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    Hoping for a hen

    So my oldest chicks are just turning 8 weeks old this week and I have a few that ai'm starting to worry about. They were supposed to be pullets but we know how that can go. I have a home lined up if I have roos but this one is my son's fav and my friendliest chick so I'm hoping it's a hen. I'd...
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    Questions about wyandottes

    I have two week old wyandottes that I have with my 8 other chicks, they were labeled as pullets but now I'm worried one is a roo. I know it may be too early to tell for 100% certain. But I'm conflicted. I vent checked and didn't see evidence of it being a roo but the feathers are so far behind...
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    Thunderstorms?

    So last night we had a terrible thunderstorm, it was intense even though it was fairly short. About 15-20 min of lightning flying. I refilled the water shortly before the storm and everyone was doing good, starting to settle in for the night. This morning I went out and one of my biggest hens...
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    Second incubation went so well!

    So I ordered 25 gold mix chicks from MyShire and was hoping for 12-14 chicks since mailed eggs can be iffy. I ended up with 21 babies, not a single loss yet from them and they are now a week old. I'm so excited. I got these because they are said to be great layers. Now I'll have my jumbos for...
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    One oddly colored chick

    So I got the jumbo mix from Myshire and while I got zero whites, sad day, I did get one chick that is vastly different in color from the rest which are wilds, white wings, or egyptians. Anyone have any idea on what color this one is? They are going on 3 weeks so I am starting to be able to tell...
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    Incubation time!

    Okay everyone. I have just gotten my Myshire jumbo eggs and they are resting so that they can go in my incubator. I have a borotto lumia 16 with a probe thermometer and a probe thermo hydrometer in there to make sure of temp and humidity. Tomorrow will be day 1. Wish me luck and I will post...
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    New from Maine!

    Hello and greetings! I'm Souls or Joslynn, and I live near Old Town, Maine! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to raising birds, I'm currently in the process of hatching jumbo quail and am debating getting a few chickens (2) How many chickens do you have...
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