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We got 6 chicks from IFA last week, 3 golden sex links for us and 3 variety to raise for my mom, Buff Orpington, RIR and Barred Rock. The RIR and one of the GSLs were just starting tail feathers. The Buff Orpington only had wing feathers but she's the biggest one. Or... is this a symptom of...

My 8 girls arrived at our house (from the feed store) 3 months ago today. They almost look full grown, but only the vaguest indications of wattles or combs yet. One or two still peep, but the rest talk like chickens. They are so sweet. We still keep them fenced off from our 4 hens. We had...

I have chicks between 6 and 7 weeks old now. One clucks if things get exciting enough. They are too big for the box, and the weather forecast keeps pushing a supposed window of 40 degree lows back day by day. I'm thinking I'm just going to have to set up a second brood box and split my four...

Which is too bad, as we will have to get rid of him one way or another. We got these chicks Wednesday, and it is now Saturday, so they are at least 4 days old and maybe more than that, but this chick doesn't have as much wing feathering as anyone else in the batch. First off there is the comb...

My daughter picked out 2 each of black stars, Australorps, "Ameraucanas/EE" and Welsummers. Black Stars Blair and Stella: Australorps Pooka and Barbara: Easter Eggers Plasma and Gracie: Welsummers Charlotte and Autumn:

I'm Tikka and I live in Salt Lake City. We had some pet chickens when I was a girl, roosters as it turned out, and I jumped at the chance to get some last month when a friend was looking at moving. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm pretty much new to chickens...