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    Snake in run

    Hi! We have some week-old chicks and their mom who are outside now. Today I was sitting in the run when their mom raised the alarm. There was a snake slithering right through the hardware wire (I believe it's 1/2 in. The run is completely enclosed with it and it goes about 2 feet down into the...
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    TSC week old chicks - breed ID?

    Hi! We were at our local TSC today looking for a few chicks, and they didn't know what breed or gender these were. They just said they're around a week old? Some looked quite a bit more feathered than others. Can we tell if they're straight run or females by the feathering? And does anyone know...
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    Hens quickly losing weight before death - any ideas?

    Hi! It's been a while since I've posted here, but unfortunately we have a problem. Over the past few months three of our year-old hens have passed away in the same way. 😭 They start losing weight very quickly, become feather-light, then die after 2-4 weeks. As far as I can tell, they've eaten...
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    Third egg - insanely blue!

    We've been getting a constant stream of first eggs from our younger pullets over the past few days! First brown, then olive, and now blue. I think it's our EE cross, but this egg is the bluest one I have ever seen. It's not even really teal, more pure blue. It looks lighter in color in the...
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    Feathers white and fading - something to worry about?

    Hi! We have an approx. 5 month old Gold Laced Polish. I just noticed that his tail feathers were beginning to fade to white. Should I be worried? (Picture below is one side of the tail, the other one has more white feathers) Thank you!
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    13 wk old GL Polish?

    Hi! We have a 13 week old Gold Laced Polish. I've never had Polishes before so have no idea as far as sexing :) Any ideas on gender? Thanks!
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    Gender at 12 weeks?

    Hi! Some of our chicks are turning 12 wks in a few days. These two are a BCM and a mix (they're from Hoover's). I think she's one of the Americanas (their version of EEs). I'm thinking the Marans is a cockerel and not sure on the other. They are both very sweet though. :) (I'll post more pics of...
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    9 week old from Hoover's - Breed ID?

    Hi! This pullet is 9 weeks old from either the Hoover's Rare Breed assortment or the Colored Egg Layer assortment. I was thinking Olive Egger but Welsummer may be a possibility? Any IDs on breed? Thanks!
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    Grower feed for young chicks

    Hi! We have sixteen chicks currently, some 6.5 weeks and some just over a month. We ran out of starter but we have grower, which we are feeding them now. It does say that it should be fed to them after 8 weeks. They'll be OK if we feed it to them now, right? Or do they need starter until they're...
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    Roost training?

    Hi! We currently have two broodies with chicks. One has fourteen chicks and one has three. The one with three has 3.5-week-old chicks. The one with fourteen has 6 week old chicks. The broody with three chicks has a co-mom who wasn't actually ever broody but helps her raise them. For a few...
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    Winter ideas

    Hi! I am looking for ideas on what to do with the run in the winter - more specifically, whether to do anything or not. Here are some more details about our setup. We currently have 20 chickens (17 chicks, 3 hens.) We'll be keeping 10 (our hens and 7 chicks. (It's impossible to choose who to...
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    Slow growing chick or bantam?

    Hi! We got fourteen chicks from Hoover's in August. They were born on the 13th I believe, ish. Two weeks later we got 3 more chicks. So the 3 chicks are 2 weeks younger than the 14 chicks. One of the 14 chicks is tiny. We think she is a Cuckoo Marans and she came from either the Rare Breed or...
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    Can they be sexed at 4 weeks?

    Hi! We have 17 chicks and 14 of them turned a month old this morning :D Time really flew since we got them... anyways, I was wondering if they could be sexed at 1 month! If so, I will post pictures of them! Thanks!
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    Hawk!!!

    I'm pretty shocked right now. A hawk (or a falcon, it was kind of a blur) just swooped down and attempted to kill 2 of our hens. 2 chicks were also out and instantly flattened themselves against the side of the run, completely still. Thankfully it didn't notice them. The first hen was just...
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    Hoover's assortment breed ID?

    Hi! We have 15 chicks from Hoover's. They are almost 3 days old. We have 5 chicks that are assorted; 3 from rare breed assortment and 2 from colored egg assortment (or maybe the other way around.) I'd love an ID on these guys. Thanks! (There are 2 pictures of the yellow one)
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    Chicks shipping!

    Hi! We have two broodies and decided to get some chicks for them to adopt. We ordered from Hoover's as it's fairly close and had all of the breeds we wanted (the only hatchery that did). We are expecting a few assorted girls, some Polishes, some Olive Eggers and some Marans on Friday. They...
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    Help! Cockerel sick, very lethargic, off-balance, pale comb, may have eaten toxic slug

    Hi, we have a 3-4 month old cockerel who is very sick. He was incredibly lively and super healthy yesterday, but this morning he was in the nest box lethargic, eyes closed, not moving. He has no appetite and I don't think he's been drinking either. The only cause I can think of is this giant...
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    Two broodies - will chicks be OK outside?

    Hi! We have two broodies in our outdoor nesting box. It is the top half of a cat litter box on a overturned plastic tote lid full of clean sawdust. We are flooring the run with woodchips within the next 3 days and covering the whole under-the-coop outdoor area (where the nesting box is) with...
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    Is she broody?

    Hi! We have one definite broody girl who'll have chicks on the 14th or 15th. It's her first time, but she's doing well. Another of our girls (they are 10 months) has been broody once before, in April. I think she's broody, but I'm not entirely sure. She's been in the same nesting box as our...
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    Breed pros and cons?

    Hi! We have a broody and are thinking of adopting day-olds to her. We're trying to decide between breeds. Number one is Black Copper Marans. Does anyone know some pros and cons for Marans? I'm also looking for info on Silkies and Polishes. Would they be OK in a small flock of normal chickens...
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