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    My chicks smell HORRIBLE!!

    So we have had chickens for a few years now and this batch is the first time I have noticed a smell. They are 5 weeks old and they stink! Not the brooder ( I change that up pretty regularly). but if you get a whiff of the chicks they smell so stinky! Is this normal?? They are outside during...
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    Chick with hurt foot...how to help it heal and length of healing??

    Our favorite chick (now 5 weeks old) hurt her foot. I believe one of the children tried to close the brooder and her foot was there. She isn't walking much..hobbling mostly but she is eating and drinking. Just looks a bit swollen and painful to put pressure on. Any suggestions for helping...
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    Baby chicks played outside and now one won't open one eye!

    My chicks are 4 weeks old and it was a great day so they spent a few hours outside. I noticed just now one of them now won't open one eye. If I look at the eye it looks fine but she doesn't like me trying to open it. How can I help her. She's not happy about it and won't just up to roost...
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    Dirt question for baby chicks

    I have read and searched about dirt and chicks and have a question. We aren't doing medicated and I read to help with them build up cocci immunity let them have some dirt from your yard in the brooder. My question is we have 2 chickens right now that cruise around the yard...can I still toss...
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    Broody hen done with raising 5 week old chicks!!

    My beautiful broody hen is now done with her 2 5 week old chicks (she was broody and we bought 2 chicks and she took to them right away). So, now the two are on their own and if they get close to the other hens they get pecked at so they stay in the back of the chicken area by themselves. Is...
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    Automatic coop door help!!

    I have been searching and searching and I just can't figure out what I need. We have our coop and it has a door but I need to get an automatic system to open and close. The ones I find online don't give me enough details to know if it comes with the door or not and all that stuff. Currently...
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    Sudden bald spot/feather picking going on

    We have 6 hens and they are about 6 months old. Today I noticed one of our RIR had a dip in her feathers so I looked more and noticed that she was missing a fair amount of feathers and it was down to skin and was red (not bleeding but seems close). I observed for a while and noticed only 1...
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    figured out, thx

    figured out problem and fixed it:)
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    Fun for chickens?

    Our chickens are finally outside and their run and coop is ready. It is a sand run, pretty large area and I was wondering if they need things to entertain them. The sand was just put in so no bugs or anything in that area now and I want them to be cozy. It just looks pretty boring back there...
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    What to cover run/coop with?

    Our run and coop is finally done (large area that we filled with sand). It borders our house on one side and a fence on the other, what material can I use to cover them and keep them safe from predators like cats and other critters? I read fishing wire but I have no idea how that would work...
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    Sand in the run but what about the coop?

    I have been reading a lot of posts here regarding sand and I am going to try it in the chicken run. As for their hen house, do you use sand there as well? Right now we have shavings down but I am not a huge as I think I will be cleaning it very often with all the poo they have. Can we use...
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    Moving out of brooder at 7 weeks no heat lamp?

    My little chicks seem to have grown and feathered out (but who knows as this is my first flock). They haven't had the heat lamp inside for a few weeks as it has been about 75 here. The evenings are colder and they are now in their coop all together (6 of them) in one little nesting box. Do...
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    When to put the outside?

    Our chicks are 5 weeks old and I was wondering when they go outside? We have had great weather but nights are still chilly. If we put them in their coop will they still need the light? I am letting them out right now during the day in a confined area so they don't get lost in the yard. They...
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    Caught 5 of them pecking on 1!! Only 3 weeks old!!

    What to do? I read about this here and from what I saw it can be they are bored or crowded. They have a huge brooder with tons of space and I put up a branch for them to play on. What are the options? I haven't seen this before and they are inside with us so it may be an isolated incident...
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    3 week old BO's....is he or isn't she???

    Any idea if these are a he or a she? Pulling for both she's!! I call them both Buffy so I am labeling them #1 and #2. They are both cute and sweet as a button. Hard to get a close up of the comb but being new to chickens I don't think that will help me at all:) #1 #2
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    what material to use "on top" of run?

    here is my hen house and that area (removing rock next week) will be their little run. We hope to free yard them but they need a place of their own first. What type of material or wire do I use on top? I know not chicken wire but what??
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    No grit for 3 week olds???

    I went to my feed store (where I got my chicks and get all my stuff) as I was looking for grit. They said no way to give a 3 week old chick grit. That is only for grown hens. So, they sold me some scratch and sent me on my way saying they will be fine. Does that sound good to you? I was...
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    3 weeks old tomorrow...can I still pick them up?

    I've had them since they were 3 days old but they are starting to fly and still don't like it when I put my hand in their brooder. I am worried if I pick one up I can damage their wings as they now flap a lot. Is there a trick? Do I just talk to them and let them be? They are still so darn...
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    feathered leg/foot silver Laced Wyandott?

    As I am trying to figure the gender of one of my SLW's I realized in reading that they don't usually have feathered feet? My little one does and to be honest, I'm not sure how much she looks like my other SLW? What do you think, is she a SLW pullett? feathered foot face legs close up
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    Young chick but any "clues"? -silver laced wyandott

    I have 6 chicks and one of the SLW's has always been bigger than the rest (from when I got them at 3 days old). She is actually sweet and when the other SLW was ill 2 days ago she was kind and wanted to be close to her. That being said, is "she" a "he"? Does size mean much? They are all only...
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