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    Baby chick help please

    Hi- This is my 3rd time having chicks, so I still feel very new to all of it. My chicks are 2 weeks old now, I have 11 that I got from sourthern farm hatchery. They have all been doing great really compared to my first batch of chicks 2 years ago were I lost 3 very quickly. I have not lost any...
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    Major Bummer

    Our house flooded Monday morning so my egg gathering was a bit off because of all the drama of that, but it seems my 2 young Ameraucana’s started laying, and sadly it seems they BOTH lay BROWN eggs, I had my heart and my daughter so set on the blue or the green Is this normal?
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    Similar ladies with a suprize

    I can hardly believe what I saw this AM I went out at 8 to check on my ladies and see if there were any eggs, Cookie my first layer as of not quite a week yet was in the nesting box. So I went back inside Go out and hour later and there is an egg were cookie was and it looked like she was in the...
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    Laying hen question

    Do hen's get quieter with laying as they get older and more used to laying? And another question, refrigerated or not? Dh gave his mom 2 of our first 7 eggs and he pulled them out of the fridge and she was upset that they were in there, she said they can go 3 week out which from my understand...
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    Our second egg, did it come from the same chicken?

    Yesterdays: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=295461&p=1 Our second egg but with a question, did it come from the same chicken the shape and color are a bit different, I'm wondering the roosting location of vanilla last night would suggest that the first egg came...
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    will she know to move next time

    We got our first egg today YAY February 10, 2010 It’s a bit cracked, and has evidence that it fell from the perch (I’m guessing she was sleeping, the egg had purple paint on it from the next box cover that the perch is above, although I could screw a board to spot the eggs from then falling to...
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    Easy marking Tech????

    Hey there I have a quick question that might be odd but need help with it, tomorrow I volunteered to go help my friend with her chickens. She been under the weather and is a bit better, and I’m health to so I can actually go see her. The chicken are really her sons but he’s a teen and well a...
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    My Ladies, will they lay???

    These are our Ladies, they are about 22week 1 day, and no eggs yet. We are in AZ if that means anything for laying. Do they look close, the one cookie I think is the closest and still nothing Is there something to feed them to get them started laying, my husband I think is thinking I’m more and...
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    Waiting & waiting for our first egg but have a question

    Hey all I have a question I was hoping that someone might be able to answer for me. I have 5 lovely ladies who are 16 weeks old today 2 buff orp 2 barred Rocks 1 black sex link And 2 that are young yet americana’s or 3 week or 4 But last night I went out and I decided to be weird and I felt...
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    Need a little help chickie door size??

    This is our coop it coming along, http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/lovesilky21/Family%20Fun/Chicks/Chickie%20Poos%20Eager%20Eggerie/ But my question is how big should i make the chicken door for them to go from coop to run you know, like doggy door size 6X8 or what?
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    Question about a small chick?

    Hey all- I have a question, is it normal for some chicks to be way way smaller then other, we have a chick (Coco) who is just like half the size of our smallest (Vanilla) big chick’s I mean she is like nothing if you hold her, it also seem that she is colder to as she sleeps where it warmest and...
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    How to feed a sad sad chick?

    Ok well they survived the night, but the 2 americana are still very sad looking so, what should i do try to really force feed, if so how do i do that? https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=228675&p=2
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    Chick poo?

    Hey I have a question- I just got my little chickie about 3 hours ago and in there poor some and green and white and wet and some have orange like mucus spots? A. Do I need to worry about these spots? B. if so what should i do to help fix it? Not sure if the feed I have is medicated, it got...
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    Anyone ever order from Ideal-poultry?

    Hey All- I was just wondering if any of you have ever ordered from Ideal poultry, that were I ordered and I haven’t heard anything, and they haven’t pull the money out of the account and today is the hatch day, I’m really hoping my chickies will be of there way. If you have ordered from ideal...
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    See color?

    I have yet another question, do chicken's see color?
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    Sand area/pit in coop

    Should i add a sand pit(one ft deep or more?) to my coop to help with the chickens cool in the summer? So they can dig down or so? or also dust bathing? I think my coop idea change minutely Thanks
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    Treat's age, tofu, frozen, ect?

    When’s the right age to start treats(we get day olds chicks a week from today Thursday) and I was thinking some scrambled egg as it’s what they came from and should help boost them a bit for the first or second week And will chicken’s eat tofu? What is your chickens Favorite treat(s)? If...
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    Lattice for a Run or no?

    I have a question about my upcoming coop plan’s I was thinking hardware cloth but then I was thinking lattice is much prettier and maybe EZ to put on. And I’ve seen some people have used it a little in there coop but not much Would it be safe or ok? Would they stick there head through or could...
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    Ant's will chicken's eat ant's?

    I’m wondering if chicken’s will eat ant’s or if chicken like to eat ant’s, or if it's safe for them? Our yard is loaded I just fought ant back out of our house again today that were after our dog’s food. If they like ant’s do you think they will drop the ant population a good bit for us? Will...
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