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  1. CodyChristine

    What happened between my roosters?

    Ok, so about a month ago we inherited a flock of 12 chickens - 10 hens, 2 roos. The roosters seemed to be fine together. One was definitely the alpha rooster but he tolerated the other rooster being around and didn't seem to mind him. I came home one day and found the alpha rooster pretty beat...
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    Do I isolate her or let them work it out??

    A week or so ago, we adopted 12 young chickens (2 roos, 10 hens) from a friend who had a lot of chickens and we suspect were overcrowded from their feather conditions (bare backs, some bare necks, no lice or mites). Well, one of my black sex links has hung out in a nesting box almost constantly...
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    What breeds are my new (grown) chickens?

    Our coop burned down last winter and we lost all our chickens however, we moved this summer and our new place had an already-built chicken coop and run! A friend of ours recently gave us 12 chickens to start our flock over. I think he had some overcrowding going on because many of the hens had...
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    Do chickens pout??

    I work outside the home three days a week and on those days, the chickens don't get out of their run to free range. They were in their coop/run all winter and were laying at almost 100% even through the cold cold spells of -20 below with a lamp on. Well, now that spring is here I let them out...
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    Aggressive Chicken Taken Into Custody in IL

    I found this story in our local newspaper - now they're arresting chickens!! http://wcco.com/watercooler/rooster.aggressive.water.2.856280.html Ill. Police Take Aggressive Rooster Into Custody BENTON, Ill. (AP) ¯ A rooster played chicken in the wrong town. That's the word from the downstate...
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    Ameracauna Roo or Hen?? (Lots of Pics!)

    This is (hopefully!) Thelma. (S)he is a 7 week old Ameracauna chicken but has without a doubt been the fastest growing chicken of my 9 and is definitely the head of the flock. As (s)he is growing, I'm noticing the comb is so much bigger and brighter than the rest of my girls. What do you all...
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    HELP - Mixing 6 week old and 4 week old chicks

    I have six 6-week old chicks and three 4-week old chicks. The older girls have moved out to the coop and are thriving. The 4 week old chicks are about half their size and doing well, too. I want to work on mixing them together so I have been bringing the younger ones out to the coop during the...
  8. CodyChristine

    Maybe dumb question??

    Ok, so we just finished our coop this weekend.... (for pics click link) https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=61658 Should I hang the feeder and waterer in the run or in the coop? Thanks!
  9. CodyChristine

    Chicken Coop Built Inside Dog Kennel **Painted Now UPDATED PIC**

    Well, our chicken coop is almost complete! It just needs a few finishing touches to make it home for the girls. We live on a heavily wooded 8 acre piece of land with lots of critters so we decided to convert a previously used dog kennel into our chicken coop and run. It is divided into three...
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    I Almost Had a Heart Attack! `

    So this morning, I go in and greet the girls and take the screen off their rubbermaid brooder up on my laundry room counter. I am gone about 5 minutes and I hear very loud peeping. I go in there and two of them are sitting up on the edge of the brooder and one had made it down to the floor...
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    My dog killed two of my chicks - I am so sad!!!

    Uggghhh...I am so sad and feel so responsible. I brought my chicks outside for the first time today. They are a week old and were loving being outside. I had them inside a little fencing in the yard and one of our boxers came over. She just stood there and stared at them and I was holding on to...
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    Question About Taking Chicks Outside

    I have a batch of one week old chicks. The weather is nice here in MN - in the seventies. When are the chicks old enough to go outside and play for a little bit? I wasn't planning on taking them out for hours, but wondered if 10-15 minutes out in the grass would hurt them? Thanks!
  13. CodyChristine

    Maybe Dumb Question?? - Updated - Chick Died

    Ok, this may seem like a silly question but: Is it normal for chicks to breathe with the beaks open? I have one little chickie who had pasty butt the other day and I've been checking her religiously and making sure she's clean. I've noticed that if she lies directly under the heat lamp she...
  14. CodyChristine

    I'm not getting anything done!

    Ok, first time chickie mama here....and my house is a serious mess! I can't get anything done! I find myself going to check on the chicks and standing there for 20 minutes or so playing with them, watching them, laughing at them, etc. They are so darn cute and fun to watch!! I kept reading...
  15. CodyChristine

    HELP -2 Day Old Chick Question!- **PIC**

    Hi Everyone, I'm a first time chicken mommy and I have a 2 day old buff orpington chick that was really picky at her butt yesterday when I brought them home. I checked her and she was clean so I left her be. Well, today I noticed she had a little bit of poo on her butt and dried in the fuzz but...
  16. CodyChristine

    HELP -2 Day Old Chick Question!- **PIC**

    Hi Everyone, I'm a first time chicken mommy and I have a 2 day old buff orpington chick that was really picky at her butt yesterday when I brought them home. I checked her and she was clean so I left her be. Well, today I noticed she had a little bit of poo on her butt and dried in the fuzz but...
  17. CodyChristine

    YAY! Our Chicks Are HERE! ***LOTS OF PICS***

    Well, we got our 10 baby chicks today. 4 SLW, 2 Buffs, 2 Production Reds, and 2 Ameracaunas. Our little boy is sooo excited! He keeps going into the laundry room where they're kept to "give them kisses!" He's already named the Americauna whitish one with black stripes "BumbleBee" in honor of his...
  18. CodyChristine

    Just wanted to say....

    Hello from Minnesota!!! I have been lurking for quite a while now and have learned SO much from all of you!! I'm brand spanking new at the whole chicken thing and just found out today my chicks will be here on May 12th!! I had originally ordered from Cackle last Thursday but called today...
  19. CodyChristine

    Hello from Minnesota!!

    Hello from Minnesota!!! I have been lurking for quite a while now and have learned so much from all of you!! I'm brand spanking new at the whole chicken thing and just found out today my chicks will be here on May 12th. I had originally ordered from Cackle last Thursday but called today...
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