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    Normal crop?

    My chicks are 3 weeks old is this a normal looking crop for them? I haven't noticed it like this before. This is also right before bed time, so they've been eating and drinking all day.
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    Normal?

    Is this normal looking for a chick that's just pipped?
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    Duds?

    First time incubating. Just want some double confirmation these are for sure duds before they get removed. These are at day 14.
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    Humidty drop

    Hi, first time incubating eggs. I have a dozen chicken eggs currently on day 6. This morning the humidity was good at 47%, sometime between then and when I got off work it had dropped to 23% for some reason. I added water and it went back up to 48% pretty quickly. I have no idea how long the...
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    Newly hatched babies

    So my broody hen is currently sitting on 6 eggs. What should I do with mom and babies once they hatch? My coop is a raised coop approx 3 feet off the ground with a long ramp up to the door. I don't want mom to take the chicks out and they fall from the ramp.
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    Broody Hen

    First flock, my hen has been broody for several days now. We have no rooster, so no fertilized eggs. We remove them as soon as we can and remove her from the coop as well, but she goes back in and spends all day on the nest. What can we do to break her broodiness?
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    Crop?

    My chicken was in the coop laying and noticed her stretching neck out and opening beak wide then she'll shake her head. I have a video but it won't let me post it. Is she just adjusting her crop? I've never seen my chickens do it before.
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    Coop question

    My chicken coop is raised off the ground. My question is should I include the bottom or is it fine to leave open? The coop is in a large fenced in area.
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    Gender

    Now that my chicken is bigger what does everyone think? Hen or roo? About 7 weeks old Starlight Green Egger.
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    Coop flooring

    What does everyone use on the floor of their coop? Just leave the wood bare? Paint it? Rubber mats?
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    Sexing?

    When can you get an idea of what sex chicks are?
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    Moving outside

    I have 6 chicks, 3 are estimated to be almost 5 weeks and 3 almost 4 weeks old they are Golden Comets, Rhode Island Red, Starlight Green Eggers, and Midnight Majesty Maran. They are currently in brooder in my spare bathroom. When can I move them outside? The lows they're calling for for next...
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    Chick Poop

    I have 6 chicks. 3 are approximately 3 weeks old and 3 are approximately 2 weeks old. Atleast one of them has had foul smelling chocolate brown runny poops. Any advice on what could be causing this?
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