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    Which Rooster to Sell?

    Hi there! We've had several flocks of chickens in the past but this is our first flock with roosters! :) We bought straight run and now have 8 chickens total; 3 of them are roosters, so we are planning to sell two of them. They are lavender orpington; beautiful, docile hens, but I think there...
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    Are you supposed to feel rocks in crop? - sour crop?

    Hi there! We're on our first batch of chicks. I have an almost 7 week old Buff Orpington who I believe has sour crop. I suspect she had an impaction which led to sour crop. She's been lethargic and sleepy for about two days. She does occasionally scratch and peck and still loves being out...
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    6 week old chick falling in brooder

    Hi there, I have a 6-week old Buff Orpington who just started falling over in her brooder this morning. I don't know what's causing it. She seems happy and is scratching for food - she just loses balance and topples over herself. Could her wing be broken? Broken leg?? Can you get spraddle leg...
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    Bedding advice needed - chicks eating pine shavings

    Hi all! I need some advice on bedding. We have one brooder with two month-old Buff Opringtons and one brooder with 3 two-week old RIRs. We started out with paper towels over pine shavings and that seemed to work great at first, but the chicks just love to peck, peck, peck, as they should...
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    Too many treats? - chicks not eating food.

    Good morning! I'm getting a little concerned for our 2 Buff Orpington chicks. They are 1 month today. I think they have me trained! - we ferment our feed, and they used to gobble it down the first thing after I put it in their brooder. Now, they don't even touch it and it takes them a long...
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    Introducing chicks to OTHER chicks

    Hi there! We recently ordered 10 sweet Buff Orpington chicks in the mail, and through sad circumstances, all but two are left (two died before they got here, three died soon after we brought them in the house, and two more died the first night because they worked their way to the edge of the...
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    Help!! Accidentally picked off umbilical scab! :(

    This is our first time raising baby chicks and I didn't know the vent was where the chicks stooled as well . . . so I think I accidentally picked off some umbilical scabs on the poor little gals. :( . There's a little blood but no active bleeding now. I put some hydrogen peroxide on one of them...
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    Calcium for Chicks

    Do baby chicks need oyster shell? Where does their calcium come from if I'm not feeding a pre-made feed and don't feel comfortable giving egg shells yet? One source I read said to sprinkle oyster shell across the brooder floor once a week or so to encourage foraging. It's certainly less...
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    Unhulled millet for day-old chicks

    Hi there! My husband and I hope to start a small flock (5-6) of grain-free chickens soon. We are planning on getting heritage breeds (hopefully all Delawares). Due to our son's food allergies, we'd like to raise the chickens as grain-free as possible. I was reading in Harvey Ussery's...
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    Grain-Free Newbie

    HI there! Planning on starting a small flock soon and hope to raise them grain-free due to our family's food allergies. We are located in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks for all the help and information! Grain-Free Chickens (GrF Chickens)
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    Unhulled millet for day-old chicks?

    Hi there! My husband and I hope to start a small flock (5-6) of grain-free chickens soon. We are planning on getting heritage breeds (hopefully all Delawares). Due to our son's food allergies, we'd like to raise the chickens as grain-free as possible. I was reading in Harvey Ussery's...
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