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    Incubator help

    Ok so this is gonna be a bit tricky to explain but I'll try my best. I have 2 incubators (a borotto and a hova) and 2 broody hens (silkies). I feel like my silkie eggs are having a hard time developing in my borotto for some reason. Im curious to test it out by transferring them to the hova. The...
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    How long should I wait to remove chicks

    Hi there! So I have around 21 eggs in the incubator and 8 or 9 have hatched. They began hatching on day 20 very early in the morning. We're now early morning of day 22. Im wondering when would be a good time to take out the chicks that have hatched. I still have 11 eggs left but I know if I open...
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    Mixing chick ages

    Hi there, hoping to get some insight here. I have 4 or 5 (8 week old) bantam pullets that are in a coop and 9 (5 week old) standards. They seem to be closish in size. What are the chabces I can mix them together and they'll be ok?
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    Sexing d'uccles and wyandottes

    Hi there! Just wondering if I could get some advice on these 4 week olds (young, I know). With my eggers and orps I remember being able to see some differences in the combs and legs... but these guys I just really cant tell. Any advice? Note: I'm aware one of the wyandottes has a single comb...
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    Pullets or cockerels?

    Hi there! I have these 3 8ish week old chicks that I'm not 100% sure of. What do you guys think, pullet or cockerel?
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    Marans and eggers available

    Hi there, we've got some marans (splash and blue) and eggers for sale. Purchased them as unsexed day old chicks and they're now 4 weeks old. If anyone is from the Ottawa-Gatineau area and interested, please let me know 😀
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    Help sexing marans

    Does anyone have any examples of the difference between a 4-5 week old maran pullet and cockerel? I have some marans and am having a hard time distinguishing the difference as their legs, combs, etc seem to be rather similar. I understand its probably too early to tell, but I'm just curious to...
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    Abnormal poop?

    Hi there! So this morning I noticed this weird poop that was laid by one of my pullets... just not sure who. Does this look like normal poop? I don't think anyone ate anything that color :(
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    Introducting pullets to same age chicks

    So this is my first go at introducing chickens that haven't been raised together. My current chicks are 6-7 weeks old, and we're getting 3 additional pullets tomorrow. We have a box we constructed with wood and chicken wire which should be big enough for the 3 pullets temporarily. Our coop is...
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    Introducing pullets the same age

    Hi everyone, So this is my first go at introducing chickens that haven't been raised together. My current chicks are 6-7 weeks old, and we're getting 3 additional pullets tomorrow. We have a box we constructed with wood and chicken wire which should be big enough for the 3 pullets temporarily...
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    HELP cracked beak!

    My poor little guy just got his beak stuck in the chicken fence and cracked his beak. It was bleeding quite a bit and I'm wondering what to do. I read that sometimes its best to leave it be since they can repair themselves, but I'm really not sure.
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    8x4 Coop questions

    Hi there! We have this 8x4 coop with a run (the actual box is 4x4) and we're trying to figure out how many chickens would fit. We would allow them to have free range access to the yard and build an extention run during the winter.
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    Hen or Roo? 5 weeks

    Let play a game of Hen or Roo :) AGE: Between 4 and 5 weeks old BREEDS: BCM, Egger, Isabel Orpington and Blue Orpington
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    Sexing chicks?

    Anyone wanna give sexing ago for these 3? They're about 3.5-4 weeks old I know they're still relatively young, but I suspect these might be roosters 😔 I really hope they're not otherwise I have to find a new home for them since they're not allowed in my district.
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