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    Which baby chicks to buy?

    I have been raising baby chicks for 2 years. I currently have none because I let them all free-range in my 4 acre yard. I realized there are too many predators! I did lock them up at night, but during the day is when they disappeared. I am going to keep all my chickens in the coop and run from...
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    RESCUED MEAT HEN..1 month old, when can I put her out in main coop?

    thank you all for your posts on my subject of my rescued meat hen....and....I DID NOT STEAL THE CHICKEN!!!!She wondered in my yard after a day in the woods. My neighbors knew right away! They do NOT put a chick back in their flock-of-5 thousand after it has been away that long. thinking I stoile...
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    Rescued Baby Meat Hen (for a pet)..WHEN CAN I PUT HER OUTSIDE?

    I posted a few weeks back asking when I can put "Trixie", my rescued meat hen outside. She is almost fully feathered out, except for her head and neck. She is 5 to six weeks old and in a large brooder cage in my room. she goes out to a chicken cabin with run everyday until dusk, then I bring her...
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    RESCUED MEAT HEN..1 month old, when can I put her out in main coop?

    I recued another meat hen delivered 1 month ago from next door. she was a hatchling and wondered in my yard on a rainy day. We have raised her in a big brooder with light and she is almost halfway feathered out. She loves the outdoors. I take her out for about an hour or 2 a day to get used to...
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    coop insullation?..Help!

    I have a 4x4 wooden doghouse/coop...I converted it this past summer. I cut out windows on 3 sides with a 1x2 open front to the run. This is a very sturdy house, but the windows i cut too big, I think. They only have galvanized steel on them and the coop is very airy. This was great for our 90+...
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    Both my roosters missing...

    ..I let my 2 couchin Bantams and 2 seabrights out yesterday morning at 7am, as usual, to free range my yard. Each set had a rooster. Both roosters were missing at 9am...I searched all day on 5 acres with woods, no sign of them. My 2 hens are distraught and miss their roos. I feel so guilty...
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    Sick 10 week old pullet

    I have 2 Seabrights, 1 roo, 1 pullet who go everywhere in the yard together. The pullet has been staying about 10 feet behind and will not scratch or eat. She is moving slow. i picked her up this evening and she was sweating? I think. I am hoping I do not go out in the morning to a dead bird...
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    Reddening comb and waddle..READY TO LAY????

    I have a rescued meat hen whose face, comb and waddle have turned bright red throughout the course of the day. does this mean she is sick or is she ready to lay an egg? She is about 15 weeks now, and she is eating and acting normal.
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    AHHHHHH...What a GREAT feeling!!

    What a great feeling when you finally get your last set of chicks in the coop and out of the people house!!..I immediately started vacuuming!!..:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:weee:yiipchick
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    Georgia..2 free Seabrights

    I have 2 seabrights 3 weeks old i have 2 get rid of....I only have room for the 3 I have. One is golden, one is silver. DOES ANYONE WANT THEM/?? I live in Jefferson, Georgia.
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    Georgia..2 free Seabrights

    please repost in auction format
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    sharing food....

    ..I have two 6 week old bantams and one 14 week old rescued meat hen. the babies have just started sharing the coop with her as of last night (the first night out of the house. I have thier starter food in different locations than her food, but she found thier food and they found her food...
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    Babies out in the coop for the first night!!..

    Well, my 5 week olds are in the coop for the first night..with a meat hen that has turned in for the night. They are running around right now in the run. I have a chicken cabin and no way to close them up for the night. I thought about going out there and manually putting them in the top...
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    Chest butting..determines sex?

    I have 2 chicks 3 weeks old that are butting chests and 1, (I think is a roo), is noisy and aggressive. the noisy 1 is a silver seabright. The quieter 1 is a golden seabright. Are these just noisy bantams? i have 2 more bantams (cochin), who were not this noisy, 1 is a roo and 1 a pullet. They...
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    Reposting for response! HELP!!..6 week old chicks for coop!

    I have 2 Chochin Bantams, 1 roo, 1 pullet (6 weeks old0. They are out all day in the coop with 1 meat hen (14 weeks). She accepts them now after 2 days. I bring them in at night for the brooder in the house. I live in north Georgia and the nights are in the high 50's low 60's now. i have 2 more...
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    ok for coop at 6 weeks?

    I have 2 Chochin Bantams, 1 roo, 1 pullet (6 weeks old0. They are out all day in the coop with 1 meat hen (14 weeks). She accepts them now after 2 days. I bring them in at night for the brooder in the house. I live in north Georgia and the nights are in the high 50's low 60's now. i have 2 more...
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    Feeding?

    At what age do I stop giving chicks food all day long? I have 2 cochin Bantams at 6 weeks, and they are out all day with a 14 week old meat hen. I had to cut back on her food a week ago, because I was told I was feeding her way too much. She stays in the pen all day until evening, then she comes...
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    5 week old chick crowing!..LOL..

    We ahave a almost 5 week old coachin bantam that has been crowing all morning..so cute!!..for the last 2 weeks, I have watched his comb grow more pronounced. He stands on his waterer in the brooder and crows. This is too funny. I love my babies!!!..I have 1 more coachin in with him that is a...
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    New Member Introduction.

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I adopted 2 meat hens that escaped from the chicken house next door. These 2 (Miss Bojangles & Miss Winners) were on their way to the processing plant . i literally saved their lives. This was 1 month ago. Miss Bojangles died last...
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