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    Equine Pine Pellets as bedding - will my girls eat them???

    I just discovered these (Equine) Pine Pellets at TSC the other day. Bought a couple of 40# bags ($5.99 ea.), but now I'm wondering whether my girls will try to eat them. Anyone had a problem with older chickens eating these pellets? Mine are only 3 months old and still eating crumbles, but...
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    Small, urban, chicken-supply business - can it work?

    Not sure where to post this, so I thought I'd start here. I am brand-new to raising chickens, and live in an urban city that justed passed its "backyard chicken" ordinance last year. Interest seems to be growing - we are the third family just in our neighborhood to have a backyard flock...
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    Signs of feather picking in 5 wk old chicks? (pics included)

    Not sure the best place to post this, so I'll also ask it under "Chicken Behavior". I have 5, 5+ week old RIR chicks. One of the chicks (who's always been the "runt") is looking pretty rough. I don't see any obvious wounds, redness, blood, mites, etc., but she still has some bare patches...
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    Signs of feather picking in 5 wk old chicks? (pics included)

    Not sure the best place to post this, so I'll also ask it under "Raising Chicks". I have 5, 5+ week old RIR chicks. One of the chicks (who's always been the "runt") is looking pretty rough. I don't see any obvious wounds, redness, blood, mites, etc., but she still has some bare patches, downy...
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    5-week old RIR chicks - can you help to sex them? (pics included)

    We have five, 5-week old RIR (maybe crossed with red comet?) chicks. These are our first chickens, so I need some help sexing them. Because of our city's ordinance, we can only end up with three hens (so I need to find homes for any males). I have my own ideas on which is which, but I won't...
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    How young to clip wings?

    My chicks are only 5 weeks old, but I was wondering at what age folks begin to clip their birds' wings? Obviously, they have lots of growing still to do, but I thought this might be one of those tasks that would be easier later if they were introduced to the process at an early age... Or, is...
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    How young to introduce "scraps"?

    Here's another one. Again, my chicks are only 5 weeks old. I've already offered them earthworms and mealworms as rare treats, but I was wondering at what age to start introducing them to table scraps - apples, lettuce, etc.? I seem to remember reading that giving them veggies and greens too...
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    How young to clip wings?

    My chicks are only 5 weeks old, but I was wondering at what age folks begin to clip their birds' wings? Obviously, they have lots of growing still to do, but I thought this might be one of those tasks that would be easier later if they were introduced to the process at an early age... Just...
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    Freaking out - is coop/run too small???

    Let me first say that this site and forum have been amazing! I am totally new to chickens, and the resources here have been an incredible help. When I got started on this undertaking, I read every book I could find in the library on raising chickens and it seemed like the consensus was 2-3 sf...
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    Food and water in the henhouse (pros and cons)?

    I know this has probably been covered many, many times before, but I couldn't find a discussion doing a very quick search. So... I would love to read a discussion on the pros and cons of keeping food and water inside the henhouse (versus inside the attached, covered, screened-in run)...
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    Perch height and size for chicks?

    My chicks are now 2 weeks old, and I'd like to introduce a perch inside their box. There seems to be alot of info on perch height and size for grown chickens, but I can't seem to find any guidance for chicks. Right now, I have a section of 1" dowel secured about 3-4" above the litter. Any...
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    Odor control (for chicks in the kitchen)?

    So my first chicks are almost a week old now. We have them in our eat-in kitchen/mudroom/laundry room inside a rabbit cage for easy viewing with the kids. What do you all do about the odor - besides keeping everything clean and changing out the litter regularly? Is there a particular product...
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    Novice question - how/when to sex chicks???

    We just picked up a few day-old chicks yesterday to start our backyard, pet/hobby flock. We now have five little chicks, and the breeder claims they are RIR x Red Comet (?) cross. Because we live in the city, we are limited to eventually three chickens and NO roosters. At what point do I (the...
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    WANTED: Day-Old Chicks (Dorking, B. Orping, R.I. Red, or B. Ply Rock)

    Is there anyone out there with day-old chicks available anytime soon??? These will be our family's first chickens, and my kids are driving me crazy to not have to wait until spring! I'm looking for just 3-5 Silver-Grey Dorkings, Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Is. Reds, or Barred Plymouth Rocks. If...
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    WANTED: Day-Old Chicks (Dorking, B. Orping, R.I. Red, or B. Ply Rock)

    Is there anyone out there with day-old chicks available anytime soon??? These will be our family's first chickens, and my kids are driving me crazy to not have to wait until spring! I'm looking for just 3-5 Silver-Grey Dorkings, Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Is. Reds, or Barred Plymouth Rocks. If...
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