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    New chicken coop is finished!

    I have Dominique’s, Spanish, Blue Polish, Salmon Favorelles, Crevecoeurs, and Black Copper Marans. They have been hanging out in the rafters of my barn, which are 15’ up, for a month, so I figured they’d by be happy at 6’. I’ll keep an eye on them to see and lower the roosts if they aren’t...
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    New chicken coop is finished!

    All, I have been a long-time lurker on the site, and have learned a ton from all the different posts. I just finished my new chicken coop and am pretty excited about it. It was a lot more work than I expected, but I think it paid off. The girls move in tomorrow…
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    Chicks gone lame

    Hello, i had a new chick go lame a few weeks ago. Started dragging its leg and the leg seemed to swell at the knee and twist around a bit. This week a second one had had it happen. Is there any chicken disease that causes something like this? They have not been dropped or handled except for...
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    Marian egg color is getting lighter

    Our winter was pretty wild so they slowed down a little over the winter but were laying throughout it. I won't worry about it then. Maybe cut back on the extras for a while. Thanks!
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    Marian egg color is getting lighter

    Wow, lots of potential reasons... I have never worked them. I will do that this weekend. They aren't sick and are very active all day. I am in Central CA so it gets hot during the day, but cool at night. And I feed them well. Maybe I will work first and see what happens. Then try adding a...
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    Marian egg color is getting lighter

    I have three black copper marans that are 16 months old. Last summer their eggs were very dark brown. In the fall they were a lighter brown with dark flecks. Now they are all light brown. They seem healthy and active. I feed them layer feed, scratch grains, toss in some mealworms, and any...
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    First timer: Letting my hen hatch eggs

    I have an old hen that keeps going broody. I have tried to break her out of it several times and she keeps doing it. So I came home today, after traveling for a week, to find her sitting on 3 warm eggs. I decided I may as well let her try to hatch them. I have searched the threads here and have...
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    Integrating new chicks with old hens

    It might be easier to find a new home for the rescues...my neighbor offered to make tamales out of them, but my wife vetoed that idea.
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    Integrating new chicks with old hens

    My 10 chicks are now 5 weeks old and are ready to move outside. We currently have two, older "rescue" hens, maybe 4 yrs old, in the coop. I have been told the olde ones might attack the new ones. Is that true? What's the best way to get them all to be one big happy flock? My coop is 6'x11' so...
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    Treats for 2 week old chicks?

    So not to sound stupid, but is the quinoa cooked or raw?
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    Chick dying...

    Just an update... Kept the chick separate for a few hours in another box. Only had one heat light so we put her back in with the others. No problems and everyone was happy this morning. Now she is super friendly and is the only one that calmly lets you pick her up. Gave everyone a nutri-drench...
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    Chick dying...

    It has been separated in a different box and seems to be doing better. Gave it it's own water and food. Won't be able to get nutri drench until tomorrow, but will try that as well for them. It is very strange. On the heat, the don't seem to be either clumping or staying on the boundaries so I...
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    Chick dying...

    I am hoping someone can help us figure out what is happening. One of our chicks was lying on its side breathing hard, looking like it is dying. Other chicks occasionally run over and jump on it and peck it. As background, we started with 16 pullets and 2 cockerels in the brooder. They were born...
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    Help with new chick

    Thanks! Cackle's directions said not to give electrolytes on the first day. Is that just being overly cautious? I have them, just didn't want to harm them. This is my first time having chickens...
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