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    Hen or rooster

    Here are the main two in question, I’ve contacted the hatchery and they are looking at them as well
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    Hen or rooster

    Is the first a male?
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    Hen or rooster

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    Hen or rooster

    Ok, I have 3 with noticeable wattles, I will have to post a picture of the others later, if you wouldn’t mind taking a look. I ordered 6 females, and I think half of them are male.
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    Hen or rooster

    Is it the growth on the side of their face that you can tell?
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    Hen or rooster

    I have 7 splash laces red Wyandotte chickens, it’s my first time having chickens. They are a little over 2 months old, and I have one that has more developed facial growth and is much bigger and aggressive then the others, did we get a rooster? I have attached two pictures of it and a third to...
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    When to add heat

    I have Wyandotte chickens that are 2 months old, they now live in their coop outside. Tonight is suppose to get into the 20’s, which is the coldest they will have encountered. Do they need a heat source, or will they be ok in the coop for the night?
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    Dust bath

    I’m just getting the dust bath ready for the chickens, is it ok to have it inside the coop, I don’t have a cover to keep in dry in the run.
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    Introducing chicks outside

    I have month old Splash laced red Wyandotte chicks. I want to introduce them outside as they have only been in the brooder, but here in Michigan it has been cold for a bit. Highs of around 50. What temp is ok to start introducing them outside.
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    Overindulging on wood chips

    It’s shavings, they do seem to gorge on them. I have them time to see if they would stop, but they just wouldn’t
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    Overindulging on wood chips

    I watch close to see and I think they are eating it, I see the pieces disappear and it looks like they are consuming it.
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    Overindulging on wood chips

    I’m using large flake from tractor supply. Unfortunately there is still some fine pieces in there
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    Overindulging on wood chips

    I have 7 chicks that are just about 2 weeks old. I had them in woodchips but I noticed they were eating them so I moved them to paper towels. I have tried going back to wood chips multiple times but they go crazy pecking and eating the wood chips. They know their food and eat well from it, but...
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    Introducing chick grit

    It is time to introduce my chicks to grit, I have sprinkled it over their food a few days. Do I continue to do that or do I offer it by itself? I have them on paper towels right now because they have been eating the wood shavings, I would like to move them back to wood, but read it’s good to...
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    Eating wood chips

    That’s the thing, they eat really well from their food, no trouble there at all.
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    Eating wood chips

    My concern is that they are going to eat too much and get impacted. They go crazy over the chips
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    Eating wood chips

    I have week old baby chicks, I noticed them pecking and possibly eating their wood chips, I changed to paper towels for a week. I just put large shavings from tractor supply back in, and the go right back to pecking at the small pieces. I can’t tell if they are eating it or not, not sure what to do.
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    Chicks eating wood?

    I have changed to paper towels, they all know where their food is and are all eating out of it.
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    Chicks eating wood?

    We have baby chicks that are 4 days old, They have started to dig and peck. We have them in large wood shavings from tractor supply. I notice them picking up small pieces and I can’t tell is they are eating the wood. They know where their food is and eat from it. Are they eating the wood, is...
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    Coop roof

    The coop is 4x7. The roof is two pieces of plywood.
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