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  1. Sarah B.

    Help! Daily routine? Coop maintenance?

    So recently I moved my chicks into the coop, it's not 100% ready yet but I'm working towards it. I've got to put a rooster in there and make a hole so they can get in and out when they want. They have a nest, food, water and pine shavings. I try to let them out every day for about five hours or...
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    When do my pullets start laying eggs?

    So, currently I've got two pullets, both two months old (and one cockerel the same age) and I'm wondering when they'll start laying eggs. . . legally, it's illegal to have a rooster/cockerel in my town so once he's fully grown I'll have to sell my cockerel (Cleo) but I really want a bigger flock...
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    How to get my 7-week olds to eat non-factory food?

    So I have three 6 and 1/2-week old chicks that won't eat fruits, vegetables or anything that's not their standard factory chick food. And, no, don't say I should have given them earlier because I did. When they were three weeks old I tried to offer them fruits and jogurt. They didn't look at it...
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    When do Icelandic's start to crow?

    So im a first time chicken farmer and im wondering when my Icelandic cockorel will start to crow. . .
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    Chicken wire vs hardware cloth? Which should I get?

    I live in Iceland and am making my chicken coop. I've got three chicks that will need a coop in about four weeks. Now I'm wondering, should I get chicken wire or hardware cloth? Now I know most of you will say hardware cloth because it's more predator proof but think about this ; There are no...
  6. Sarah B.

    Coop shopping list? Need some help!

    I have three chicks currently, two Icelandics one Easter Egger. One of the Icelandics is a roo, a cockorel I mean. Anyway I'm going to be building their coop in the next week. And today I'm going 'shopping'. Now my garden has a hut, it's not big, sort of small, but I think it's big enough for...
  7. Sarah B.

    Help! Chicks sick? Sneezing water!

    I've got three three-week-old chicks (I'll admit I'm a first time chicken farmer and don't have a lot of experience). Because it was so hot outside I took my chicks out of their brooder and outside to my garden. I thought it would be ok for a short while, I just wanted to let them have some fun...
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    How should I introduce differently aged chicks to each other?

    I've got one chick currently. She's a week and five days old. I'm buying two one week old chicks as company for her the day after tomorrow. I'm just wondering how I should introduce them, should I do it slowly? Dump them in together because there's so little age difference? They're all Icelandic...
  9. Sarah B.

    Help!!! Killed chick while assisting?

    help I assisted and the chick seems to be dead, I out oil so it doesn't shrink wrap. There's no movement or anything I'm so scared please help guys like right now!!!! What should I do? I put it back in the incubator
  10. Sarah B.

    Urgent help!!!! Chick dead? Assisting!

    so I started assisting my chick out but it doesn't seem to be alive... what do I do?! My hands are shaking I'm so scared. Theses no movement or anything.. please help guys.. I put oil on so it doesn't shrink wrap and I've put it back into the inc.
  11. Sarah B.

    Help! Assist a chick?

    Need some help guys! How do I assist a chick? When should I do it? I think my chicks that haven't hatched might be too weak to hatch by themselves. Candling on day 17 showed perfect development so they should be fine. If they haven't hatched by day 24 dinner time I'm going to assist. So how do I...
  12. Sarah B.

    Should I help my chicks out? How and when?

    Now, I'm not overly worried. But if my chicks haven't hatched on day 24 (today is day 22) I'm going to help. Is that too early? If absolutely nothing has happened by tomorrow dinner time I'm going to do all the tests I can think of (float test, candle, tap the air bubble etc.) and if they...
  13. Sarah B.

    Need chicks in Iceland!!

    Anyone in Iceland? Selling chicks? I need one or more chick under the age of two weeks ASAP. If you're selling, giving or willing to trade chicks in Iceland please reply. I'm in need of chicks. You see, only one chick hatched and that's not good. So if you have a chicks or chicks you need to get...
  14. Sarah B.

    I'm going mad. Early and late hatch? Help!!

    I'm going mad. . . so, I'm hatching chicks. One has hatched -no, stop. That's not nice. It's not fine and it is not good. She, Thora, hatched on day 18. She was the furthest from the lamp and among the smallest eggs. Thora has three un-hatched siblings. This might not worry you but it worries...
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    Help! Is there any way to encourage chicks to pip?

    Hi, everyone So I'm becoming very nervous. Three weeks ago I went to a farm, my family is friends with the farmers there, and got some chicken eggs. On day 12 I was forced to throw away two eggs of the six I got because of infertility and an underdeveloped chick. So now it's day 21 and I'm...
  16. Sarah B.

    Icelandic chicken city-farmer

    Erm, hi? Right, well, my name's Sarah and I live on Iceland. I'm a beginner in chicken. . . what would you call it? Farming? Raising? Let's just say farming. I'm on day 20 and one chick has hatched; Thora, she's absolutely adorable. For late readers today, for me anyway it's the 12th July of...
  17. Sarah B.

    Chick toys? Ideas, examples, recommendations?

    I'm on incubation day 20. One chick, her name is Thora (I'm Icelandic), hatched on late day 18. No sign of pipping from the other eggs though. Anyway, because Thora is alone and doesn't have the company of her siblings she gets bored easily. I'm her favorite toy; she likes to follow my fingers...
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