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    Help with this Barred Rock

    Any idea here on the sex? 6.5 weeks old.
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    Anything I Should Do About This?

    So this guy seems to want to get at my chickens. Anything I should do about this or is it just part of the deal?
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    Temporary Waterer Change Question

    Hi All, I just moved my 4 week old chicks into their coop where they'll drink from a traditional hanging waterer for the next few days. The issue is that they've been drinking from nothing but a poultry nipple for their entire lives to this point. In a few days when I let them into the run...
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    Temporary Change of Waterers Question

    Hi All, I just moved my 4 week old chicks into their coop where they'll drink from a traditional hanging waterer. The issue is that they've been drinking from nothing but a poultry nipple for their entire lives to this point. In a few days when I let them into the run they'll be back on the...
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    Another "When to move my chicks" Thread

    Hi all. There are a ton of threads regarding moving chicks from the brooder to the coop. All of the advice seemed to say that with a heat lamp in the coop early ages are doable. I am not putting a lamp in the coop but am aiming to move the chicks out around 4 or 5 weeks of age. Daily temps in...
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    What's this Bump?

    At first I thought this BO chick had lost a toe. She was limping if she got up and walked at all. Slowly she's been moving around more and more, but the limp hasn't gone away, and the actual issue is this swollen bump on her foot. Does this look like maybe a cut got infected to anyone? Can't...
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    Contractor Sand vs. Chick Grit

    Hi All, I put a yard of sand down as the base under my coop/run. My chicks aren't ready for outside living yet at just a week old, but I plan on taking them into the run from time to time (starting in about a week) to play around and get fresh air. Knowing that contractor sand can be eaten and...
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    Chick Behavior Questions

    Hi Gang. As I watch these 7 day old chicks develop I'm trying to figure out some of their behaviors. What is the purpose of nuzzling food from their feeder to the ground to eat it? Does it mimick scratching for bugs? The other one I can't figure is the chicks will dive between each other's legs...
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    Chick with a Hurt Foot

    Hi All, I noticed today that a chick is limping and favoring one foot. When it's still it will almost always be laying down, but when it is standing it will try to balance on one leg or limp if it wants to move. Often it appears that the chick will choose not to move and remain alone at one end...
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    Baby Chicks Can't Find Poultry Nipple

    I touched every beak to the nipple but none of the chicks are finding it on their own. Anything I can do to help them figure it out?
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    Freaking Out - Safety Question

    Sorry - chicks get here tomorrow and I wasn't at all ok with my setup, so I changed it to the below pic. Does that setup with the lamp hanging look safe? Last thing I want is to burn down my house for $12 worth of chickens and I'm FREAKING OUT. Thanks in advance for the replies.
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    My Brooder and Some Questions

    Hi All, I have a few questions as i get ready for my first ever shipment of chicks this week. I was looking for a way to keep their water clean and out of the pine shavings. I hung a nipple about 4" from the ground in an old tonic water bottle. I realize that might be too tall initially so...
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    Newbie Checking In

    Hi all, Been lurking for a while. Finally signed up as my first batch of chicks are being delivered this week. Thanks for putting all of this great content on the web. Wawa
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