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    Health check

    Hi! I don't believe my birds to be sick, I just wanted to post an overview of their current behavior and possible 'symptoms' just to make sure I'm not missing anything. Personality wise, they're fine. They're mad about the snow and don't enjoy walking on it, but aside from that, they're their...
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    Breed Guesses for Fun

    Hello! I visited a farm this weekend and they had a bunch of chickens free ranging! All of them are beautiful and in great condition, especially because some of the other establishments shut the chickens in small chicken wire pens and pretty much forget about them. Behind us was a person giving...
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    Quarantine Flock!

    I've seen a couple of these around so I thought I'd make one for my small flock! We got them mid-late July from Meyer hatchery. All four arrived perfectly healthy, and, despite me overreacting to problems that didn't exist, they're still healthy! They started laying incredibly early-all had laid...
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    Hatching questions

    Hello! I doubt I'll be hatching any time soon (soon meaning under three years), but I'm still curious. First: How many eggs would you need to set in order to get between 3 and 5 pullets? And second, what's everyone's favorite relatively cheap (preferably under $100) incubator model? Thanks!
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    Barred Rock vs Orpington Bickering thread!

    Somebody might have already done this one :oops:, but if not, choose a side! Barred rocks or orpingtons?
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    What treats do you give your chickens?

    Hello! I'm starting this thread to see what treats everyone gives their chickens (as stated in the title). As of now, I don't have a proper calcium container for my girls, so I make it up to them by giving them a daily bowl with baked & crushed egg shells and whatever table scraps/treats I have...
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    Feeding Chicks and Broody

    Hello! This is purely a theoretical question, as I am in no position to hatch eggs under a broody or in an incubator (I don't even have a broody, and Golden Buffs aren't prone to it), but I was wondering what you people feed chicks that are being raised by a broody. I would assume an all-flock...
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    Diatomaceous Earth Dewormer

    Hello! I'm, like, 98% certain my chickens have worms, and I had read on a couple sites that mixing a little diatomaceous earth into their food can be a good dewormer. Both me and my dad are really stingy so we'd rather not spend money on a fancier dewormer if it can be avoided, as we already...
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    White Coating on Egg

    Hello! My four golden buffs just started laying this week. At first, we got only broken eggs with parchment-like shells, but for the past four days or so (I do realize that they will most likely lay a few more strange eggs before they get into a rhythm), the eggs have been pretty normal. Today...
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    Sneezing

    Hello AGAIN! One or two of my now-3 1/2-week-old chicks has been sneezing quite a bit. The bedding doesn’t seem dusty to me. Their food is a little dusty, but I don’t see how that could be a problem? If you are in front of them when they sneeze, it feels like getting misted a tiny bit. Are they...
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    When to bring outside?

    Hello! I am wondering when I can bring my four chicks (2 1/2 weeks old) outside for the first time. It is about 80 degrees in the morning and evening here, and 90 degrees during the day. Maybe in the shade? Some things I have read say you can bring them outside as early as 3 weeks, and some say...
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    Rooster or Hen?

    Hello! I have four golden comet chicks (nearly two weeks), and one is developing faster than the others. She already has her full wing feathers and the start of a tail, whereas the others only have about half of their wing feathers and (aside from tiny little nubs), no tail. Might the one...
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    Worms? Or something else?

    Hello! One of my four day old chicks just pooped this out... it looks a little like works, or an organ?? 😫. It’s not moving, so maybe not worms? Help!!!! As far as I can tell, they are all active, eating and drinking. There is usually one that stays under the heat plate while the others eat and...
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    Chirping

    Hello! This is my second question today, but I enjoy bothering everyone. My three day old four chicks (golden comets), are chirping like crazy. They have a heat plate which is definitely working, and, until now, they loved. But when I came into the 75 degree room they were in, they were huddled...
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    Red Dot on Beak

    Hello! I have a couple Golden Comet chicks, and one of them has a small red dot where her beak meets her face. She acts normally, aside from when she first woke up this morning, she had her beak open for a second or two, then closed it again. She is eating and drinking and being completely...
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    Hiya

    Hello! My name's Ever and I am completely new to chicken-keeping. Right now, I have four three day old Golden Comet chicks.
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