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    White feathers after molt?

    My chickens just went through their first molt (they are now 18 months old) and they all have fully grown their feathers back and didn’t really have any issues. But, I have noticed that two of our hens (our Mille Fleur D’uccle and our mottled Cochin) have grown in a lot more white feathers than...
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    2 month old chicks missing feather under ears???

    Hello! Our chicks have officially moved into their coop a week ago and they LOVE it! Every day I check on them to make sure none are injured or anything, and today I noticed 3 of my chicks are missing feathers under their ears in just a small patch on both ears. This happened to both of our...
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    HELP! 9 day old chick sitting and standing weird??

    Hello! I am new to owning chicks and I am worried about pretty much every thing I see my chicks do, and I am concerned about my Mille Flur D'uccle chick. I see her standing hunched over with her head really low when she is sleeping, and most of the time she doesn't lay down when she sleeps. Then...
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    Baby chicks sneezing???

    Hello! This is like my tenth post about baby chicks since I am new to raising chicks and am worried about every single thing! But I was holding two of my chicks (8 days old) earlier today and my polish chick sneezed. It was super cute, but it also worried me, so I kept my eye on it. Then My...
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    Average Chick Weight (bantams and standards)???

    Hello! We have 9 chicks of different breeds and we weighed them yesterday when they were exactly 1 week old. I am just wondering if their weights are normal? They are different sizes since they are different breeds, but I just need to know if they are good for their breed: Bantam Brahma: 40...
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    Many possible things wrong with Chicks?

    So, we got 10 chicks 4 days ago (I think) and when we got them they were around 3 days old. Sadly one chick passed away 2 days ago and we don't really know why. It either had a bacterial infection from pasty butt, got some kind of vitamin deficiency, got sour crop, or something else. I was heart...
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    Chick with messy bottom?

    Hello! So I just got chicks in the mail yesterday, and one chick arrived with pretty bad pasty butt. I cleaned it up and the chick is surprisingly doing really well! I checked all the other chicks and they don't look like they have pasty butt, but I noticed our Silkie chick has a super messy...
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    mean chick????

    Hello! So I just got 10 chicks yesterday, and there are a variety of different breeds. They are all around 3-4 days old and all look pretty healthy- only one chick got pasty butt and they are recovering from it. Yesterday I saw our Lavender Orpington chick pecking other chicks (thankfully it...
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    HELP! Chick won't stand!!

    so we just got chicks in the mail today, and they were all doing really well until I realized my polish chick got pasty butt. I got a warm wash cloth and got all the poop off her butt and dried her off. I put her back in the brooder and she stood there for a while. Eventually she started acting...
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    What size coop?

    Hey y'all! We are going to build our chicken coop, but before we build it I just want to make sure to build the right size for our chickens. We are getting 10 chickens, but 6 are bantams and 4 are standards. So, if I do the 2 square feet per bantam and 4 square feet per standard I will need a 28...
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    Detailed steps on teaching chicks to eat? How do I do it???

    Hello! We will be getting chicks soon and I am prepared with our brooder, feeder, feed, waterer, heater, etc.. But there is one thing I am not prepared for- I have no idea how to actually teach my chicks how to eat. I have read some things about it but I need detailed steps on how to get them to...
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    Are Brinsea Ecoglow brooders too cold?

    Hello! I am getting chicks in a couple weeks, and I am going to order everything for them today. I was planning on ordering the 1200 Brinsea Ecoglow brooder heater. I read the reviews and a lot of them said it was too cold and killed their chicks. Is this heater actually too cold for day old...
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    How big are 3 week old chicks?

    Hello! We are getting some day old chicks in a couple weeks :celebrate. I am just curious on how big 3 week old chicks are. I don't know what size EcoGlow heater to get :confused:. Could y'all send pictures of your 3 week old chicks- and how much smaller are 3 week old bantams than normal...
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    How many chicks does EcoGlow brooder really fit?

    I am getting 10 chicks in a couple weeks :celebrate (4 standard, 6 bantam) but I am not sure what EcoGlow brooder I should get. I know the 1200 (50) one says it holds 35 newly hatched chicks but how many 4 week old chicks? Or should I do the Brinsea EcoGlow 600 (20)? I am not sure if it will...
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    How often to clean brooder with sand

    I am new to owning chickens and my baby chicks will be getting here soon :celebrate. I am pretty sure I want to use construction grade sand in the brooder but I am not sure how often I will need to clean it, I know you have to clean out pine shavings every 3 days or so but I am not sure if it is...
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