I received an assortment of rare chicks and brown egg laying chicks from Meyer Hatchery - 16 total. I'm trying to identify them now. I've got this adorable little girl who I can't decide if she's a Welsummer, a Speckled Sussex, or a Light Brown Leghorn. I'm leaning toward the Welsummer, as her...
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Anyone else waiting on the shipment from this week's Meyer hatch? It's my first time getting babies in the mail and I'm an anxious ball right now.
Per Meyer, the chicks supposedly went to the post office at 3:30pm yesterday, but the USPS tracking is still showing "Pre-Shipment" as a...
We took in two young chickens that were abandoned at a wildlife center. No idea on the age, but they are smaller and lighter than the 5 girls in our existing flock. Also, they still make "cheeping" noises. Their combs have grown in the week and a half that they've been here.
I'm pretty sure...
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We have 6 1 weekish old chicks in the brooder, and they'll be there until probably 5 or 6 weeks old. This weekend's project is starting coop and run assembly/construction. My husband will be using this plan for the run: http://www.ana-white.com/2012/06/plans/chicken-coop-run-shed-coop...