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    Adding to my flock

    I have a what’s supposed to be 4 month old Maran that’s huge. I got her and 2 polish chickens that are supposed to be 2-3 months old. The Maran is too big to be with the polish hens. She may even be bigger than my 3 year olds. Has anyone had a less stressful way of introducing new hens to your...
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    8-10 week old chicks

    I have 6, 8-10 week old chicks -2 cockerels, 4 pullets. They’ve been on chick starter food 24%. The bag says at this age they can be on grower/finisher but they never moved to the starter/grower, they were always just on the starter. Is it okay to move right to grower/finisher from this...
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    *Edited-I think I have 3 Roos?!

    Started out with six chicks. The Spitzhauben is definitely a rooster as he has attempted to crow at a very young age (about four weeks). The other two show roo characteristics from what I’m reading. Fingers crossed that I’m wrong or if I’m not wrong, we stop at three roos 😔. I have two Easter...
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    Dust bath

    I have chicks from 12 days old to maybe 3 weeks old right now in the brooder. They seem bored. I’m looking to possibly make a small temporary dust bath I can take out once they’re done using it. When water spills, they try to make a dust bath out of the wet newspaper. I’ve read several forums...
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    New to this forum and raising chickens.

    Hello everyone. My name is Diana and I just picked up my chicks yesterday. I have 6 total (fingers crossed for all females). I have 2 Easter eggs, 2 Spitzhauben’s, and 2 Svarthona’s. I currently have them in a spacious tall tote with a feeder and an ice cube tray with rocks and warm water. I...
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