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    Chicks will not go up into coop at night

    Hello! I moved my (now 13 weeks old) chicks into the main coop with my lone survivor hen a few weeks ago. They now all get along fine, but no matter what I do, the chicks will NOT follow the older hen up into the coop at night.. I cant keep going outside every night to manually pick each of them...
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    Possible Easter egger? Random breed in bin at farm and fleet

    Hi everyone! Farm and fleet surprised me and had chicks for sale the other day. I decided to get a few and noticed this girl in the “Golden laced Wyandotte” bin, when she clearly wasn’t a GLW ( poofy cheeks, totally different patterning and color). What do you think my chances are that this...
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    Do you think this could be a roo?

    Hi everyone! I got 5 chicks almost 2 weeks ago, and all of them but one has lots of wing and tail feathers coming in. I have a light brahma and a buff Brahma, and when you compare the feathering it’s pretty noticeable. Possibly a roo?
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    Meyer meal maker

    Hi everyone! They arrived today, and since I opted to receive a free meal maker, this little lady is what I received. I’m thinking she’s probably a buff orphington or maybe a white leghorn? Her feet are very yellow, and the little feathers on her wings are very very light, almost white. She...
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    Need help- all girls but one killed, chicks on the way

    Hi everyone! This has been a terrible week due to a coyote(s) killing all but one of my ladies. She’s obviously freaked out, and is constantly running around calling for her friends. I ordered more chicks and they will ship Monday. My question is, how early can I introduce them? I think...
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    Hen randomly passed away in nest box... :(

    Hi everyone, Today I went to feed and water the ladies like I do every day, and when I went to get the eggs out of the nest box I found my white EE who passed away while sleeping (or thats what it looks like she was doing..) :confused:. There werent any injuries, blood, missing feathers, etc...
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    What would do this? :(

    Came home today from class to find one of my girls like this :hit They were in their run but I left the door open so they had access to the larger outer run since it was finally somewhat warm and the snow finally melted... all the other girls are okay. It only ate her back and head/neck, didn't...
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    Newish chickens won't leave coop

    hello! I introduced my 3- 20 week old chickens to my 4- 20 something week old layers about a week and a half ago. Since the very first day they have totally refused to leave the coop and still sometimes get picked on by the other ladies. I gradually introduced them and added hem at night, but...
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    3 eggs!! (Finally)

    Well, yesterday was a very exciting day ;) my easter egger, and 2 out of my 3 other ladies (not sure who laid, I have 4 old enough to lay, and got 3 eggs) all laid an egg yesterday. I am so, SO happy that Olive (EE) laid a gorgeous blue egg. It was HUGE. Literally super heavy and double the...
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    Introducing new chicks to 15 week old chickens

    Hello! I have 3, 6-week old chicks that I would like to integrate into my flock of 5, 15-week old chickens. I have been letting them have "meet and greets", where I bring the chicks out during the day in a little wire pen. The first day, the older ladies obviously acted a little aggressively...
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    Looking for 4+ week old chicks

    Hello! I'm located in northern Illinois, about an hour or so outside of Chicago. I'm looking for 3-4, 4+ week old chicks. I know my neighbors are also looking, so that # might increase depending on if the breeds available interest them. Will consider just about any breed except EE, BO, SLW...
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    I'm devastated.... (poop pictures btw..)

    I honestly still can't believe this happened, as I'm typing this. Saturday morning, my world was shattered. My 2 dogs started going NUTS around maybe 5 am (didn't look at the clock), they do this really frequently if they hear even a car door shut, so I blew it off and went back to sleep. Mya...
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    How to figure out which chick is the bully

    Hello! 2 Weeks ago, I noticed a little blood on the wall inside their coop. The chicks like to crowd in the corner to cuddle at night, but they get quite catty when trying to get the "best" spot (which seems to be the spot closest to the corner). Fast forward to yesterday, I had originally...
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    They finally figured out how to get into/out of coop on their own!

    Phew! FINALLY! The chicks finally figured out how to wake up and leave the coop & put themselves to sleep I was getting oh so tired of going out there every morning and night to bring them in and out... We had our first REALLY warm day, and the coop felt very warm inside, so I left them in...
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    suspected wyandotte roo

    Hello everyone! My babies are 6 weeks old this week. Since about week 3, I've had my suspicions that one of my 2 wyandottes is a rooster. The 2 wyandottes look completely different from each other, and one has begun to "fluff" when I go by their area. Today I moved them to their coop and let...
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    Buff orph chick holding leg up

    Hello (again) everyone! Last night I noticed my buff orph chick holding her leg up. I picked her up to examine the leg, and her "ankle" seems swollen. It's just a tad pink and a lot bigger than her other ankle. I looked on the bottom other foot to see if she got bumble foot somehow, and...
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    Chicks shaking head and water droplets fly out.....

    Hello everyone! I have 8, 3 week old chicks. Yesterday I noticed one of my wyandotte chicks, pickle, sneezing when I picked her up, and little water droplets hit my arm and hand. No discharge around her nose or eyes, and no gasping or lethargic behavior. Just the sneezing and water flying out...
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    One chick started sneezing...

    Hello everyone! Last night, pickle, one of our silver laced wyandotte chicks started sneezing. I put my hand in the brooder to let them jump on my hand, like I always do, and she sneezed and I felt water hit my arm. She isn't wheezing from what I can tell, and none of the other 7 chicks are...
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    Very small chick compared to the others, also possible cockerels??

    Hello everyone! I'm sure I'm just being paranoid, but my barred rock chick seems much, much smaller than the others... Is this normal for the breed? She's so very, very sweet, and loves being held and also enjoys belly rubs. Just very worried since she seems so tiny compared to the others...
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