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    Leghorn mix? Strange wing feathers

    Here is my little mystery chick. She hatched out of a huge pale blue egg (72 grams). She was suppose to be an ameraucana but lacks the legs and cheeks. Maybe a SBEL (super blue egg layer)? Her wings are coming in very skinny compared to her hatch mates. Thoughts? Top spotted chick is the...
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    Feather picking at 4pm and up.

    I have been battling feather picking since December. They are on feather fixer and have a large 100sqft coop (theres only 3 of them). I have caught them pulling off feathers but usually around 3:30/4pm and later. Tonight, I even caught my barred rock on camera on the roosting bar. Im...
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    Temperature fluctuation in Brinsea Advanced Mini.

    I pulled out my Brinsea Advanced from last year and the temperature is fluctuating a lot. Its at going from 99.3 to 99.5 to 99.8. Up and down. Up and down. Is this going to be an issue? I am running it for a day before I put them in. How do I reset it back to day 1?
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    Barred Rock with a rose comb?

    What could my barred rock mix be mixed with? She has a rose comb and lays beautiful shiny darker brown eggs.
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    Hen keeps moving tail up and down like shes trying to poop

    The hen on the right keeps moving tail up and down like shes trying to poop. Should I be worried?
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    3 chickens with raw butts, 1 bleeding.

    I have 5 chickens that range in age and breeds. Two are barred rock mixes and 3 are buffs. 3 of them have pecked butts with two of them bleeding. One is pecked clean. Could it be a lack of protein? They are on 16% protein layer food.
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    Wont lay in nestbox

    My chicken laid her 2nd egg ever today and not in her lovely nest box... but in the coop instead. She did this yesterday too. They have fake eggs in the nest boxes and I just put more shaving in there to make it softer (along with the straw). Any other ideas?
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    2- 30 weekers, 2- 26 weekers and -1 23 week old... no eggs :(

    We hatched out our first chicks in June, 4 of the 6 were roos. I have now two 30 weekers (barrred rock mixes), two 26 weekers and one 23 week old (buffs)... no eggs still. One of my 26 weekers (buff) squats when I pet her but still nothing. My 23 weeker usually sleeps between the two larger...
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    Missing feathers, infected?

    This is Gloria and she is about 4 weeks old. I got her from a farm that was overcrowded and had a rooster problem. Her back and tail feathers are I poor shape. Someone had suggested coconut oil. Thoughts? Also what can I feed her to increase feather growth. She won't eat eggs or oatmeal. I have...
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    Clark Farm, Higganum, CT

    I just wanted to write my experience with Clark Farm in Higganum, CT. I would not recommend this farm to anyone and wish that we had not gotten our chicks from there. I had contacted Debbie about picking up 3 chicks from her farm in early July. She said she normally sells them in batches of 6...
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    Canary Quarantine?

    I am getting a new chick tomorrow of about 6 weeks old. I am swapping her for a roo that was suppose to be a hen. She will be quarantined on my deck for 30 days because I just don't trust the farm she is coming from. I have 2 other 6 week old chicks. Should I put one or two with her so that...
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    Trading in a roo for a hen...quarantine?

    I have 6 chickens. 3 are 10 weeks and 3 are 5.5 weeks. The younger ones came from a local farm. She guaranteed hens. My one easter egger is infact a roo so she said just to swap him out for another hen. But doesnt it have to go into quarantine or should it be ok since it was from the same farm...
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    Pullets or cockrel Easter Egger

    I bought this "ameraucana" from a local farm. I am pretty sure she is an easter egger and I am hoping that she is a she. She (Ginger) is 5.5 weeks old. I got her at 5 days old.
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    Mixing 5.5 week old chicks with 10 week old chicks

    I have had my 5.5 week old chicks in a baby play area in the run for a week. I have three 10 week old chicks; 2 pullets and 1 cockrel. I want to let the baby chicks out tomorrow. Thoughts? Do you think they can sleep together in the coop too? Right now they sleep in a giant bin with a hardware...
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    Is my chick trying to crow? 4.5 weeks

    This is Luna. She's the largest in the bunch. We've been hearing this noise for about a week now. Officially a rooster?
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    Free Wyandotte/Barred Rock Roosters, CT

    Looking to rehome my Wyandotte/Barred Rock Roosters. Born 6/3/16. Rocky Hill, CT. Willing to travel half way.
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    Confused of breed and sex

    Here is sparkles. Dad is Barred Rock and mom is unknown. She was hatched out of a long pink egg. Any ideas? Legs are pink. I would have thought cuckoo maran but the egg is the wrong color. This is my suspected cuckoo barred rock mix who I would bet money is a roo.
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    Feathers sticking up, sick chick?

    This is sparkles. She is a barred rock mix (BR roo/unknown hen). Her feathers are sticking up. She is the only chick of my 6 that are doing that. She also was very weak when she was born and had sticky butt. She's pretty small compared to the rest. Any ideas? Edited to add that she is 3 weeks old.
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    mixing ages

    I am planing on ordering more baby chicks but I am not sure if I am able to mix ages. My current chicks right now are 3 weeks old. can they go outside at 5 weeks and then I can put the baby chicks in the brooder by then? Can 5 week old chicks mix ok with 10 week old chicks?
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    I thought these were barred rocks... now I am not so sure. Pullet or roo?

    Here are my 6. I thought I had barred rocks but now I am not so sure. Here is the picture of the eggs they hatched from. Number 7 (the green egg) didn't hatch: <---Chick #1. Thinking he's a Roo. Name is batman. He hatched out of a brown egg. <--- Chick #2. This is Luna. Thinking shes a...
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