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  1. D

    Chick Adoption

    Our hen was broody all winter! It was too cold in our area for baby chicks and we couldn’t find any. She was sitting in her eyes, super protective and her feather ballooned out. We made the mistake of not leaving the eggs in the coop. My husband went out with the kids and came back with three...
  2. 5

    Buff Orpingtons and Production Red

    Less than a week ago I purchased 6 Buff Orpington chicks (Tractor Supply). Three chicks are growing very well and are developing personalities, 2 are growing okay and one is failing to thrive. I put a little dot on her head so I could keep an eye on her, that earned her the name 'Dottie'...
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  3. C

    Here Goes My Free Time :3

    i Just Got Two New Baby Hens, a Little Golden One And a Little Black And White One (cant remember their actual breed names), im Always Having To Snuggle Them in Order For Them To Be Quiet But its To Much, im Not Able To Sleep Nor Do Anything Once They Climb Onto Me (cause i dont want to be rude...
  4. S

    *please help* chicks scared of water and won’t eat chick feed

    Hi, so about two and a half weeks ago I found baby chicks hiding in my yard. My cat outdoors was trying to hunt them down so I collected the ones I could find and returned them to their mother. But after a while after the mother hen had left, I found two baby chicks that were left behind! Afraid...
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    • baby chicks chick feed drinking water help new at this scared water wont
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  5. Acre4Me

    Chicks - with pics!

    Today we drove to pick up a mixed variety of chicks from Eagle Nest Hatchery in OH. 6 different varieties! Here are some pictures of them - to the best of our ability, we labelled them correctly, but my 11yo and I had to work quick! Interestingly, the light/white Easter Egger is curious...
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    • americauna baby chicks barred plymouth rock black australorp black jersey giant dark brown leghorn eagle nest hatchery hatchling silver lace wyandottes
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  6. rollachickens

    Hey, new member.

    Hello everyone. My husband and I bought our first baby chickens yesterday. Each are one to seven days old. One is a Rhode Island red, one is a Buffed Oprington, one is a Barred Rock, and the other is a Black Australorp. The heat bulb we are using is a 125 watt. We read that leaving this bulb in...
  7. Rawrcat

    New Owner Incoming, with chicks

    Hi there! I have a horse and have been fancying the idea of getting a few chickens to keep the flies at bay since he's been moved to my backyard and the boarding barn had chickens to help keep the flies down. My mom fell in love with some silkie chicks, we brought them home, and they passed...
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    • baby chicks help mom and daughter new owner ready to be prepared silkies wanting the best
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  8. M

    Hatching eggs with a heating pad?

    So I have chickens that are 6 months old just laying eggs. We have 6 hens and 1 rooster and I’m scared our hens are laying fertilized eggs and I don’t want to eat them. So I bought an incubator that isn’t here till February 5 and I don’t know if they will sit on the eggs so I keep taking them...
  9. harmesonfarm

    Chicks Bedding

    Getting our new chicks for this spring next week... Just curious what everyone thinks is the best bedding for chicks and why? We have used many different kinds in the past but I am curious to see what and why everyone else uses? Thoughts on using sand? I know there is a risk that they eat too...
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    • baby chicks baby chicks bedding bedding materials best bedding for chicks chicks bedding
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  10. madkat9495

    Help please!!!

    Hi all!!! My cousin gave me a day old hatchling last night to hold as it was abandoned and trodded on my other chickens they thought it was going to die. We ended up getting it to eat soggy bread and wrapped it up as we didnt have a heat lamp. I really want to save it but i dont know if i can as...
  11. Chicky-bock-bock-mamma

    DIY Brooder

    Good morning, I am about to hatch out some chicks and want some easy and effective brooder ideas. Thanks for your time.
  12. A

    Hi there :)

    My name is Ama. I live in the Blue Mountains (NSW, Australia) with my mum, my mum's partner, my younger sister, my boyfriend and our two cats (Latte aka fat boy and Bambi aka precious girl) and: 2x Mallard ducks - Daisy and Indigo (I think sisters) 1x Mallard drake - Billie 2x newly hatched...
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  13. TheBadaWingClub

    New babies

    Sooo.. here is my story, I was gifted/pranked one night at 3am., 2 hens and a rooster with a semi broken, but manageable coop, about 1.5 months ago. I have no idea what chickens do, what they are about, nor did i expect to ever own one. But someone thought it would be funny to leave them on my...
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  14. Ash_lie

    Broody had chicks, 0' degrees on the way

    Hello All! I have a broody hatching out some chicks (actually they are hatching right now and over the next few days), this week the temperatures are supposed to dip into the single digits and one night go to -1. Will they chicks be okay? I know mama can keep them warm, but what about when they...
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  15. chickenreyna

    5 2 week old bantams wings curling up at end?

    Well four out of the five have wings curling up at end and it keeps getting more noticable. What would this indicate?
  16. betR2

    New to Forum

    Hi Everyone, I've spent some time on the main site, learning and yearning, but have only just ventured to the forums. I look forward to sharing in the wealth of knowledge, meeting chicken owners from all over the world and finding out all about our different lives with poultry. I am on the...
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  17. purpletiger

    Anyone want to share a baby chick order with My Pet Chicken in MA?

    Hi everyone! Hope all is well. I am looking for someone in western/central Massachusetts or bordering states who would like to share a baby chick order from My Pet Chicken in spring 2018. I have a a small coop/run and am looking to only add 3 bantam chickens to my existing flock of three. But...
  18. N

    Concerned about new chick

    Hello, so my sister in law purchased 3 chicks from a local farm supply store. We don't know how old they are or anything. We've had them in a homemade brooder with a red heat lamp. They've been doing fine but tonight I noticed the biggest one kinda freaking out. She's flying back and forth in...
  19. rgusmer1003

    Our New Baby Chicks!!

    On Saturday my husband and myself, with the kids in tow started an adventure for us with our new foray into homesteading. We currently have a Belgian Mille Fleur d'uccle Rooster, that literally walked into our lives! Hes so sweet and docile. He seems to have taken a liking to me. He comes only...
  20. Chickies101

    What genders are my silkies?

    These are photos of them
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