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  1. Dragon_mom25

    non-growing pullet

    I think this is called slow feathering, if it is watch out. She may be a he! some hens may slow feather, but teh roosters are more likely to. if it is not slow feathering you may have an issue with not enough feeder space for all the chicks. if this one is repeatedly shoved away from the...
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    Is there a protocol for acclimating chicks?

    ok, they are 4 weeks, they should be almost totally feathered out. I would keep the light on for them this week, especially because it is rainy. Supposedly until they are fully feathered, 5-6 weeks, they still need a little heat. since you only have 3, they may need more heat in this rainy...
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    I did it! I did it! I ordered my chicks!! ((Where's the paper bag..))

    Quote: well you can get a pre-paid visa from most Wal-Mart stores. just have the cash and go to the service desk and inquire on how to get a prepaid visa. not a walmart card, but a real visa usable online. remember to inquire of your parents before getting a visa of any kind (they may have...
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    Is this normal?

    when introducing new birds to a flock there should be a period of time where there is no direct contact between them, like a full chicknwire enclosure for the smallers inside the larger chicken's home. Chicks dont fully feather till 5-6 weeks and cant make it with the olders outside in extreem...
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    Popular Saying That Originated From Chickens

    Chicken Hauler- the name of the truck driver with all those extra "chicken lights"
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    The Waitress Game - Can you Multi-Task???

    wow! I love this game! it gives me something to do while waiting for tedious downloads on dial up. you would think that MSN Dialup would send an update disk instead of 50 Gig downloads (6 hours) the first time I played I got over 10,000 and my largest score was over 22,000. guess I am good...
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    Can anyone help me sex my 2 chickens pics inside.

    neck feathers usually give away the males. the neck feathers after the molt are pointy on males and rounded on females. some pictures show this really well. yours looks rounded on the first but I could not fully tell. one of the easiest and fastest and painless (all around) to tell if they...
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    Can you say it?

    I had these in grade school for speach therapy. several have been mentioned, but the one I have the most issues with is this one: Seven Silvery Swans Swam Silently Seaward. My son was forced in 6th grade to make some up. they were required to use all the same first letter and sound haveing...
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    Suspicious comb development on Golden Campine, rut roh!

    Hello. I am new to the site (not to chicken chat rooms though) and new to golden campines. I have just asked the woman I bought my eggs from because I have monster combs on both my campines. She said that her strain has large combs on both the roosters and the hens. these 2 are only 3 weeks...
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