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    help - chick isn't walking well

    I just moved my older chicks (3 weeks old, they have their wing feathers in and most of the feathers on chests also) - out to the barn yesterday - they have been in the "brooder" - deep box container with heat lamp - until they just simply grew out of it - they were too crowded and were jumping...
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    New shipment from McMurray!!

    Last week my shipment from McMurray produced mostly dead chicks, within 24 hours all but 7 had died. So I called, on recommendation from this board (thanks!) - and they sent me replacement chicks. They arrived this morning!!!! I wasn't sure when they were coming, so the call from the PO was a...
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    my new chicks - what breeds are they?

    I got an order from McMurray but I forgot what I ordered! And many of the chicks were dead or have died since I got them yesterday . Some others aren't doing so well. Anyway, I took pictures of the remaining chicks and hope someone can tell me what breeds they are. I know I ordered some...
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    new chicks!!!

    This forum made me do it - I am very happy with my 10 mixed-breed hens - they give me plenty of eggs, and make me happy - but NOOOOOOOOOOOO after I joined this forum I had to have more. So today I picked up my 25 new chicks ordered from McMurray (3 were dead in the box but the rest seem to be...
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    interesting hen behavior

    I was outside working when my "broody" hen and her three foster-chicks came strutting out of the barn - the chicks are big enough now to get out, I was trying very hard to keep them shut in the barn in the horse-stall area so they would be safe from dogs (I put them in a crate at night) The...
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    Hi there - I am new here

    I have a small farm and several chickens - I am a "newbie" to chickens and to this forum. I got my chickens when they were just-hatched from my neighbor who is a farmer. Now they are coming-one year old. I am really enjoying my chickens. Hope to make some new friends here and learn more...
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