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    New backyard flock at our Cobourg, Ontario urban mini-farm

    Hi HappiHens, I think it was about three months (very roughly) after they hatched that the farmer who gave us the chicks visited again and showed us how to tell which ones were boys. We felt for the formation of spurs on the backs of their legs. It's a very subtle difference between the males...
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    Chick's blind in one eye, and now seems in pain

    Hi everyone, One of our chicks, Tina, has had a blind right eye for the last week or so. It had been shut for a while, and we didn't know what she had. We separated her from the other chicks during the day because she didn't seem to be able to eat as much as the other chicks. We treated her...
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    New backyard flock at our Cobourg, Ontario urban mini-farm

    Howdy everyone, My partner and I recently completed our backyard chicken coop (based on this design), and last week got our very first chicks! It's a mama hen and her 9 little chicks. Farmer Sue who sold them to us is going to allow us to keep the whole flock until we figure out which chicks...
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