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  1. CrookedAcresChick

    Theyre Home

    Hi Everyone! OMG! They are adorable! I ended up getting 6 Rhode Island Reds aged at 2 weeks. I am told they are all female... we'll see! They are comfy at home and this is the page that I will post their pictures on as they grow. I have named one... the littlest... Penelope. I have no idea...
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    RIR Roo or Hen? Attacked by fox protecting...?

    Hi guys! Any advice on gender here? This lil' baby got attacked by a fox just after we took these. It was behind my other 4 ~ protecting? (We let our chickens free range. I've thought it may be a roo for a while... but still not sure. MOST importantly, I let my dog out when I saw the...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Got our first egg today! It's a nice size.... Not sure which one of our 5 lil' ladies laid it... but, here it is!
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    Do chicks need grit to eat yogurt?

    Hi, I'm just wondering if your chicks ever adjusted to wanting yogurt? I'm going to try it out on my 3 week olds tonight! They are so much fun!
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    HELP! Abandoned wild mallard nest with eggs.... ADVICE NEEDED, Please!

    Thank you! And, in case you are following... she's back! Glad that I waited and asked advice before acting! She was gone for a few days!!!!!! I'll keep you posted! Michelle
  6. CrookedAcresChick

    We got, "The Letter", from the City. Hows my response?

    Geez! I'm soooo looking forward to seeing you win this! Your letter addresses any concerns I could see them coming up with. As my mom always taught me... The best defense is a good offense. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU TODAY! Please post how it goes!
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    HELP! Abandoned wild mallard nest with eggs.... ADVICE NEEDED, Please!

    Hi and thanks for the response! I googled a bit more looking for a wild life rehabber near us (I'm a worry wart and didn't want to leave them to die...) and found a TERRIFIC article. Visit: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/birds/nestpot/nest.htm It's nice to have the 'net... as even...
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    HELP! Abandoned wild mallard nest with eggs.... ADVICE NEEDED, Please!

    Where I work we have a rather large natural pond. It is on a mid to heavy trafficked, commercial roadway... but is a country setting. We have wild geese annually and their babies as well as a few pair of mallards. There is a nest between our pond and the road (ONLY about 5 feet from the...
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    Silly Buckeye babies . . . *pic update*

    Holy Moly! I LOVE the milk jug idea!~ Just put my garden in yesterday, too! Mother's Day seems to breed veggies & herbs all over our great country, I guess! Loved reading your thread ladies... it was very entertaining! Michelle... Mom of 1 mouthy post-teenager (20!), 1 pre-mouthy...
  10. CrookedAcresChick

    Saratoga Springs NY

    Hi Peeps! I'm Michelle from Charlton, NY (about 20 minutes outside of Saratoga Springs!). Funny that this was posted 2 years ago and now there are TONS of replies! Talked to a few others in NENY and discussed a get together... let's chat some more and plan one! [email protected]
  11. CrookedAcresChick

    stupid roo! gone?

    Oh! A Happy Mother's Day ending!! I'm glad he came home!
  12. CrookedAcresChick

    My First Little "Roost"

    Adorable! I just picked mine up yesterday at Agway. I was told 2 weeks old RIR's. They look just like yours! 3 of mine are roosting... I hope they're RIR's because we wanted them for the eggs!
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    Having trouble buying chicks

    I just brought my first chicks home tonight. My main reason is that I've wanted chickens FOREVER. The second reason is economy... gardening fertilizer... going green... the whole bit! Agway (where I got my 6 two week old RIR's) told me that they aren't getting any more in because they are...
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    Red 250 Watt Heat Lamp Seems WAY HOT!

    Thanks soooo much everyone! I moved the lamp up about 3 feet and put a thermometer in. The heat went from 98 to 92 within about 10 mins. The chicks are spread out... and VERY chirpy! LOL! They are making me laugh like crazy!! My son (9) doesn't know I got them yet... he's with his dad...
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    Red 250 Watt Heat Lamp Seems WAY HOT!

    I just got home from Agway with my 6 RIR chicks and it is sooooo hot with the lamp they recommended I was SWEATING! Can it be too hot for the babies?? I'm not sure (I'm a NEW, first time chicken owner!) if they will overheat... I'd really appreciate some tips! BOY does it seem HOT! I didn't...
  16. CrookedAcresChick

    Hello from NY!

    Thank you to all of you, AGAIN! They're home!!!!!! I am sooooo excited! Please visit my pages... I am posting pics of the babies in their new home (my bedroom for now! LOL!). Michelle
  17. CrookedAcresChick

    Hello from NY!

    This is such an active forum! I'm so glad I found you all! I have wanted chickens since I was a little girl.... and tonight, my dream will come true! I am picking up my newly hatched babies after I get out of work as a Mother's Day present to myself. I am VERY excited about this venture and...
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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU! I am getting my first chicks tonight and found this forum on google. I have some wonderful ideas to build upon now thanks to this thread! I have a drink tub that I have set up in my basement ready for my little ones... but may play around with some of these ideas...
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