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I just got 75 chicks yesterday. Today was there third day. At one the chick was fine. At two the chick was dead in my hands despite heat and water. Some just aren't... The chick was unnammed as he looked the same as his 25 brothers. Without looking I knew the second he died and these words...

Hey, We just got our first loss due to a predator. The brooder cage door got was left opened. First off there were tons of feathers from the white chick that got killed. Few from the other two. One chick was found alive with a prolapsed anus and in severe shock. This was a 8 week old...

Female. I bought a male (yes on purpose too!) of the same breed. He is 6 weeks old now and has a very red comb. Cheers! EDIT: Here's a pic of him. See how red his comb is compared to yours?

Hey all. So I got 3 assorted bantams from TSC. 2 are EErs for sure. But this little one...no clue. What breed is my little Onion Ring? Thanks!

Hello all, So this Spring I decided to revisit my childhood and keep chickens. We have 18 chicks now in an outside brooding pen about 5 weeks old chirping n healthy. Eager to cheat and get some eggs quicker we found a person on Craiglists in our local city who wanted to shrink the size of his...

Hello, So basically I got a new place that came with some yard and a free shed and bam! Chickens. :) The chicks are 2 weeks right now and we are almost done converting an 8 X 8 foot shed into a coop. With one major issue...the roosts. I've pulled apart pallets to make nestboxes and a ladder...

I severely doubt it is a respiratory infection right now as there was an immediate cause/effect noticeable. The chick gulped water and then started coughing. Also, as I noted above, "The cage litter is straw." I also noted that this is NOT the same chick the vet saw- this is a clutchmate...

Hey, So right now I am brooding my first batch of chickens since I was a little girl. We right now have 18 chickens of various breeds, with about 5 being a week + 3 days and the rest 3 days old. They are being raised in a converted reptile cage with wood flooring, topping and sides minus the...