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My 13 Dual Purpose hens are now 6 weeks old. Of that I have 3 Welsummer's, and 1 of those is definitly a ROO!!! My intent is not to keep Him, but that only depends on how loud he crows. I don't want to annoy the neighbors in my suburban area. Supposing I decide to cull him, (I'm guessing he...

I notice that my almost 3 week olds often sleep with their wings positioned off their bodies. Not extended out, but raised off of themselves. If they are doing this to expel heat because they are warm, why wouldn't they move away from the lamp more? There is plenty of area to get away from the...

Hey Gang, Unfortunately I have lost 2 of my original 15 chicks. One week into their lives, I came home to find one of them sleeping….but she wasn’t sleeping. She was gone. This was at the end of the day on Monday so not sure what time she actually died. But sometime during the day. I cast it...

When do you all consider a chick to no longer be a chick and call them a chicken? I see some pretty big birds on here that people are still calling "chicks". Is there an official time that a chick becomes a chicken?

Hey gang, I'm mostly spending my time in the baby chick section of the forum as I became a "New Dad" this week. Things are going great with the 15 hens I got! Looking ahead, I have a question. How important is it to close the door to the coop each night? They will be in a caged run with coop...

Received a call at 6:50AM from my post office that I had some baby chicks there waiting for me. Because they were not open yet for the morning, they told me about the "secret entrance" on the side. I rang the bell, and a women comes out. I tell her that I am here to collect my baby chicks and...

I'm expecting to receive by day old baby chicks in a week. First ever, so I am pretty excited. One thing I can't wrap my mind around is the idea of having paper towels down in the brooder for the first day or two for the chicks to stand/walk on. My brooded will be set up on a concrete floor...

Hi everyone....new here. I have been getting educated these past months in anticipation for my very first order of chicks in the spring. I am in a residential neighborhood on 1 1/2 acres, but don't want to cause problems with the neighbors so will only be ordering females. Ideally I just want a...