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    Info on Dorkings and Silver Penciled Rock

    I plan on ordering some different large dual purpose breeds in Jan. I was thinking of Dorkings and Silver Penciled Rocks? I have Barred Rocks now and I love their spunkiness. Does anyone have any experience with either of these or suggestions. These birds will be free ranging.
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    Who Knew I Would Fall in Love With Poultry? Tacoma, WA

    Hello, I am in Washington too, on the Olympic Peninsula. I planned too, and finally 5 weeks ago we got 27 chicks!!! I was glad I planned as there were a few times it paid off! Where are you in Wa.? If you are in an area of eagles, owls or hawks you must put netting or something over the top of...
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    One day old chick not eating or drinking

    try giving here sugar or honey water, some folks add some cider vinegar too, Murray Macmurray's hatchery has a recipe on their website under "caring for your chicks when they arrive, the little one might be experiencing some stress and shock.
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    Newbie questions about 8 week old chicks

    Hi, about them not wanting to eat anything unless it is chopped up, try this, go and buy a good sized zucchini, summer or winter squach, just cut it in half and put it out there for them, they absolutely love squach and they will peck it right down to nothing, this helped a few of my 5 week old...
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    Hello from Sequim, Wa.

    Hello, I have my first flock now 5 weeks old, 1 turken, 5 plymouth rocks, 6 easter eggers, 4 red stars, 4 black stars, 4 white leghorns and 3 unknowns as of yet. I have an organic vegtable and herb garden, 1 dog, 1 cat. I am raising my chics as organically as I can and plan to free range them...
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