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  1. DixieChickPa

    Chicken can’t walk...

    Approx 6 mos old Wyandette. This probably started a couple weeks ago but i didn’t notice that she had a bum leg until i saw her walking one day. First thing i noticed was she wasn’t moving around as much as my other chicks, being kind of hunkered down. I posted on a local site and she has...
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    How much...

    How often do you feed chickens extra things like kitchen scraps or treats? I was told to stick to layer feed for my 6 month old rhode island reds and brown leg horns and only give a handful of meal worms every other day. They are in a coop, not free range. Should i also be throwing out...
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    Rhode Island Reds or New England Reds- Roos or Hens

    We have three of these chickens and they all look alike. One is significantly larger. They are 12 weeks old. None of these have tried to crow, but the large one is constantly making noises. Thanks!. This is Zebra, the largest. Has always been larger even though same age. . Not a very good...
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    Brown Leghorns - Roos or Hens?

    We have three brown leghorns. We know one is a rooster because he tries to crow. The other one we're not sure about. They are 12 weeks old. Thanks!. This is the one we're not sure about because he hadn't tried crowing. . This is the one we think is a girl . This is Kellog. A definite rooster
  5. DixieChickPa

    Strange behavior?

    I have noticed two of our chicks doing this. They are 5 weeks old. They will be running around and then plop on their side, spread a wing and stick a leg out. When i approach them they jump up and run. Any ideas?
  6. DixieChickPa

    Baby Chicks Size

    As you can see from this picture most of the chickens were the same size and supposedly the same age when we got from Tractor Supply. Only the one Rhode Island Red in back row on left was slightly bigger. We got them on 3/12, so they are 4 weeks this Saturday. This one already looks like a...
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    When to put chicks out

    Hi All, We're new to the chicken world and we have 3 Rhode Island Red and 3 Brown Leghorns. Saturday we will have had them 4 weeks. We live in PA and are currently going through a cold snap. They are still in a metal tub with metal netting across it with a heat lamp. They are in a 70 degree...
  8. DixieChickPa

    Hi All

    Hi! We're new to this chicken stuff and have 3 Brown Leghorns and 3 Rhode Island Reds. We will have had them 4 weeks this Saturday. We live near Pittsburgh, PA, little closer to the mtns. One of our Rhode Islamd Reds is HUGE compared to the others. My question is that we currently have them...
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