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    possibly a rooster?

    So, I dont have pictures, for which I apologize, but I wonder if anyone can guess is my 10 week old Partridge plymouth might not be a little girl. So far, her comb is about a quarter of an inch, and little nubs of a wattle, but pictures of PRs seem like even pullet have decent sized combs and...
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    how long can they be in the brooder?

    So, work on the brooder is 50%ish complete (it depends on whether you ask me or the perfectionist building it), and I am curious how long they can stay in it, as it seems like progress on the coop with be delayed a bit longer as I'm not allowed to walk yet. The brooder is 4'x4'x2'. I shall...
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    2 questions

    I have 2 questions about my chicklets: 1) when does pasty butt stop? Two of my chicks, the BO and Campine, need to be cleaned at least twice a day because poop just sticks to them. Initially it didn't seem to block their vent, but it builds up and then might, I don't take the risk. They are...
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    HI! From CT

    Hey, I'm Lyndsay from North East CT and completely new to chickens. In January, my boyfriend and I decided to move from renting an apartment to renting a house, with very easygoing do whatever landlords, who agreed that it was OK to have chickens, and even requested eggs! So, I did a bunch of...
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    Starting a garden

    This is a year for firsts for me: first in a house, first with chicks, and first with a garden! My mother had a fantastic garden growing up, to the point where all our veggies for the summer and majority of the winter came from our backyard. While my garden will most likely not be that...
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    Socializing baby chicks

    I am brand new to chickens, have ordered 6 from MPC. Other than coming 3 days early and currently living in a rat cage while we work on our brooder (4'x4'x2') they seem to be doing pretty well. I got a Dominque, Partridge Rock, Light Brown Leghorn, SLW, BO and Golden Campine, and so far...
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