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This is simply an observation based on my 3 experiences brooding chicks. -My first brood was from Tractor Supply. They were all about a week old when I got them so they spent their first week in the big metal bins under infrared heat lamps. When I got them home I put them in my garage where...

My new babies arrived today! Just like the last batch I got from MPC, healthy and happy. I was one chick short and they explained it does happen where one jumps out without anyone noticing, but the customer service agent at MPC was so helpful and identified the missing baby for me. Thankfully...

I did! Searched through old emails and found their reply: "Thank you for taking the time to write to us. Our Fly Traps do not use any killing agents or poisons. They rely on luring flies with food and feed-grade ingredients, then trapping the flies until they expire on their own. While we...

Thanks! I’m pretty sure it was exchanges with you back in November that convinced me to do my next brood outside 😊

Her waddles and comb will get bright red. Squatting is a major sign as well. If you place your hand on her back from behind and she stops in her tracks, squats down and pulls her wings away from her body a bit then she will likely lay within a day or two. However, not all pullets do this. I have...

Update: 8 chicks will arrive June 11…

I have 8 babies arriving on the 11th of June and plan to brood (almost entirely) outdoors. We have a massive run that has chambers and the ability to close off sections, so the new babies will live separate (see don't touch) from the very beginning. I do plan to keep them for a few days in the...

This hen always has a split like this to some degree. Any idea what causes this? She’s perfectly healthy otherwise and none of my other girls have this issue. She’s lowest in the pecking order and definitely gets picked on, but not sure if that would be a cause for her beak to look this way.

I asked this question once and someone told me its fine as long as you don't tell them 😆

Shes so cute! Golden laced? My golden laced polish laid her first egg yesterday. She's such a fun addition to the flock. I can see myself always having a polish in the bunch.

Ive been dealing with the same problem. I thought we had pinpointed the culprit and removed her (I saw her do it many times). For a while the hen who got the brunt of it started growing her feathers back, but now someone else is doing it to her! And my second original suspect is now also...

Definitely a she! Just about 22 weeks now!

I had the same thing happen last year. I called and asked what other breeds they had in stock to try and figure out the mystery. turns out I had a barred rock. They told me they hadn't had any barred rocks. Life is like the chick bins at TSC. You never know what you're gonna get.

Sold. Thanks!

Thank you! If they can handle SC then they can handle here for sure. I lived in SC for many years and youre right, its not too far off.