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    What kind of chick is this- age?

    I picked up this chick yesterday- It was given to someone as a "prank" birthday gift and they had no idea what to do with it. I am guessing it is some kind of frizzle- its feathers are wild. Its body is still basically naked- just has the wild feathers on its wings. Any guess as to age would...
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    White Silkie Pair IL/IA Free to good home

    I need to find a home for a pair or Silkies. I ordered them as pullets from My Pet Chicken, one obviously turned out to be a cockeral. He has started crowing and I have close neighbors, so he needs to go. The hen has not started laying yet but should be close. The male does have curled toes on...
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    Hawaiian Chickens

    We took these pictures at Hanauma Bay in Oahu. Enjoy!
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    Chickens segregating themselves

    I have 9 chickens total, 8 pullets and and for sure one cockerel( I am beginning to wonder if my NN is boy too or just a dominant pullet) anyway, when I first got them I had them all in one brooder. As they got bigger I had to separate them in to two brooders. Now they are in their coop and they...
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    We lost our little boy

    This past Friday we lost our 2yr old son. He was born with several heart defects, but had done amazingly well and his loss is a shock. At first I was going to re home our 11 week old chickens. I was worried that I did not have it in me to care for them. As all our friends and family came to our...
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    EE pullet is a ROO- Should I try to keep him? UPDATED W/PICS

    I ordered 2 EE pullets( ordered 8 total chicks) from My Pet Chicken in March. They are now 8 weeks old and one of my "girls" started crowing. I live in a rural subdivision with 1/2 acre. I ordered all pullets as to not upset any neighbors I am really heart broken that I may have to give him up...
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    Rocks in water dish

    I was wondering how long you all leave the pebbles in the waterer?
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    Pictures of new chicks from MPC, PIC HEAVY!!

    Just opened the box DS loves the chicks! The brooder before they went in Getting settled in 2EE's Cuckoo Marans 2 silkies Pancho with the Buff Orp NN in front with the red sex link
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    Chicken gets Cancer Treatment

    I saw this on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008/03/06/callaghan.uk.chicken.cancer.itn
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    They're Here!!!!

    PO just called and the chicks are there, DH works close to the PO so he is on his way to get them and bring them home! I will post pics soon. I am a first time chicken owner, this is so exciting, better than Christmas!
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    Brooder Question

    My baby chicks should be here the first week of Feb. I bought this brooder http://www.strombergschickens.com/images/brooders/SBR_L.jpg from Strombergs. The way it is set up the light bulb is exposed. Do I have to worry about the chicks getting burned? Should I construct a little cage around the...
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    First time seeing multicolored eggs!

    I really questioned my sanity this morning. I ventured out in an ice storm to the farmer's market that was being held indoors. I have bought free range eggs at the store but never farm fresh eggs. I was reward by one dozen beautiful multicolored eggs ranging from light pinkish to a light olive...
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    I would like some advice on ordering baby chicks

    I have been looking at all of the hatcheries online and I am unsure what to do. I would like to do a small order of less than 25, but Meyer does not have all of the breeds that I want. With the small order charge it costs the same as ordering 25. I was looking at ordering the ornamental layer...
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    Recycled coop, where to start???

    Here is where I am at: Behind our pool house is a huge stack of wood, mostly 5ft pieces of fence material and a few 8ft long post type boards. This stack of wood was here when we bought the house, I actually had kind of a fit about it and was going to pay to have it hauled away, I am glad I...
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    How am I going to make it until spring??

    Yesterday I went to a feed store just to check things out. After that I went to Farm & Fleet to see what they had. I looked at all the cute chick feeders and all of the supplies. I settled for another book on raising chickens(my third) and went home. I know it makes more sense to wait until...
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    Has anyone used playhouse plans?

    I have seen some converted playhouse coops, but has anyone build a playhouse with the intent of it being a coop? I have looked at hundreds of photos and designs of coops and I really like the cuteness of playhouses. I found a cabin looking one with a deck, I am thinking about buying the plans...
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    How do you find out if you are in city limits

    Ok, here is my dilemma. I am trying to find out what laws apply to me. I have an East Moline, IL address. I live in a rural subdivision in Hampton,IL township. We all have at least 1/2 acre lots. We have a Hampton phone #. We are not in the East Moline school district even though we have an...
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    Did others think you were crazy?

    I have been wanting to get a few hens for awhile now. I have read a few books, looked at coop designs, checked the local animal laws and so on. I posted on the coop design forum and I have some good ideas about what I want. Anyway, my family thinks I have lost my mind. "Why in the world would...
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    New Here...Need some imput

    Ok, so I am starting from scratch here. I don't have a coop or any chickens yet, I am trying to gather as much information as I can before I decide what I want/need. Some basic info: I live in a rural subdivision, we have about 1/2 acre, so space is an issue. We just had the septic system...
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