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  1. BroodyMama

    Sneezy chick not growing

    Thank you for your suggestions! I will try the wet mash and vit E in the morning, and make a trip out to our feed store to see what they recommend for vitamins in general. One thing I forgot to note is that the wee one's breathing does seem labored. She has always breathed with her beak open...
  2. BroodyMama

    Sneezy chick not growing

    Hello all- We recently adopted two Buff Orps and one Barred Rock pullet when they were about 10 days old. They're now 4 weeks. All were supposedly hatched on April 1st. When we got them, they were all the same size. Now, the BR and one of the Buff Orps are about three times the size of the...
  3. BroodyMama

    Silver Laced Wyandottes slow to feather?

    I have a SLW (one of my very first batch of four chicks) who is approaching 5 weeks and is still very much in the awkward adolescent dino-chicken stage. I'd go so far as to say that she has very few feathers coming in. Wish I could post pix, but am slow on the tech uptake. My others are a RIR...
  4. BroodyMama

    Hints for picking a chick?

    Wow... thank you for all of the advice and the links to pics. The orpington pics were especially helpful. I'll see if I can find something similar for the plymouth rocks. We go today after I pick up my kids from preschool. I'll let you know what we wind up with!! -Sharon
  5. BroodyMama

    Hints for picking a chick?

    Greetings, y'all! I'm so excited to have found BackYardChickens! I've been lurking for a while, and finally decided to register seeing as we're going to get our girls tomorrow! (One RIR, one Silver-Laced Wyandotte, one Australorp, all nearly four weeks old.) My question is this... I'd like...
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