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    Chicks in coop?

    Does anyone put chicks straight in the coop with the big girls? I'm hoping it's not a horrible idea. We only have 2 chicks. We wanted to let the kids pick one each. We also have 4 hens. They mainly stay in the lower "run" or free range. They come up top to sleep and to lay. We put a light in the...
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    Staggered hatch possibly???Under Broody?

    Ok so I found my broody in the woods with her eggs. I moved them to a broody box for safety. I candled 3days ago and they all looked similar in size. She has a total of 13 its her first time being broody. Thought i was at day 13ish. Last night i replenished her water and she got up for a drink...
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    Help with broody out in woods

    Ok so i found my missing hen. I was sure she was going broody when i stopped getting eggs. She was setting up a nest in the woods. Well i found her with a ton of eggs. I have a few shipped eggs (which i may have had too long now. Whats the longest i can keep them?) Should i try to put them under...
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    Will my EE give me EE chicks if I breed her?

    I have a surprise EE hen. She doesn't have the muffs on her face, but she has a pea comb and olive colored legs and when she started to lay they are green. She was bought from a backyard breeder that told me he didn't have any tinted egg layers. Ok, so her "brother" I say that because I bought...
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    Best first egg ever!!!!!!!!!!

    So, I had a little chicky with olive colored legs. She came from a mixed backyard flock. I named her Olive. She sure was pretty. She grew up and I have always wondered if she would give me a pretty colored egg? Recently her comb has become darker, and I knew it would be any time until my...
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    Bad Pics, Breed and Gender?

    OK, these are 3 that I got from Ideal. Bantam Feather Leg assortment. The one in the first pic to the left was NOT having pictures, but any guess would do on them. They are December 18th babies. So right at 7 weeks old. OK these last 3 pics are the new ones of the camera shy bird.
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    Chick is sick...

    Ok, so I have a chick, she is probably 2.5 weeks old. I'm not 100%. I bought her on Thursday locally from a lady. The other one I got from her is fine. This one started to act up the next day. They were outside in a brooder with plenty of heat and closed in so no breezes blowing through. A cold...
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    I can hear them now...PICS

    "Hey, We're sleeping in here!!!!!!!!" LOL So we are in a flash flood and I just recently moved my broody and her babies, and a few of my other birds to the old bigger coop. Thing is, it has no floor. I was paranoid that they were all sleeping in the rain, so I dragged myself out in this...
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    Almost time for eggs???

    I noticed today that my pullet's comb is a lot more red. Up until now it was reddish along the bottom, and more pale up top. Now, its all red. I'm excited, I sure hope it is soon! She was hatched the first week in October! ETA-I just went out to take pics on my phone. She sure didn't want to...
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    Hatched even in the worst conditions!

    I hatched 3 silkie babies out of my death bator (LG still air) on sunday. I was completely shocked that they hatched. First, they made it through shipment. Detached air cells and all. Then they made it through 22 days of horrible temp fluctuations. I'm in Texas and our weather has been freezing...
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    My dog was eating my chicken alive...

    Seriously, I wanted to boot him to china. We took in a stray puppy about a month ago. He was very young and flea covered..I didn't have the heart to leave him alone where I found him. Anyway, he has been showing interest in the chickens, hanging out by their run. Well I was in my car about to...
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    Goldie has some new feathers. Is she still a she?

    She is getting new feathers in, and she is acting different. Just wondering if she is still a she? This sexing chickens thing is really hard for me I'm just not getting it! LOL She is about 4 months old right now. Going back in time... ...
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    When do Roosters start to crow?

    Ok, so I have some chicks I bought early October. I have 2 of them that we said were roo from the beginning. 1 started to crow in November. The other still no crow. Is it different for each chicken? I'm sure it is, but even though my guy developed his red comb and wattles early on, I'm still...
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    Pics of 2 of my babies

    So DS would NOT leave the chicks alone today. Every time I turned around he was playing with another one, I could hear it peeping across the house. He loves them so much. I took a couple pics. Sitting back watching Chicken Little on TV. Just hangin out in the window.
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    Had a horrible dream last night

    I dreamed that I took all the eggs from under my broody into my bedroom on the bed so I could candle. I had them all on the bed in a pile and I Had to jump up to go deal with the kids and it caused too much movement, so all the eggs rolled apart...and then quickly back to the pile where they all...
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    I have a missing chick...

    Well, I got home this morning after leaving yesterday evening. Went out to tend to the flock and I had 1 chick missing. This is my first time having one go missing and there is no sign of distress anywhere. I had thought that it just got out of the run yesterday and is either lost and hiding, or...
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    Ohhhh Chicken math...Long and rambly...

    How I love thee. So Here is my chicken history this year. October...Started out with zero. Decided I wanted to get a couple chicks. I search craigslist, and had a local guy with a sign in his yard. Called on 2 silkies off craigslist, and ended up calling the local guy as well. Picked up 4...
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    WOO HOO New Egg!!

    My only laying hen went broody, so I placed her in a broody box on eggs. I walked out to the coop today and it looks like her sister ( we purchased them at the same time) finally laid her first egg! It was so cute! I'm so excited and proud of my new girl! Now lets see if she goes broody early...
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    Just got my shipped eggs, now what?

    OK, so I need a little help. I just picked up my shipped eggs from my SIL's house. She picked them up for me at the PO. I got them home and checked the eggs for cracks, and the aircells. I couldn't make out an aircell in any of the eggs, but I think i've read that sometimes it takes a while to...
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    Can you guess breeds of babies? Pics of my newbies

    I ordered 4 Feather legged bantam assortment chicks from ideal. Picked them up today and there were 5 in the box! Yay! Just wondering if Ya'll want to take a guess? I was just excited because an assortment meant it would be a surprise!
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