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We are finishing remodel/construction on the run (had to replace ALL the wire). Chicks are 4.5 weeks and will be moving outside soon.
Any thoughts on using DE products Coop Recuperate versus Fresh Coop? Coop Recuperate is scented with lemongrass which seems nice, and the Fresh Coop is...
Hi- All 9 chicks hatched week of May 10th. One of the australorps is a bully and is pulling out the chicks feathers that are growing in and eating them. She's relentless and they all seem a bit scared of her. Is this normal part of establishing pecking order? Maybe she needs something else in...
With my 9 chicks, one was a "free gift" from the farm so I did not select her breed. Pics below. 1st on is on May 15th, rest are from today. The white speckled feathers are throwing me. I thought she might be an Ameraucana or Easter Egger.
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One of my Lavender Orpington chicks is not thriving and not growing as quickly as the other chicks, however her behavior was totally normal until yesterday evening. She became lethargic and shaky and was not really eating or drinking. I took her out of their brooder and held her...
In northern CT we've had some rough weather lately. Single/negative digits overnight, teens in the day. The we had 40's and 50's with 3 inches of rain, then a drop to single digits., now in 20's. I don't heat the coup, and both run and coup are rcovered/roofed, and I keep both very dry. After...