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Lady Gaga - buff laced crested Polish Mimi - blue laying Americauna, my son's favorite color and is often found saying "me me me me me!" The chick happens to be yellow, which is his favorite color for chicks. Cadbury - Welsummer Regina - Black crested white Polish, all beauty no brains it...

Sometimes I see 2 and 2, other times 1 and 3, and even 3 and 1.

By climbing on top, I meant climbing on top of each other, I realize now, especially with that particular picture, it sounded like I meant on top of the cave. I made the frame from two grids from wire storage cubes. I will try flattening and reshaping it some, I wasn't aware that their little...

I'm wondering if my heating pad is warm enough. Or maybe my wire frame is too large? I have 15 chicks and love the idea of the heating pad cave vs. a harsh heat lamp. It seemed like they were all crammed into the corner trying to keep warm, with others trying to climb on top to get physically...

Wouldn't hurt to have some probiotics on hand.

Thanks all! I found some on Amazon for $43. 24" x 50' and free shipping. I changed plans slightly and the hardware cloth is going around the coop only. Doing 14g 2" x 4" welded wire around the outside. All our predators, aside from dogs and hawks, are nocturnal so didn't feel the need to do...

Is there a way for users to customize how many posts are shown per page on threads? I'm a fast reader and especially in picture threads I feel like the page is barely loaded before I'm ready to go on to the next page.

I have all the major home improvement stores and several farm stores nearby. Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, Northern Tool, Bomgaars, Mill's Fleet Farm, Theisons, Farm and City, Tractor Supply, etc. I'll be enclosing an 81 sq ft run so I'll need quite a bit.

Not all mold that is black in color is thee Black Mold you hear about on tv. I wouldn't freak out just yet.

It is possible to have "twins" hatch from the same egg. I would think triplets would likely not survive, and if they did, would not have enough room to make it out of the shell.

Have you checked craigslist? Granted I am in the heart of Ag capital of the country, but there are all kinds posted nearly everyday. Anything from farmer's hand-me-downs that have been used to repurposed made to order (generally from palettes). If you know where to find them, the Amish also...

I was planning on using a brooder heat plate in the coop, with an outdoor extension cord. running from the house. I haven't heard of the sweeter heater and will check it out. I hadn't thought about chicks wandering too far away from their heat and food sources but it makes sense. They will...

I ordered 15 chicks to be sent mid May. The average high is in the low 70's and the average low is around 50 that time of year. I assumed I would keep the chicks in a large tote or kiddie pool or even sectioned off area of the laundry room. I quickly realized this was only a temporary solution...

Is amprolium available separately then? Is that the only medication in medicated chick feed? I make milk kefir regularly, could I use that to jump start the first fermentation?

Mine haven't arrived yet, but so far we have 4 out of 15 named. Mimi will be the first blue egg laying one. My son has a speech disorder, and because of that, very limited speech. Anytime he sees something he wants, particularly something blue (his favorite color), he says "me,me!". The others...

Chick newbie here.... I apologize if this has already been stated, I skimmed the thread but didn't have time to read all 574 pages;) Is fermentation still advised when using medicated chick starter? If not, which is the better option medicated dry crumble or fermented unmedicated crumble?

I hear lots of talk about mealworms and scratch and also see it sold next to other general chicken supplies at the feed stores. For starters, what exactly is "scratch"? Is mealworms and/or scratch imperative to a laying chicken's diet? Is it just a treat? If it's just a treat, is there a reason...

I'm going for a colorful basket, so I got a mix of things. 3 crested polish of varying colors, 3 silver wyandottes, 2 buff orpingtons, 4 welsummers (st run, so some will be roo's), 3 easter eggers, and 1 free surprise rare herritage something or other. Debating on whether I want the "free...

I was just getting ready to order my first ever batch of chicks and at checkout it asks me if I want marek's or coccidiosis vaccine. I've pretty much ruled out cocci, but what about marek's? Is this something my chicks are at risk for? I live in Iowa, if that matters.