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    Top hen biting and challenging me

    My girls are now about 17 weeks old and the red-star is 'coming of age'. That being said, she is currently top hen and has started challenging and biting me when I come around. What I can do to stop her coming after me? If I'm sitting she usually fine and comes on my lap for pets. But if im...
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    Will chickens return home on their own?

    This is probably a silly question, but will chickens naturally return to their home/ coop? I have 6 8 week old hens that have been outside full time for about 2 weeks but have been kept in their enclosured run or coop the whole time. Id like to let them out to explore while im out there and can...
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    Cold snap - should i bring my girls back inside?

    Hi all! I just put my girls outside over the weekend and they are doing great! Fully feathered, 5 and a half weeks old, standard sized chickens. Temps have ranged from low 50s to 80 yesterday (yay northwest Indiana weather! ) now tonight the temps are going to drop again with highs only in the...
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    What's this girl?

    Any idea on what this little girl might be? Just over 3 weeks old and was an all white chick. Seems almost fluffy around her neck, but that could just be her baby feathers still. And pardon the messy tank. This was this morning before I moved them to their day time cage and haff a chance to...
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    Any idea on breed?

    Any idea on what breed this little lady might be? She's just over 3 weeks old and came in a rainbow assortment from a hatchery. I was thinking welsummer? But I have no idea.
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    When to move out of brooder?

    I have 6 chicks that are all 3 weeks old and I was wondering when I could officially move them out of their brooder (which is a 55 gallon aquarium) . I know it's too cold to go out side in their permanent coop, but I have them in a giant dog crate with perches and stuff indoors for "field trips"...
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    Problems fully passing poop

    One of my chicks is having issues fully passing poop. She 2 weeks old and seems to be acting fine otherwise. My 5 other chicks seem to be fine. They are eating manna pro starter and i treat them with a few grubbleys. Since giving more than just starter, they have access to and are eating chick...
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    Bedding type and questions

    First time mama hen here and today I put down some soft Aspen bedding for my chicks. I had been using Timothy hay in the heating pad mama hen area, but switched to this bedding since it's a bit cheaper. They are all playing in it and pecking around and im now worried that they might be eating...
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    Treats for chicks

    Hey everyone! What would be ok treats for my new chicks? They are eating starter just fine, but for added fun I thought id give them meal worms or maybe birdseed balls for parakeets so they have different things to peck at and play with. Is that ok? Or do I need to feed exclusively starter...
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    The Chick Hatchery in Lansing, MI

    Hi everyone! Ive been looking online, comparining prices, availability, minimum orders, e.t.c for different hatcheries in the states and im leaning towards The Chick Hatchery in Lansing, Michigan. They offer smaller min orders in the time frame I want to order, plus their prices are a bit...
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    Omlet Eglu Cube w/Run - Number of Hens?

    Hi everyone! I'm new to the site and this will be my first year keeping chickens! Based on my research and what I want for my chickens, I have decided to go with the Omlet Eglu Cube with 9 foot run. I plan on letting the girls out in the yard outside of the run when they can be supervised...
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