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    beaks going black? help!

    I have four chicks who are going to be five weeks old on Sunday. Two of them have beaks going black and I don't know if it is normal or not because I'm a first time hatcher. I have no idea what their breeds are, I bought them as fertilised eggs and was told they are "mixed buff crosses". Two...
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    When can I move my chicks outside?

    I have 4 chicks who will be 5 weeks old on Sunday, and I'm just wondering when they will be feathered enough to make the big move outside? They have been going outside for most of the day for nearly two weeks because the weather has been really warm, but today,in true English fashion, it has...
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    how long will my chickens lay for?

    My chickens are a little over a year old, and they lay almost every day. I was just wondering how long they lay for? They laid all through winter without added light in their coop. They are Cottage Gold Lines
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    when should I introduce roosting?

    My little babies are four weeks old today and I've just started leaving them outside for several hours at a time. They still spend the nights inside because here in England the weather is never predictable. They seem to be loving it and always come in exhausted, but I noticed that after giving...
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    what breed are my chicks?

    My chicks are 3 weeks old, and their adult feathers are starting to come through. When I bought them as eggs I was told "Mixed Buff Crosses", and three of the eggs were white and one was brown. Unfortunately that doesn't mean much to me as I don't know a huge amount about breeds. I've attached a...
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    fighting chicks

    Hi guys, I have four chicks and it seems that two are almost constantly fighting. One is almost definitely a boy because it has grown so much quicker and is so much bigger than the others. The other is the smallest and is still yet to grow most of it's feathers. They hatched the same day from...
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    Pecking at eyes

    I have four chicks who are two days old, and they seem to keep trying to peck each others eyes. Does anyone know why? Or how to prevent it? They don't seem bored. They are eating and drinking fine, tweeting, sleeping together, the temperature inside the brooder is about 31oC (87oF) under the...
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    Breed suggestions?

    I have just hatched 4 eggs, I was told they are "Mixed buff crosses", and that is all I know. They are all yellow, and identical, apart from one who has feathered legs. Does anyone have any guesses as to what it could be? Or will I have to wait several weeks for more features to appear? I don't...
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    Help please?

    I'm a first time hatcher and my first egg pipped about 9 hours ago. It was breathing fine, had it's beak out and was cheeping. I went back to listen just now and it is making a clicking sound when breathing? Has this happened to anyone else? It is still in the egg, but the opening is quite big...
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