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I wanted to update and let everyone know my girls are doing splendid. I'm so excited, we're not too far from our first eggs! Checker had to check out what I was doing with the live animal trap. She's the only one that the toes never corrected. It gives her personality but I certainly wont be...

So between 4 and 8 points is the proper number on them?

Thank you much! I thought that's what I would have to do with him. I hate that too because he is my flock protector. Normally...

My six or seven month old rooster tried to mount one of my 10 week old B.A. girls this evening. A few times. Is this normal that he would show this kind of interest in such a young pullet?

Thank you all so much! Thank you thank you!! I actually do have a set of small digital scales. Now my brain can rest.

I need some help. I'm terrible with math, always have been. I purchased a water soluble powder concentrate of vitamins and electrolytes to give my chicks a little something extra while it's so darn hot. It's Durvet brand. It gives me instructions for making large quantities, and I'm lost. It's...

What a lovely girl!

That's insane! I'm certainly making a trip to the feed store for something to dust the yard with since it's not raining again today. I don't seem to have a bad problem outside though. Most all the ones pestering me are in the house. I can't seem to get rid of them. Of course if I dust outside...

Wow! I had no idea that the lives of my chicks were at risk due to gnats. What in the world do they do to chickens?

Oh my goodness! So it's not just us having issues with gnats this year. I don't remember them being this bad here in a long, long time!

My dearest husband brought home 9-way scratch today! All of my chicks are between 5 weeks and 9 weeks. Is it alright to feed this or should I give in and make the trip to town for my normal food?

I've questioned this myself. I have a couple of girls that their beaks are almost solid slate and the rest of them have some orange on them. I've read that the feet, beaks, vents, and maybe ears start to lose color slowly as the hens start laying eggs. I'm unsure how true that is because these...

Beautiful ride! Be safe, enjoy for the rest of us!

She looks like a Lorp, but I'm not positive. The angle that the picture was taken makes her beak look a little off to me. It's probably just the angle or my eyes, lol. Here's a few pictures of my 8 week old girls. I'm quite sure that you will have some far more experienced answers as...

You certainly do have a little rooster in there. The barred ones almost look like Dominiques or Barred Rocks? Someone who's more familiar with chicks of those breeds would have to confirm or deny that. Though the barred that's in the middle could possibly be a rooster. The comb looks very much...

By 7 weeks, most breeds will show a distinct difference in combs and waddles. The cockerels will have larger and darker ones. Depending one what type of chickens they are, the cockerels should be larger as well. Could you post pictures? The Welsummer eating out of my son's hand is a...

My 8 week old Black Lorp girls have learned their yard routine! I let them out of their coop in the mornings and let them run the yard (fenced in of course, about a half acre). Stevie keeps watch over them so well. They come running when I come out and go straight to the coop at night. LOL I...

Thanks a bunch for the advice everyone! I know that I should wait until laying age for the oyster shell. Do I need to wait that long for the others?

Would Calf Manna be the same as bounce back? Would I just add a little in with their food either each morning or evening? Or should I offer a small bowl on it's own and let them eat as they please? I've also read somewhere that free feeding an option of grit, salt, oyster shell, and one other...

Thank you much! Have you (or anyone else) read about giving a handful of dry cat food during molt to help the molting process? Something about the protein and calcium levels helping.