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  1. jdr250

    Integrating my 5 week olds Help

    I have three 5-week old chicks (a jersey giant, and 2 polish) A couple of days ago, I moved them out to the coop into a kinda makeshift brooder. I chicken wired in two of the bottom nest boxes and opened the wall in between and put their food, water, light in it. I left them closed in there...
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    Hen is laying eggs with a hole in it??

    This is the second egg I've gotten with a hole towards the bottom about the size of a pencil eraser. Inside the hole and somewhat on the edge is a hard crusty material. Should I be concerned? Is this normal?
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    help knowing if this is a roo? Pic Heavy

    This is a picture of my 6 week old red sex chicken. He/She has always been lighter in color than all the rest and feathered in much slower than his sisters. I don't notice a big difference in his comb or leg size but his coloring is so much like a red sex rooster. his whole body and this is...
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    Some pics of my not so babies anymore

    One of my red sexes Light Brahma My maybe red sex rooster and my ee
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    To light or not to light?

    Can my 5 and 6 week old chicks be without the light tonight? The temp is supposed to be a low of 68 and their coop is really warm right now. I turned the light on so they would go in, but I'm thinking I could turn their light off tonight. They've been with a regular hundred watt bulb the last...
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    Loose stool?

    I put my chicks outside in the coop for their first night last night. They are 2 and 3 weeks old. They have a heat lamp that is hanging approximately 24 from the ground. The temp was chilly last night it was about 43-45 degrees. I just went down to check on them again (3rd time since...
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    Quick Question

    After a sleepless night on my part, the 2 and 3 week old chicks did well out in the coop with a heat lamp all night. My question is this. Today is rainy and a high temp of 65 should I open the door to the run and let them venture out if they want or keep them inside today? I don't want them...
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    Turkeys and chickens?

    A friend of ours was telling us that he will be ordering turkeys closer to fall to raise for thanksgiving. Of course it's a minimum 15 turkey order so he asked if we wanted one when he orders them. But my question is this, can turkeys (after brooding of course) be housed with the chickens...
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    Maybe a rooster?? (Pic Heavy)

    Hi I was wondering if I possibly had a rooster slipped in with my red sex pullets. He/she was much lighter than all the others at a day old only two red stripes down it's back. I read that roosters tend to feather in slower than hens well the light one has probably half the feathers that the...
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    What is it about that one piece of bedding?

    I have one chick who will pick up a piece of bedding and then all the others will chase her around for sometimes 15 minutes. It's hysterical and I just wonder what's so special about that one piece of bedding she has since there is a whole brooder full Does anyone else's chicks do this?
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    Ahh, I think pasty butt Help I'm so worried

    My one light brahma (3 days old arrived yesterday) was wiggling then peeping really loudly. The first time I just figured she was playing, second time I took her out and checked her. Well there was some poop on her butt so I cleaned it with a warm cloth then I could see the vent but it was...
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    just got more babies (6 day old bully help)

    Well I read on here that chicks are like potato chips....well it's true. Went today to go pick up 3 RIR and instead ended up coming home with 6 more chicks. 3 Jumbo Cornish X Rocks, 1 pearl white leghorn, 1 araucana and 2 light brahmas.......ah well I guess I'm hooked. But oh my are they cute...
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    New chick question

    I have 5 six day old red sexes, a friend has 3 one day old rir he wants to give me. He wants me to pick them up tomorrow, can I put them in the same brooder with the red sexes? I'm hoping so because I don't really want to have to brooders set up in the house.
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    wondering now if they really are red sexes....hmmmmm

    I've been doing more research on red sexes and it seems like all the adult feathers are red. Well my chicks are getting their wing feathers and they all seem to be cream colored not remotely red. Did I really get red sexes or are these some other types of chicks? Do their feathers change...
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    Another predator??? In my home no less???

    Ok weird but.....Are box turtles a threat to my baby chicks? We have an adopted box turtle Raphael. He was wild caught (I didn't catch him, but ended up adopting him when the dummy who did catch him thought it was appropriate to release him back into the wild in the middle of November so me...
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    chicks growth

    Hi all, another stupid question. Does anyone know where to find a chart that describes the chicks stages of development? I realize they'll probably all develop a little different, but something that would give me an idea. For instance according to the feed store I bought three day olds, and...
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    Roost Height

    Hi all, we are putting the finishing touches on our new chicken coop (old shed). I read on here that the roost should be higher than the nest boxes? We put in 2 rows of nest boxes the top is about 37" off the ground is a roost that is about 40" too high or will they need a ramp to get up...
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    Pics of my new babies

    Here are some pics of my new chicks the 1st one is nippy This one is Pipsqueak
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    Couple of questions about my new chicks

    Hi all I've been reading this forum for about 3 weeks while we've been preparing for our new chicks. We are first time chick parents so I have just a few questions. 1. We got 5 red sex pullets from TSC, and they said they were about 3 days old, but they seem really active for 3 days they...
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