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okay so its been a little less than a year since my hatch, which at first was very successful but as the chicks grew older we realized that we had seven roos to our two hens. Needless to say, we had to give the little guys away and are left now with our two hens. But tomorrow is a very good day...

this is an updated version of one of my older posts... i cant believe how big my babies are! im pretty sure almost 6 out of 8 of my chickens are rosters :( the good news is that the person who sold us the hatching eggs said that she would take them and keep them as pets anyway if anyone can...

k so my chicks turned a month old today.. i think its too early to tell gender on most of them but breeds would be helpful.. Thanks! #1 #2 #3 theres like one dark feather on this one... weird? #4 yes those are black feathers.. there are more on the wing too #5- similar to #2 but different...

what time do you make your chicks/chickens go to bed?? because i have my month old chicks in their "starter coop" (basically one small coop that all nine of them can stay in for now thats easily transported) and last night i didnt put them in the closed off part until like 10:30 pm but i want to...

tomorrow is my chicks 4 week birthday and i've been putting off treats because i dont have grit yet... what are some treats i can start to give them without really needing grit? i've heard yogurt and scrambled eggs so far... any suggestions would be great!!

ok so tonight/ tomorrow morning is my chicks 4 week birthday!! and i really want to start giving them treats like scrambled eggs and/ or yogurt. My question is: do i need grit and if so how much should be available to them? do they need grit if they get yogurt? should i sprinkle it in their feed...

i'm stumped. before i got my first set of hatching eggs i was reading about and hearing from other people that if i was the one who was there when the chicks hatches and i was the only person spending time with them that they would "imprint" me as their mother. theyre 3 weeks old today and i...

chick in question: other chick for comparison (same age): thanks for any help! i know its a bit early to tell but this chick's comb is so much bigger than any of the others'!!

so my chicks hatched on june 1st and i've been searching the internet and can't find any chick that looks like mine... i think hes a rooster but any feedback would be great... this was him at 5 days this is him at day 8 day11 day 14 and those are both of him yesterday... Thanks in advance...

i may be totally overreacting but this is my first time with chicks and i dont want anything to go wrong... my chicks are 17 days old and ive been noticing recently that some of their poop is strange... like not a lot of it but more frequently than i remember it being. i wouldn't call it runny...

my chicks are 17 days old and ive been noticing recently that some of their poop is strange... like not a lot of it but more frequently than i remember it being. i wouldn't call it runny but it almost seems to be the consistency of paint and smells very strongly. i dont know which chick this is...

what are some safe and fun treats i can give my chicks... they are 16 days old.. and it might sound really funny but i really want them to like me!! so what can i give them and how much and how often..... Thanks in advance!!

at what age do you take your chicks off of the chick starter and start introducing other foods and grit into their diet? my chicks were two weeks old yesterday and i just want to make sure that i don't keep them on chick food for too long... thanks in advance!

so i have a screen over my brooder now but i love this picture and i thought you would all appreciate it i walked away from the brooder for about 5 minutes to refill the chicks' water and this is what i came back to: they were two weeks old yesterday so i'm definitely going to keep an eye on...

i went to the local "chicken lady" about 5 weeks ago to get my fertilized eggs for hatching. I'm a total newbie to the whole chick hatching thing so i asked how soon the chicks needed grit introduced to their diet and she said not for a while. They'll be 2 weeks old tomorrow and i havent been...

are there any specific foods i can be giving my chicks (2 weeks old tomorrow) aside from their ordinary chick food? I want to give them special treats but i dont know exactly what it is i can give them... Thanks!

ok on friday my chicks will be officially two weeks old. 8 out of my nine are pretty friendly, some more than others but i think that's normal. The problem is that one of them is absolutely terrified of me (well she's terrified of everyone). But i handle the chicks as much as possible and im...

i can get different pictures if it would help but any opinion would be great!! i got an assorted batch from a local store and i have no clue as to what breeds they are... thanks!

i'm very new to hatching chicks... how long should you keep your chicks in the brooder before they can go outside?

rasputin two pictures of amber two different pics of nugget tyson two pictures of belle... you can see the black markings on her back and wings Thanks for any help!!