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7 week old EE Roo for sale. from Ideal Poultry Local pick up only. NW San Antonio Texas OBO I'm not really sure how much the normal price would be

Ok I know pis would help and I will go home and take some later today to post but I couldn't help but ask and start the thread I have what was an Amerucana hen from Ideal poultry, 6 weeks old now. He/she is very aggressive towards the other chicks, as big as my BO thats a week olderand has...

I can't have a rooster where I'm at and am afraid my Blue Copper Marans chick that I bought straight run from a breeder is a boy.She/he is a few days shy of 4 weeks old and has started to get red in comb. I have others that are 4 and 5 weeks old that have nowhere near this much color and slighty...

Ok I have 6 chicks in a 4'X4' coop with a 250W heat buld out side right now. I put an aquatium thermometer out there but it only reads up to 90 degerees and It's definatly above that out there. Chicks are 19 days old, 12 days old and 10 days old. There is 1 chick that has developed pasty butt...

Ok I got a Cuckoo Marans and a Barred Rock chick and did not ask to have the labled and I really want to know who's who. Their about 10 days on I believe. From Ideal Poultry Came into store on last wend. so I guese they were probably hatched on monday Chick 1 (I suspect this one is the Marans...

Ok my grumpy husband who gave in to letting me have chickens but wasn't to happy about him was caught last night. Caught doing what you ask? Loving on the chicks! We've had them for two days and I've seen him watching them when he thought I wasn't looking. Last night it got to 32 and he...

Ok so my chicks are 3 days old and 1 is a week. I have a 250W heat lamp on them in the coop right now but it's dropping to 42 to night. Question is can I leave the like that or should I move them to garage for the night? It's a 4'x4' coop with hay as bedding

I got my chicks today!!! A RIR, BR, BO, Ameraucana, and Cuckoo Maran (hope the pic upload works this is my first time putting a pic in a post)

Here's my set up: Open Air (mostly) raised coop. I have 2 sides completly open(wired of course) 1 side half open and 3rd just small amout at top open for more ventilation. I live in texas and it get really hot here in summer and not to cold in winter so I went with lots of air movement. I have a...

I saw this cute chick on craigslist and was wondering would it get to be standard size or inbetween and any clue what size egg I'd get? I know in the add she says midsized but I wanted expert opinions Thanks Everybody! "I have 2 baby chicks looking for a new home. There mom is a Barred Rock...

so finally building my coop and hope to have it done by this time next week but with only a few hours here and there it's been a slow start. Here's my question I'm trying to do this on a budget and have a 36" x 25' roll of 1/2" welded wire but that's not enough I need at least one more roll...

Ok so I've heard the math 4sqft. of coop and 10sqft. of run but...... How many chickens would you have in a 8' x 8' run and 4' x 4' coop? I've started to buid today finally! However I decided to build a reasonable and inexpensive sized coop for my first forray into chicken keeping. I have a...

Ok my DH finally ok'd the chicken adventure and I want to start building soon but not too sure about wire for coop and run. We're on a tight budget so I want the most bang for the buck but also want the girls to be safe when the arrrive and move in to their home. So do I use hardware cloth or...

Hi Everybody! I've been looking into getting chickens for sometime now and[/b] I was wondering what other opnions were on breeds for hot weather. I was looking for all around friendly and quite chicks since I probably wont be legal by the time I get them. I also wanted dual purpose breeds, and...

Ok, I live in San Antonio TX and we are allowed 3 chicken with in 20 feet of neighbors by the city, but my HOA doesn't allow them. My DH wants me to petition our neighbors to change the rule before I get the chicks. The next meeting isn't until november I think. Anyone have any advice or forms I...

Hi everybody or should I say Howdy!! I am from Texas after all. I don't own any chickens yet but hopefully soon. I finally convinced my husband it was a losing argument. Love this forum, been visiting for a while to do research on chickens so I know what I'm getting myself into. My son loves...