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    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    Yeah, I don't stick by the temperature chart very much either. I simply observe the chicks and see what makes them comfortable. :D
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    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    Yes, I would definitely encourage giving it a go! Getting a head start on the chicks early in spring is great, that way you might already be getting pullet eggs by the time late summer comes around. So glad this post could be of some help. Hope your chick-raising goes well! :D
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    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    It's a bit ambiguous, though, and you can see how a beginner like I was could have read that the wrong way. I think, in general, that article (and so many others like it) acts as if chicks are way less hardy than they are. People new to keeping chickens are almost always going to be extra...
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    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    Here, a quick search brought this article up. I'm sure this is the kind of stuff I was getting this misinformed idea from. And the person who wrote this (apparently) has over ten years of experience raising chicks, so it's not someone inexperienced...
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    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    It's been years, so I can't recall exactly, but when I was doing all my initial research on how to raise chicks, I came across a lot of users advising that it's a must to brood them indoors for the first few weeks. Maybe (and hopefully) more people have caught on by now that it's not true. I...
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    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    Yes, exactly! I don't know where this misconception arose that chicks are extremely fragile and can only be brooded inside.
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    You CAN Raise Chicks Outside in Cold Weather

    When I first began raising chicks in 2021, I was misinformed that the only way to raise them in safefully winter/spring was to keep them inside for the first 4-6 weeks of their life. I was told that the cold of an outdoor coop, plus any drafts, would be dangerous for young chicks. Boy, is that...
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Sugar free blueberry pie! My first time attempting a lattice crust. :)
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    Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

    Will the winners be announced soon? :pop
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    There's nothing better than the smell of freshly baked bread in the morning. :D I love how the design came out!
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Yum, sounds delicious! I also add vital proteins, though I go for a nut butter base, since I found dates too sweet if I eat them often.
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Yes, we do! Do you make your own energy balls? If so, what flavor?
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    YUM! I'm going to treat myself to an energy ball and some tea after I clean the coop this afternoon. :D
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Hello! I'm new here! :D Just thought I'd pop in and share my recent sourdough successes. I started baking sourdough in 2022, but after baking flop after flop, I gave up. However, I recently decided to give it another go, and I'm so grateful I did. :celebrate Look at this beautiful product...
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    Aw, thanks!

    Aw, thanks!
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    Tiny White Mystery Egg

    So, I solved the mystery. I accidentally sold one of my older silkie hens, not the pullet! Even though the pullet is only 4 months old, she's the same size as the older hens. So it is the silkie pullet laying the tiny white egg, which solves everything. I caught her in the nesting box...
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    Tiny White Mystery Egg

    Yes, I do know that. However, all my EEs have been laying for a year now, and none of them lay a white egg. Unless for some reason one of them didn't start laying until they were quite old, and by some crazy chance they're the only EE I've ever had to lay a white egg? Plus, why is it so tiny...
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    Tiny White Mystery Egg

    Hello! A couple of weeks ago I started getting tiny white eggs in my nesting box. I thought at first that it was my four month old Silkie pullet laying them, since it's the same cream color my other Silkies lay. But I sold that pullet and I keep finding them! My three silkies can't get up into...
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    Broody Hen with Water Belly

    The broody hen was completely fine, thankfully. It was simply that her crop was very full. She raised all five of her chicks successfully! Sadly, a little while after she started laying again, her back toe got severely infected and swollen. I did surgery on it twice, but it was too late and was...
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    Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

    Entry #4 Arthur
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