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They won't necessarily kill the little ones. There will definitely will be some pecking to show who is boss. Maybe a fence to keep them separate, but will still allow them to see each other to get used to one another could help.

Feed stores commonly have egg cartons. I think they're like 50 cents or so each.

Yeah, what BarredBuff said + Could they be laying eggs in a "secret location" that you don't know about? In the morning when I go to feed my chickens I do a head count to make sure all of them are there. A couple weeks ago I saw that one was missing so I was looking around but couldn't find her...

Wonderful, they look happy and healthy!

Brrr.. 40 below zero and not counting wind chill. A good chance that they will freeze. I have adult birds that are fully feathered that have a hard time when it's in the teens so they just huddle underneath the shed where it's a little warmer. I would keep them in.

Looks tasty, I've been thinking about making one of these for awhile now. Would be interesting to make one with bugs like mealworms, grasshoppers in the summer etc.

Yeah, Orphingtons are usually docile regardless of type. Buff just happens to be the most common kind. I too am looking for different kinds of orphingtons, right now just got the Buffs, Lavenders/Blue look really pretty.

I usually get my chicks buy ordering them online. Also, I try to make time to go to the flea market once a month, lots and lots of birds and livestock there to choose from!

Speaking from experience, it could be from this hen is often bullied so it won't get enough food leading it to be "puny" in your words. Also, when I was making a new coop for about 10 of my chickens, I placed them in a temporary coop where they were constantly fighting for the best spot to roost...

Hard to say unless you crack it open and find a "small white circle" on the yolk, that means your egg is fertilized.

Usually, the hatcheries will refund or send replacement chicks. The ones I've ordered from are really good at that. You can do the mirror trick or go to a Feed store and see if they have any. Right now there's chicks being sold for 2-4$ at my feed store.

None whatsoever... But I remember one of my father's friends when I was little saying if you eat fertile eggs raw they're good for you, but I think he was a little crazy though;)

I have Black Sex Links that are 2-3 weeks old that look very very similar to those black ones, but they're combs are smaller so I'll agree with the others that they are Barred Rocks.

Thanks for the responses, right now I give them the Purina medicated feed which comes in the red bag with the baby chick on the front. Will give the red bulbs a shot since I need to go into town to get some more bags of feed anyways. The idea with the beef broth sounds interesting, might give...

I have about 100 White Rock chicks that are two weeks old and about 20 of them have bloody "tail areas" from being pecked on. I've now moved the bloody ones to a seperate area, but when they were being pecked at they had been combined with a combination of Buffs, Rhode Island reds, and black...

I've had these two since they were chicks.. Have no clue what breed they are.. One is gray (above) The other is black and orange.. My daughter calls her "Halloween".. Well b/c she looks like Halloween:)

Never heard of anyone doing this, is it to flavor their meat or something? Lol. I think my chickens get enough from the wild herbs around my property.

Yeah, usually wing feathers will come first.. Then the tail and body feathers. I have a few sex links.. good layers but they are bullies to other breeds.

If they're pretty young they might not yet be used to the cold yet... could be other factors though like predators..