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  1. Artistickatt

    1 week vs several weeks

    My chicks were picked up yesterday. Since I was in a serious car accident the day before and in the hospital, I could not go. This is a pic, mine are the two brown and one of the whites. The rest are my friends with a farm already with birds. I had been told by the breeder they were only going...
  2. Artistickatt

    Brooder bottom options

    I have been reading as much as possible and I am trying to look forward to planning for a better brooder bottom as my peachicks get older. I have read a lot about wire bottom hutches, which I would think would be terribly bad on their feet, does anyone use these mats so give fall through but...
  3. Artistickatt

    Soon to be chick mom, have a few peafowl questions.

    I will be starting to raise four peachicks in the next few days (they will be a week old). I homesteaded and raised chickens a long time ago, (like before the internet was in homes), so I know the basics of brooding. I also have the benefit of a local friend who regularly raises them, and they...
  4. Ellbevi

    Button Quail basics?

    I have not owned quails before or any other birds. I want to raise button quails as 2 breeding pairs. What should I know about these quails and are they the greatest choice for a beginner.P.S I do own a dog if that affects anything
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  5. ChurchsChickens

    Not sure if we're dealing with Sour Crop... UPDATE: Yup, sour crop.

    Hi all! Not having great luck with my first little backyard flock… My chickens came home on Wednesday 4/27, and as soon as the next day I noticed our Easter Egger doing some weird movements with her head & neck - sort of squiggle stretching it out long, and opening her beak. I was out of town...
  6. M

    New chicken Mama- some beginner questions

    Hello! We are getting 20 hens this weekend, as well as 2 roosters. We were originally planning on getting 6ish hens but this flock has come available to us. We aren't sure yet if we are going to keep the roo's or not. I've of course been doing my research, but I have some questions. 1) I read...
  7. ZABRECH

    Rookie is All Aboard!!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I had chickens as a kid and wanted to share the experience with my kids. My daughter has taken to the idea so here we are! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We built a coop that can handle 8 but I have limited us to 6...
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