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    sneezing 8 week olds and 2 week olds... sick or?

    I got my first batch of babies from my feed store. 6 bantams from the assorted bantam bin. One of the silkies died within 2 days with no pasty butt. It was just lethargic and overall droopy. None of the other chicks had any symptoms of being sick. When they were about 3 weeks old I switched them...
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    oops! Made a silly mistake. HELP!*edit* I got it!

    I accidentally put my two Welsummer chicks with my 5 Speckled Sussex. This might be a stupid question but I cant tell them apart Is there any way to tell them apart at this age or hints I can look for? They were born 4/5/10. I can also post pics of the whole bunch if that helps. Thanks!
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    Gender ID on bantam cochin

    Hi everybody... This is from my first batch of chicks so Im new to this thing. My gut is leaning towards roo but I want opinions. I got him/her in the assorted bantam bin at the Big R. It was hatched 3/1/10 from Ideal Poultry. I am thinking it is a cochin but correct me if Im wrong! Thanks for...
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    My coop! Please help with suggestions...

    So my BF, Grandma and Grandpa and I started construction on my chicken coop a couple of weeks ago. We started with concrete blocks for the base then 2 x 6 for the floor covered in plywood. Then we built walls and covered them in OSB. The coop is 12 x 16 (yes I got a little excited and made it...
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    BIG scare!

    So I am new to chickens and I ordered 15 chicks from Cackle. They were supposed to ship out 3/31. I went into my local Post office and informed them that I was going to be receiving a box of live fuzzy baby chicks sometime in the next couple of days and I wanted them to call me not deliver...
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    Babies! help ID

    ok I accidentally bought some babies at the feed store... oops! I already have 15 standard (5 salmon Faverolles, 5 light Brahmas, 5 speckled sussex) on the way but I couldn't pass on the bantams at the Big R. They are from Ideal but I'm not sure what they are or what color they will be. I know...
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    New to chickens... want to show

    Hello I am from the central Oregon area and I just ordered 15 chicks from Cackle hatchery. I ordered 5 light Brahmas, 5 salmon Faverolles and 5 Speckled Sussex. They are due to ship 3/31/10. I Chose these breeds because many people said they were calm and quiet and I can't get over how cute the...
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    Hello from central Oregon!

    Hi everybody I am NEW to chickens and sooooooo excited I can hardly contain myself! I don't have any chickens yet but I plan on adding them to my farm the end of March. I am having my boyfriend build me a coop so everything will be ready for their arrival. I am adding 15 chickens to 24 horses, 6...
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