked cute and a bunch of yellow ones since my dad wanted yellow. I am...
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    3 week old "Mutt" Chickens - What gender?

    Hi all, I was wondering if you could help me sex these chicks. We tried our luck hatching chicks this year and ended up with two little ones. The father is a missed breed which includes barred (little bit of bantam, and something else that gives him feathers on the sides of his legs). The mom...
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    Barred Mix - Gender (and mother's breed?)

    Hi all, Not sure if you can help me yet, but I am hoping to try and determine the cross breed in the chicks I just hatched last week (as well as sex if possible?). I know that the rooster was a barred rooster (I want to say barred rock, but he has feathers down the side of his legs, which...
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    Brooding Hen Adopting Baby Chicks?

    Hi everyone, This year I decided to allow my two bantam old english game chickens to hatch chickens. I gave each chicken 4 eggs (one started last Tuesday - 9 days, and the other last Wednesday - 8 days). I candled the 9 days one last night and discovered that two eggs were fertile, one had a...
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    Broody Bantam - Infertile eggs?

    Hi everyone, justs looking for some guidance here. I have a bantam old english game chicken who had gone broody. After finding her underneath out coop 3 times and forcing her out, she finally started sitting on the nest inside, so we decided to let her keep it. She is fiercly protective. So she...
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    Stunted growth? Bantam chicks, polish and ee

    hi all! I bought some chicks a while back and they have stopped growing! The bantams (6 of the eight are bantams I think) are all 10-12 weeks old, but are the size of a small pigeon. Just tiny tiny little things. Small enough to fit through chainlink fence without trouble. I know bantams are...
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    Help: Are my chickens going to grow?

    Hi there! 10 weeks ago I purchased eight baby chickens. 2 of them were a day old bantams - the golden one and the dark grey. ~ now 2 1/2 months old 2 of them were about a month old already - the two big ones (polish and not sure) ~ now 3 1/2 months old the other four were about 1-2 weeks old -...
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    Help with breed

    Hi all, I would like some help with this chick I have. I think she is about 2 mounts old, maybe a little older (not sure how old she was when I got her). Anyways, I was initially told she is a female wellsummer, but I am beginning to think she is not wellsummer. I am hoping she is something a...
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    Little grey chick - help with breed

    Hi all, I got this cute little grey chick and I was hoping someone could let me know what breed she is (at least I think she is a female). Anyways, she is just over four weeks old. Thanks in advance :)
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    Breed & Gender?

    Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can help me figure out this little girl's breed (at least I think she is a female). I am hoping she is a dutch bantam, but she might be an old english. She is just over 4 weeks old. Thanks in advance
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    Help with Breed & Gender

    Hi all, Just wondering if I could get some help here. I got this chick a little while ago, she is 5-6 weeks old. I believe it is a female, and I think she might be an old english game hen, but I am really hoping I might have a dutch bantam (99% sure its not though, but can't help but keep my...
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    Help with Breed on month old chick

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can help me figure out what breed of chicken this is? I am pretty sure it is a rooster (has been making attempts at rooster calls). He is about 5-6weeks old. Thank you :)
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    Old English or Dutch Bantam

    Hi all, Recently my favour little chicken past away (darn ravens took her). Anyways, It prompted me to get some new baby chicks in search of a replacement. That being said, I THINK she was a dutch bantam, but I just wanted confirmation. Sadly I only have one pic of her with me holding her...
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    Help with Breed & Gender

    Hi all, I was wondering if some of you chicken experts could help me identify the breed and sex of some chicks I picked up a little while ago. 5 of them should be bantams, but I am not sure which breed of bantam. Anyways, here are some pics. 1. All I know is it is a bantam. I think this one...
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