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I see what you mean after looking at pics of chicks from both breeds. Surely they have them separated, but when you are dealing with thousands of chicks, there are bound to be a few mix-ups I guess. She was a pretty dang cute chickie though: And still is:

Oh my...now I'm looking at lots of photos of both breeds online, and she sure looks more like a Dominique to me. Her comb is kind of flat and wide and barely there at this point. Maybe it will develop into a single comb later, maybe not. I'm fine with her being a Dominique (although I admit...

That's great to hear. Like I said, everything else seems okay: she is eating, drinking, etc. normally. Very shy/quiet and reserved, but that's just her personality I would guess. She is pretty dang cute when I pick her up and put her in my coat to warm up; after a few minutes she does this...

Thanks for your reply! The first image was taken in late November, with the Red Stars and one of the Brahmas. As you can see she was the largest at that time. She hasn't grown much since then. The second pic is her next to one of my Red Stars that I took today. I have 2 Red Stars, the 2...

I don't want to be a hypochondriac chicken mama, but I would appreciate a bit of feedback from anyone who has had experience with this issue. Of my five chicks (mail order), the largest was Camille, my Barred Rock. Now, at four months, she is the smallest. Even the Brahma runt has completely...

That's pretty much what I thought. I used wood shavings (I may never use them again though; whether or not they were the issue, they make a lot of dust). Of course, the chicks pulverized the feed pretty well too. I found a lot of feed dust in the bottom with each cleaning. But yeah, I'm...

I got 5 chicks on September 16th. They stayed in my den in their brooder until about Thanksgiving, when they were moved to their awesome new coop and run in the back yard. I change my furnace filters regularly. However, on Dec. 18th, the thing started blowing cold air. I had a guy come out...

The friend who built my coop didn't think the online chicken community would have any interest in the design and execution of the coop and run. I told him he was quite wrong. :) This isn't actually a photo of my coop, but I followed the same design as this and buried the hardware cloth all the...

I guess I could keep her inside for another week or two, but it will be tricky. If I keep another with her to keep her company, there will only be three in the coop, which might not be enough to keep them really warm. If I keep just her, she will cry cry cry. However, I guess she'd be okay if...

After loving chickens my whole life, I FINALLY got a small flock. I'd gotten too busy with owning a home and working to really think about them. Then my friend invited me to go along with her and her kids to the state fair. When we all went to the barn to see the bunnies, there were the...