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post #1 of 13
5/12/12 at 9:00am
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I am new to chickens. We had them growing up, but I never paid the least bit of attention to them except pick the eggs up every morning and feed and water them. I was given 2 game hens (Matilda and Hattie) and a rooster (Cogburn.) I thought I had been diligent in removing the eggs because I did NOT want babies. All I wanted was a couple fresh eggs a day and to sit and watch them.

I am going to post in the raising babies section since I have a surprise addition to the flock. Anyone who says chickens are stupid should meet my Hattie. She out smarted me big time LOL.

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post #2 of 13
5/12/12 at 9:09am
Welcome to BYC!!!!!!

Momma to four Columbian Wyandottes and one pretty EE fella.

Sister to a slew of wyandottes, EE, geese, a turkey sprinkled here and there, and a couple of piggies

 

Being a Nursing Student has opened my eyes to the fact that I have no life. I wake up, play with my chickens, go to school, come home, play with my chickens, study, work, sleep. Rinse and repeat

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Momma to four Columbian Wyandottes and one pretty EE fella.

Sister to a slew of wyandottes, EE, geese, a turkey sprinkled here and there, and a couple of piggies

 

Being a Nursing Student has opened my eyes to the fact that I have no life. I wake up, play with my chickens, go to school, come home, play with my chickens, study, work, sleep. Rinse and repeat

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post #3 of 13
5/12/12 at 9:22am

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God is great, Chickens are good, and People are crazy!

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God is great, Chickens are good, and People are crazy!

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post #4 of 13
5/12/12 at 10:07am

Welcome to BYC!

 

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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post #5 of 13
5/12/12 at 11:07am

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*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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post #6 of 13
5/12/12 at 11:35am

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Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #7 of 13
5/12/12 at 11:41am

Well, welcome to byc. 

 

First, get some flock raiser. You'll need it for the little chicks. Your older chickens will be ok eating it too. Just feed the egg shells from the other hen back to her so she gets her calcium needs. Layer feed/mash/crumbles ARE BAD BAD BAD for chicks. Need to get a chick water-er as well, so the chicks don't fall in and drown. 

 

Other than that, Don't worry. Mama hen will know what to do. You only need provide fresh food and water. She will do the rest.

At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

"Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"
Good night sweet Trousers, The Derp Club will miss you.
Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

"Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"
Good night sweet Trousers, The Derp Club will miss you.
Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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post #8 of 13
5/12/12 at 11:43am

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  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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post #9 of 13
5/12/12 at 12:22pm

Welcome to BYC.


     Most people have no clue...think about it:   Forewarned is Forearmed

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     Most people have no clue...think about it:   Forewarned is Forearmed

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post #10 of 13
5/12/12 at 2:03pm
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Thanks for making me welcome! Chick is back with Mom, she accepted him/her just fine. DH and DS put him out while I was gone for a feather duster and feed LOL. They are contained in their own area now, and the nest is on the ground in a huge mound of shavings with hay on top of that. I have a plate for the chick and Mom has a bowl that is to big for the chick to get into until Monday when I can get another water dish.

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the replies in the chick thread!!! I didn't want to kill Chick by doing something or not doing something.

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