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    Counting down the day until baby chicks get here!!!!!!!!

    My chicks are due to be here the same week as yours lolita. It is a long time to wait!
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    Who else took the chick plunge! (Pics on post 101)

    I took the plunge Saturday morning and ordered 10 chicks from Meyers. They should be here the middle of March. I got 4 Easter egger pullets, 1 Delaware pullet, 1 Blue Andalusian, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Cuckoo Marans, 1 Light Brown Leghorn and the Meyer Meal Maker (wonder what it will be??)!! I am...
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    Question about floating eggs

    A little background to start.. I have 5 hens or pullets (24 and 26 weeks). 1 started laying the week before Christmas and I had another 2 start laying last week. So, I thought I had 3 hens laying. Today I was doing some clean up out by the pen and found a nest of 11 eggs. So I guess I have 4 of...
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    It's happening...I have chick FEVER!

    I have chick fever too. I can't decide what I want to do. I spend hours looking at the hatcheries and filling my cart up and figuring out shipping times, then I go back and change things up. Do I want to go ahead and order specific breeds or do I want to order an assortment and just be...
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    Review by '' on item 'Plymouth Rock'

    I have a White Rock and a Partridge rock. They seem to be good birds, but have not started laying yet so time will tell. Of all my chickens these 2 are the most flighty and will not come close to any human if they can avoid it. Maybe that wil change after they start laying.
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    So I tried the pepper thingy

    I read the pepper thingy too and decided to try it on my 5 hens. They HATED the pepper in their treats. They pecked around it to get the pieces that had the least amount of pepper on it and shook their heads when they got a peppery bite. It was quite comical to watch, I think I added too much...
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    Old Tires for a Feeder?

    That is an ingenious idea!!! Go for it!
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    bad bad chickie

    Can you separate her from the rest for a couple of days? Maybe in a dog crate in the run with the rest. Maybe she just needs to be put in time out and let the pecking order be re-established. Knock her down a few notches.
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    DE Question

    Quote: The only reason to add it to feed is to kill bugs in the feed. It's never been proven to have any benefits when ingested I wasn't planning on adding it to the feed, I was just saying that was on the bag to show that it was Food Grade. The only reason I wanted it was for the possible...
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    DE Question

    Thanks everyone. I just wanted to make sure I got the right stuff. Y'all are a wealth of knowledge!!!!
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    DE Question

    Thanks for the reply banks!
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    DE Question

    Okay, I went to TSC and bought a 20# bag of Red Lake Earth DE. I wanted it to sprinkle in the coop and run for help keeping bugs at bay and for the smell. I have never messed with DE before and knew nothing about it before seeing it mentioned here. Question is: Is it supposed to be a white...
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    What breed and sex please

    Do Australorps have the copper coloring on the chest area? I have another black hen that I am pretty sure is an Australorp, she is a little smaller than these 2, but all black. I haven't posted any pictures of her.
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    What breed and sex please

    Here is another picture of #1 (Prissy) I am pretty sure she is a hen, I just can't figure out what breed. I am brand new to chickens. Here is another picture of #2 (Boss). As far as comb type..... ummmm... guessing here, but I would say probably rose comb. It is still very small and yellowish...
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    What breed and sex please

    My mother in law ordered chicks from McMurray and she gave me a few. She said she ordered the rare assortment. I have 2 that I am not sure what they are. Pic 1: I have named her Prissy, hoping I am right that she is a hen. She has copper coloring on her chest and a little white under her chin...
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    Grit Question

    I have 12 guineas and 6 chicks, all about 7 weeks old and fully feathered. I give them treats occasionally of fresh greens, boiled eggs, bread, and BOSS. I have put chick sized grit out for them and have an issue. I first put the grit in an old ceramic cereal bowl. The guineas especially love to...
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    My chickens aren't eating right.

    Try putting some of the feed in another pan and wetting it down to create a mash. Mine seem to think that is a treat instead of the normal food.
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    Over-feeding/under-feeding

    Mine have gotten used to me bringing treats out in the evening. When I don't have any treats they look dissappointed, so I take some of the feed from their feeder, put it in their treat bowl and wet it down and you would think that I brought them the best treat in the world.... goofy birds!
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    Summer heat to hot to handle for chicks?!?!?!

    I lost 8 chicks that were 2 1/2 weeks old yesterday to the heat, even with using cooling precautions. They had lots of shade, cool water and the run sprayed down. It was heartbreaking.
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    Can Guinea and chickens be raised together?

    I have 15 chicks and 12 guinea keets. They have all been together since they were just a couple of days old (they came in separate shipments). They are all great buddies so far.
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