Moving lone teen chicken out of the house

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When the kindergarten gets them it's a random mix of eggs from a farm.. I had no clue what breeds they were also yes we hatched them in class and they hatched 2 days apart. I didnt know Peeps was a boy I can have him but wasnt planning on getting anymore chickens. Lol I'm definitely new at this
 
Letteyablaizeon said:
When the kindergarten gets them it's a random mix of eggs from a farm.. I had no clue what breeds they were also yes we hatched them in class and they hatched 2 days apart. I didnt know Peeps was a boy I can have him but wasnt planning on getting anymore chickens. Lol I'm definitely new at this
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I can tell lol, but that’s okay! Peeps seems to me he is an Australorp and is a cockerel (he will be an extremely big rooster) Too early to tell for Bleu. You will need to buy more hens if you decided to keep Peeps. The general rule is 1 rooster on 10 hens, you have 1 rooster and an unsexed chick with a serve disability. It’s hard to say if Bleu will live sadly.
 
We only have a small coop since we only had the 2 of them. Peeps free ranges a lot during the day unless we leave. I know Bleu isn't the best looking but we keep giving her a fighting chance. She is happy and eats and moves about well. I didntdihave much hope for her but we keep on going.
 

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We only have a small coop since we only had the 2 of them. Peeps free ranges a lot during the day unless we leave. I know Bleu isn't the best looking but we keep giving her a fighting chance. She is happy and eats and moves about well. I didntdihave much hope for her but we keep on going.
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Will you be keeping Peeps? Bleu should not go outside. One question, is Bleu under a heat lamp?
 
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We hopefully will be keeping Peeps and since it's been between 80 and 90 degrees here I havent been putting the heat lamp on
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This is a bad decision. Bleu NEEDS a heat lamp. This may be a key reason why she is not growing and is so small. Bleu needs a heat lamp! Peeps does not. You have gotten yourself in a sticky situation. Peeps does not heat lamp and he should not be under one. I suggest you either, sell Peeps as you will need more hens for him and you only have 1 chick as the coop is small and can only hold up to 4 chickens. Another option is get a much bigger coop, move Peeps in there and get him some pullets and buy Bleu some day old chicks. If you sell Peeps as I suggested above, you would get Bleu some other chicks the same size as him so there is no bullying.
 

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