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    Ameraucana mystery mutt

    Here's an update about the littlun. One week old, very assertive -- even with the 6-week-old chicks, until they had enough and gave him a peck for his presumptions (assuming from behavior and relative size that it's a he, although I wouldn't mind being surprised there). The smaller chicks are...
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    Ameraucana mystery mutt

    Thank you :)
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    Ameraucana mystery mutt

    Hello, good people of BYC. I recently hatched the first chickens I've owned as an adult! What a delightful, stressful experience. After the first round of bantam Ameraucanas yielded only 3 healthy chicks (shipped eggs, what can you do), I hatched 5 more. Good thing, as all 3 originals are...
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    Ameraucana chick - what color?

    I know this thread is a bit old, but I have a 3-day-old Ameraucana bantam chick that exact color. The breeder I bought eggs from had a self-blue rooster with mostly self-blue hens, one black hen, one splash hen, and (randomly) one blue wheaten hen. My guess is this is the blue wheaten's chick...
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    Quail egg scissors, experience?

    The scissors work well and are cheap, but I recommend drying them as soon as you wash them. Mine started to rust (superficially, it washed off) after sitting in the drying rack.
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    Open nesting boxes?

    Ah, that is what I was hoping. Thanks for the pics and link!
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    Open nesting boxes?

    Hi! Long time lurker, first time poster. I have quail and am on my way to having chickens. I have the coop designed, but I'm running into a wall with nesting boxes. Why are they so small? Do they need to be covered? There are so many pictures and options, I'm just not sure what chickens...
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