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Hi All, This is our first year with chickens and we've taken the approach to keep our eggs on the counter after collecting them, but I was wondering if with the temperatures dipping here in Vermont if I need to refrigerate our eggs after collecting them? My understanding is that once you...

I have an interesting story to share ... Yesterday, I picked up 22 chicks that I ordered from a local farm store. They came from a hatchery in Ohio and I placed the order in early April. I decided to have them vaccinated. The farm store manager mentioned he got 3,500 chicks and I was the only...

Hi All, I have a curiosity about mail order chicks vs non mail order chicks. Early April I received some mail order chicks which seemed to be overly stressed during transportation (shipping container had been up-side-down and I ended up lossing 10 out of 22). The remaining 12 are now over 5...

Hi, I've read that chicks should be fully feathered (betwee 5-8 weeks old) before they can go outside. I have 5 week old Australorps and Easter Eggers. Some look more feathered out than others, but being a first-timer not sure what "fully feathered out" looks like. I'd like to bring them out...

Hi All, One of our 2 week old Australorps has a puffy bottom. I picked her up last night to feel her bottom and it was puffy feeling ... not hard ... just slightly squishy. Her vent seems clear ... no pasty butt. She is definitely different than the others ... she is smaller compared to her...

Hi All, I have some concerns with our very first order of chicks last week. (They shipped on Monday and I got them Tuesday so shipping time does not seem like an issue.) Our shipping container was upside down at some point during the trip because there was alot of poop on the lid. I think the...

Hi All, Good new and bad news ... yesterday got our first chicks ... 22 (ordered 10 Australorps and 10 Easter Eggers). Obviously got a couple extra. One was doa. So given 21 we had one that was definitely lethargic. I tried making sure she got as much water as possible. Within 12 hours we lost...

Hi All, New to BYC ... found the site after deciding with the family to raise some chickens for eggs this year. Trying to soak up as much info from this site and others on the 'net, but something started to bother me last night ... I've place an order with a hatchery and expect them at the end...