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    Looking for a new pullet or young hen

    Hi all, My son hand raised four chicks, which seems to be the ideal flock size for our backyard. One of his chicks is a cockerel and is going to a beautiful new home in the country where he will be the sole king of the roost this weekend. We ar devastated because he's our favorite but I know he...
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    What sex is our splash Silkie?

    Boy do we have bad luck picking out hens! I think Winnifred is a cockerel... what say you? Splash Silkie approx 15 weeks old. I’m seeing the beginnings of a comb and spiky freathers on back of his head.
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    Easter Egger cockerel looking for a good home in So. CA

    We are devastated that Francesca is indeed Francisco! He is everyone's favorite, a real sweetheart. He's kind to his girls and not a bully at all. We got him when he was about 2 days old and he's 14 weeks now. Yesterday he crowed a few times, so it's official....cockerel! His tail feathers are...
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    EMERGENCY Newly hatched duckling with curved feet

    My sons class just hatched this duckling with curved feet this morning. He can’t walk at all. He’s been out of the shell for 8 hours. Just started to eat. Drinks a tiny bit. What’s going on and how can I help him? Thank you!
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    Guess their sex!

    Francesca ( speckled Sussex) and Henrietta ( buff brahma) are my sons two big girls. We got them from a feed store that said they were hens with 90% accuracy. They are 7+ weeks old now. Henrietta had the two layers of wing feathers when she was a baby chick ( though I'm not sure if that's a good...
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    Advice with what feed to buy and when please

    Hi there chick experts! We are in So Cal and my son has four chicks that have been on medicated starter crumble feed. I have been grinding it in the blender as per the instructions of the Silkie breeder where we got the chicks (Amber Waves). We will be out of the first bag of starter feed soon...
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    Is it OK that chicks are eating sweet PDZ?!

    Well we finally got the coop and run together (first time chicken owners) and the weather was gorgeous at 82F so I put my son's chicks in the coop to have a nice day adjusting to the new digs. They will be moved outdoors soon, wether permitting ( and I'll make a mama heat pad cave for them). We...
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    Moving mixed chicks outside to coop

    My son has 4 chicks total, 1 speckled sussex, 1 buff brahma and 2 splash silkies. The big girls are 4.5 weeks old and the silkies are about 3.5 weeks old. They are in a large furniture box brooder in the living room with a heat lamp and pine shaving floor. It's been getting cool at night...
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    Can I use deep litter method in small coop?

    We are new to chicken keeping and my son has 4 chicks(1 Buff Brahma, 1 Speckled Sussex and 2 Splash Silkies). We bought a wonderful, lovingly designed, used but clean coop from a nice gentleman on Craigslist. We are "pimping" this coop to our aesthetic and adding lots more ventilation than he...
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    Hedwig the head case! Mental chick!

    We have week old or possibly older Silkie chicks we got from a very reputable breeder. They are both healthy and seem to have adjusted to our other two chicks, a Buff Brahma and a Speckled Sussex. Everone is getting along. The problem is Hedwig who seems to be emotionally fragile and weird. The...
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    Can we add two Silkie chicks to two larger breed chicks that we have had for a few days?

    Total chicken noob here! My son has two 6 day old hen chicks (Buff Brahma and Specled Sussex). We have had them for a few days. IN LOVE! He wants to buy two Silkie hen chicks if we can find them. He wants them all to grow up together. I'm hoping to find ones around the same age. Will there be a...
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    Coop has a coop!

    Hello all! My soon to be 12 yo son has been inspired by his science class who incubated some eggs. He fell in love with chicks, is a super responsible and kind little guy and made his case to raise a couple of egg laying hens ( or maybe 4 if he gets what he wants for his birthday...Silkies!). He...
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