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    6 week old “green queen”.

    Wife and I purchased 4 sexed female baby chicks from my pet chicken. One is a green queen which is essentially an Easter egger. Wife is concerned it might be a roo due to her size being the largest of them all while she is supposed to be 4.5 pounds full grown. She’s even bigger than our Maran...
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    How far away can you hear hens?

    I recently moved and want to start raising backyard chickens again. I have a 1.5 acre property and I am wondering how far away neighbors would be able to hear them. No roosters- assume 4 standard size hens. Would a distance of 200 feet be far enough away that they would have ZERO noise if in...
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    Our first egg!

    Found this as we were closing the coop for the night! Thinking it’s our cream legbar but could be our ameraucana. It’s a half size blue egg and the kids couldn’t be more excited lol We’ve definitely got squatting parties happening- they drop it like it’s hot 😂
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    Can someone explain ‘squatting’

    Hi All, New chicken owner here. We had 9, 1 day old chicks shipped Dec 7th, making them almost 18 weeks old. We’ve been enjoying having them around and interact with them daily. Today, my only pure Ameraucana in the group was friendlier than usual. She’s always been friendly but not...
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    Young Roo: Feathering Questions

    My young Roo- he’s 13 weeks old purchased as a female green queen- missexed. we’re not able to keep him; city law prevents it, but we were lucky to find a good new home for him. Before I drop him off, I was hoping for one last round of confirmations he’s a boy. His hackle and saddle feathers...
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    Bay Area - California 13 Week Old "Green Queen" Rooster Needs A Home

    Our sexed female green queen turned out to be a boy. We're sad, as he was one of our favorites. We have a small backyard flock of 12 chickens, all raised from day old chicks ordered from MyPetChicken. We were holding out hope she would be a pullet but the feathering is starting to make it...
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    Green Queen (Part 2): Male or Female?

    S/He is 9 weeks old. Hoping for different answers but I’m thinking boy, and if so, we cannot keep him :( Sexed ‘female’ Green Queen from MyPetChicken. Is there any chance its a pullet or can we say 100% cockerel?
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    Seeking Confirmation On Correct Temp:

    I have 12 7 week old chicks (2 are silkies). I want to know if they'll be ok if I remove ALL heat from their garage transition coop. It reaches the low 30s overnight. Week 1-4 Brooded indoors raising their heat plate weekly to reduce temps. Week 4-5 Relocated to the garage and used an...
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    Green Queen: Pullet or Cockerel

    I have a 7 week old ‘sexed female’ green queen I purchased from MyPetChicken. I would like confirmation that she is indeed, a she. She is the largest of the mixed flock 7 week olds. I know she’s a bit young to be sure, but she’s quite large for her age and am looking for opinions. also, I...
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    6 Week Old Silkie: Sent with severely impacted wing band

    I purchased two silkies from a breeder. They arrived yesterday. We noticed one of the wings looked ‘deformed’. Today we gave them a bath and discovered a severely impacted wing band. It looks like the wing and bone began to grow around it. After about 45 minutes of soaking and a lot of...
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    6 Week Old Silkies Sent Via USPS

    Hi, I recently ordered two DNA sexed female silkies from an NPIP breeder. I live in Northern California and the breeder is about 4 hours away in Southern California. I thought since it’s a short drive I’d have the the next day- but no. USPS still is horrible and couldn’t get them here. they...
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    Introducing 2 6 week old silkies with 10 5 week olds.

    I purchased 10 day old sexed female chicks that are now 5 weeks old. My wife wanted two silkies which we purchased and will have delivered next Tuesday. The silkies are slightly older, about 6 weeks old. Due to colder temps outside (high 30s to low 40s) i setup a transition coop in the garage...
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    4 1/2 week chicks: Old Enough To Move To Garage 35 Degrees At Night

    Hi Everyone, My chicks will be 4 1/2 weeks old next weekend and I’m wondering if they’ll be old enough to move to the garage. Currently living in temperature controlled laundry room (heater set to 68-70) and have a RentACoop 12x12 chick brooder heating plate. pic: for the last week I’ve been...
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    Best Lighting For Scared Of Dark Chicks: Nightlight Recommendations

    I’m going to move my chicks to their coop in a few weeks. They’re afraid of the dark and I have read it’s best to give them a little light for the first 2-3 weeks. Can someone give a recommendation for an easy to install light that is on a timer- so I can get them acclimated to their new coop...
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    Sexing Help: 2 ‘Sexed Female’ Blue Favaucana with different tail feathers:

    Hi, We purchased two sexed female Blue Favaucana day old chicks from MyPetChicken (10 total). They’ll be 2 weeks old tomorrow so I understand it’s quite early to sex them. However, I’ve noticed one has significant tail feather development and the other has zero tail feathers. We specifically...
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    Layer Feed Question: Grubbly Vs. Purina Vs. Other

    Hi, I‘m new to raising chickens and we currently have mixed backyard flock of all female, 10 chicks. I’m trying to plan ahead a little to figure out the next feed for when its time to transition. I’m currently debating between Grubbly Layer Feed...
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    5 Day Old Polish Chick Not Pecking/Eating

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Bantam White Crested Black Polish 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Female chick doesn’t peck. Seems lethargic. Doesn’t really leave the heating plate and when she does she peeps until I...
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    Baby Bantam Polish Doesn’t Know How To Eat. Need Advise.

    Hi, we received our first 5 baby chicks 2 days ago. One is a white crested black polish hen. She isn‘t pecking at food or water yet. She drinks water when I dip her beak in it, and I’ve been providing save a chick water for her every few hours. Ive also offered her some raw yolk with a...
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    Shipping Question:

    Hi everyone, We just ordered out first shipment of chicks from MPC. They were shipped yesterday and tracking said it will arrive today by noon. My tracking info says The package was received package acceptance pending. I’ve attached a screenshot of the tracking. Should I be concerned, as it...
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    Just ordered first chicks: feed question

    Hi, I recently ordered 5 chicks for our backyard coop. 4 will be vaccinated for mareks but the 5th is a bantam and they do not vaccinate. I’ve read not to give medicated food to already vaccinated chicks. How do I ensure the bantam is protected in this situation? I don’t want to separate her and...
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