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    How long can you separate two roosters?

    Well, five roos actually. My boys all came from the same batch of eggs. They've never been separated, and even after a year they don't pick fights or cause too much trouble. I don't want to disrupt any of this! But if we'd want to start showing any of them, or separate them for whatever reason...
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    White bump on beak?

    Out of 9 chicks more than half started to develop this white spot on their beaks, in between their nostrils, at 3 months. They're silkie/orphington mixes so I don't know if this is a breed thing. My first thought was that it was an infection or disease but Google has shown things way more...
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    Chick will eat but wont drink?

    My 1 day old chick is eating a lot and seems to sleep more than the others. It was drinking fine the first night, but today i've yet to catch it drinking and when I put its beak in the water it just peeps and wiggles away. I've already lost a chick due to not drinking and I don't want to go...
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    Is It Okay to Mix Newborn Chicks With Older Chicks?

    This is my first time hatching chicks, so I dont know if there's an unspoken rule about mixing chicks that hatch on different days. My first two chicks weren't immediately mixed with the later born because they looked a little sick. But now that they seem just fine I put them together and they...
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    Two Chicks Have Crust On Vent, One Wont Walk ??

    One of my chicks (born today from eggs simply sat on by hens, no shipping involved) seems to have an enlarged bottom and won't stand up. There's something blocking its vent but im not sure if it's the umbilical cord or pasty butt, so I'm afraid to completely wash it off. The vent doesn't seem...
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    One chick won't walk, two have crust on vents?

    One of my chicks (born today from eggs simply sat on by hens, no shipping involved) seems to have an enlarged bottom and won't stand up. There's something blocking its vent but im not sure if it's the umbilical cord or pasty butt, so I'm afraid to completely wash it off. Picture...
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