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    Integrating Two Broods of chicks and to coop with older hens

    Hello, This is my second round with baby chicks and so three years new in raising and caring for a flock. First, we started with a spring brood in spring 2022. They have all been great until summer 2024 when we had some coccidiosis take two of them when it was NC hot and humid this summer...
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    Black Australorp: hen or roo?

    This is a follow-up to another thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/austrolorp-hen-or-roo-can-i-tell-at-4-weeks-old.1646966/#post-28197394 Hatched 10/30/24. Photos in previous thread at 4 weeks old. We are now at 12 1/2 weeks and I'm still unsure. Realizing that in the next 4-6...
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    Austrolorp...Hen or Roo? Can I tell at 4 weeks old?

    It's probably too early to tell. I purchased four baby chicks that are now 4 weeks old (two EE, one speckled sussex and one black australorp). The black australorp is growing fast and is the largest one. "She" is also the most assertive, always at the front of the brooder box when we go out...
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    Feather cyst or something else?

    Hi, I have a 3 week old black australorp who seems to have a bump above her tail feathers. I was wondering if anyone has experience with this who can offer some insight or advice. This is our second flock raised from chicks and I've never had one have this issue. The only information I could...
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    Skin Inflamed

    Hi, I've got a two week old flock of 6 hen chicks (salmon favorelle, orpington, EE, and Polish). All of them are thriving well. But, the two Salmon Favorelles--particularly-- have red inflamed skin and I'm not sure if they are responding to too much heat or pecking from another chick. I've...
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    First Time Chick Mom

    Hello.... We just began our adventure of raising chicks. We are currently are parents (3-adults), grandparents and dog lovers. Our kids have mostly 'flown the coop' and so we decided to add to our home flock, some chickens. My husband grew up on a farm and I'm a city girl. So, bear with me...
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