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    Amerucana egg machines

    I have two black amerucanas who just started laying about 1 month ago. They are both laying about 1 egg a day. Which I love but everything online says they only lay like 4 eggs a week. Are they laying so much because they are young and it will eventually slow down, or do I just have super...
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    Breed ID

    I bought some chicks today and stupidly mixed them up before put any sort of identification on them. 3 are supposed to be olive eggers, 2 beifelders, 1 I think is supposed to be a welsummer. Is there anyway to tell them apart?
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    Dying chicks

    I picked up my new chicks yesterday from the post office. All looked great. Came home from work today and one was dead and another one is very very lethargic. I gave it a few drops of nutri drench. The brooder temp is between 90 and 95. The one that died did have a very mild case of pasty...
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    9 week olds. What genders do i have?

    So i believe i have 2 roosters and i am hoping one hen. The solid black olive egger is definitely a rooster. The lighter headed easter egger i believe is also a rooster. But the darker headed easter egg is the one i am hoping is a hen. What do yall think?
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    Sick baby

    I received my day old chicks from meyers hatchery yesterday by mail. 1 of the 4 did not survive the trip. 2 of the survivors are doing great. But the one little wheaten maran is fairly lethargic. No pasty butt but just has no energy, cant seem to stay awake. I syringe fed it some warm water...
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    Trying to understand Sex linked

    I am trying to understand sex linked colors. It looks like my black olive egger is going to end up being a rooster. So i was wondering if i bought a bunch of cream legbar or barred rock hens. Then could i technically breed them and end up with sex linked chicks. Or would that not work being the...
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    Hens or roosters early guesses

    My chickies are officially 4 weeks old. They were all hatching eggs from meyers hatchery. This is my first time raising chickens. I know it is still a bit early to tell and i ask this basically every week.. i am just so anxious to know Anyone have any guesses on gender or color?
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    EE and OE coloring

    Any ideas what color my OE and EE chicks are? They are 3 weeks old. And i think they are all pullets... at least i hope they are.
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    2 weeks old

    My little mixed flock is finally 2 weeks old. I think i have 4 hens and 1 rooster. But this is my first time raising chicks so who knows what i really will end up with. I am interested is anyone has any ideas what colors they will end up being as adults. The one i think could be a rooster...
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    Sand, Is it safe ?

    So i have 5, 2 week old chicks. Currently i have been using puppy pads in the brooder and just changing them daily. But as they grow and poop more. It is just to messy. I have been reading about people using sand, and scooping it like a cat litter box. I think i would like to switch to sand but...
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    What not to feed?

    I am a new chicken owner. I would love to giving my chickens treats and left overs. I know the basic stuff they are not allowed to have like chocolate, citrus, onions, raw potatos, avacado pits.all the stuff google tells you. But i was wondering if anyone has any personal experience on things...
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    Adult coloring

    Anyone have a guess what color this easter egger will be as an adult?
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    Gender help.

    This is my first time hatching eggs. I ended up with 6 hatchlings. I think at least four are girls because their wing feathers and vent both match up to be girls. But there are 2 i am not sure about. The first is frizzle easter egger. Whose wing feathers look like a male but i dont see a bump...
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