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    Moiving Across Country~What breed will be best in our new home??

    Hello Everyone, We currently live in Illinois with 8 wonderful hens. Our family will be moving all the way to Arizona, and unfortunately, won't be able to take our girls with us. Once we get to Arizona (Tucson area) we want to start up with a new flock as soon as we're able to. My question is...
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    Trying to get ready for a field trip, please help.

    My 9 chicks turned 2 weeks old today. I would like to start taking them on "field trips" outside soon. They are in a brooder in my sun room with lots of pine shavings on the bottom. So far they are only eating chick crumble and one hard boiled egg yolk per day (amongst all of them). If they go...
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    What do think about my babies?

    So I have 9 baby chicks that are 12 days old. 2 Barred Rocks, 2 EE, 2 Welsummers, and 3 Buff Orpingtons. Of the 3 Orps, one has a ton of wing feathers and long tail feathers. The other 2 Orps have tiny little wing feathers and no tail feathers at all. (All the other breeds have lots of feathers...
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    What do think about my babies?

    So I have 9 baby chicks that are 12 days old. 2 Barred Rocks, 2 EE, 2 Welsummers, and 3 Buff Orpingtons. Of the 3 Orps, one has a ton of wing feathers and long tail feathers. The other 2 Orps have tiny little wing feathers and no tail feathers at all. (All the other breeds have lots of feathers...
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    PLEASE help my little chick!!!

    I posted in the Raising Baby Chicks forum, but thought I'd post here too. One of my 10 three day old chicks has suddenly become sick. They were all doing perfect from the time I opened the shipping box, but suddenly this Barred Rock started staying still and not moving. She is standing rather...
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    Please Help!! New chickie having trouble.

    We have 10 three day old chicks. One of them (Barred Rock) suddenly today started standing in one place, not wanting to move, seems like she was breathing heavily, but now the breathing heavy seems to have stopped. She doesn't have pasty butt, but it seems like she may have a bit of a hard...
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    They are FINALLY here!!!!

    After what seemed like a very long wait, our 10 baby chicks arrived today !! We are first time chicken owners and we couldn't be more in love with them! We got 3 Barred Rocks, 3 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Welsummers and 2 Easter Eggers. We ordered them from Meyer, and so far we couldn't be happier. They...
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    Confused, PLEASE help me choose a source for our new babies!!

    Hi Everyone, I posted on this website several years ago about getting chickens and then for different reasons it didn't end up happening. Now, however, we are truly ready!!! We're looking to get some delivered in June, probably about 10. I have been reading (and learning) so much on this...
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    Need Advice on Lung Problems from Chickens!!

    Hi Everyone, I've been preparing and researching chickens (and reading this site A LOT!) since I plan on getting some in late July. Well, today I was at the Dr. for a recheck on tiny lung nodules that were found back in November and they have been keeping an eye on them. They have stayed the...
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