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My 6 chicks turned 6 weeks old today and just wanted to see what everyone’s thoughts are on their sex. I have 2 brahmas, 2 jerseys giants (only one pictures due to the other looking almost undeniably female), a barred rock, and a buff Orpington. At least to me all are looking like pullets except...

Around 6-8 years ago I went to tractor supply for the first time (and only time until a month ago 🤣) and saw some chicks which started my love for them. However, they were only $0.14. I don’t know why but that number was engraved into my brain and I am positive that is what it was. But what were...

My 4 week old chicks have been spending lots of time outside recently and have been eating TONS of grass. I noticed when bringing them inside (it looked like it was going to rain) I noticed this. I am not really concerned or anything but just wanted to be sure as I am new to this stuff.

They are only 4 weeks old but just wanted some tentative guesses. To my untrained eye, I am thinking that they are still looking like pullets. Some of them do have combs that are bigger than they show in the picture (2 and 4) but after spending 20 minutes I will take what I can get 😅

So we recently got the overEZ coop and it has been going pretty well so far. I have only had to go to the hospital once because of it so that is pretty nice. But anyway, onto what I have done so far. The windows- I added some hardware cloth so the windows could be kept open without worry about...

So I recently got a coop (a large overEZ) and have been working on modifying it. I have done most of the things that are needed, well a lot wasn’t needed but is useful, but I still need to reinforce the windows as the only have window screen as “protection” when it is open. I am thinking of...

One of my 3 week old chicks is having mustard yellow poops. I don’t know what is happening. I am really worried that it could be a liver issue or something.

…or are those some thick legs?! I am still holding onto my hope of her being a pullet as she is the friendliest, most social of the chicks. She is 3 weeks old and almost fully feathered but has very little comb development as of now. Any thoughts?

Hi, hope everyone is having a good day so far! So bit of a backstory- we ordered my now 2 week old chicks, you guessed it, 2 weeks ago. We ordered 5 but but got an extra. Now this extra (Prudy) is what has been causing me so confusion. She should be a blue jersey giant but I am really...

Hi everyone! So all of my 6 chicks who are 10 days old are not vaccinated for anything. My mom saw on a website that you shouldn’t pay the 25 cents to vaccinate chicks and didn’t question it despite my protesting to due more research on it. It would have been much easier but she didn’t think it...

We had originally got an eglu cube for our chicks but have come to realize just how much space a chicken requires. But the issue comes with this- my mom refuses to let me build a proper coop because “premade stuff is better” 🙄. She refuses to budge even though I have tried to tell her that she...

So I have 6 amazing 6 day old chicks. They are all very friendly and love eating food out of my hand. I just feed them their regular chick food and they try and shove each other out of the way to get it. However, for the past couple of days, one of my chicks seems to enjoy dust bathing in the...

So my new chicks arrived a day early! Out of All the chicks 6/5 arrived safe and sound. So yep, we got an extra surprise chick thrown in so we now are not going to be breaking the law! But anyway, I just need a bit of help making sure I know who is who. So I am going to start out with the ones I...

So I am getting 5 chicks, 3 giant and 2 large breeds, and we have a eglu cube along with a 9x6 run. I may be overthinking it but I just don’t like the “roosting floor”. Is there actually an issue with it or is it perfectly fine? If it is an issue, what should I do about it? Thanks again...

Hi everyone! I am still working on setting up my brooder and have run into a pretty big problem- temperature. So for a bit of background my brooder is in my basement which is usually around 60-65 degrees. I thought that a big brooder plate would be enough but it is only getting to around 85 in...

Hi! I am going to be getting my first chickens by the end of this week! I am really excited. We are getting 2 brahmas; a light and a dark, a buff Orpington, a barred rock, and a blue jersey giant. After they are old enough, they are going to move out to a 6’ by 9’ walk in run with an eglu cube...