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    Orphaned chick hours old

    Ok, chick #1 is looking pretty lethargic. The other is going gang busters. So much so that it keeps attacking the other's feet and dragging it around. I can't seem to get it to stop so I've separated them. If they've been up to this all day #1 probably just needs a break. Wait and see I guess.
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    Orphaned chick hours old

    Good advice faykokoWV... I am just thinking about what to use. The pool idea is good. I bet I could get one this afternoon.
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    Orphaned chick hours old

    The saga continues. I went out the coop this morning and found another chick hiding between the food cans. So two chicks, healthy and happy. I can already smell them in my kitchen......
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    Orphaned chick hours old

    Well, it's morning and here I sit with a chick on my lap! Nothing from the eggs though. They were pretty cold when I got to them last night. Oh, and the coon didn't make it either. This little guy is feisty. Off to read more on handraising him.
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    Orphaned chick hours old

    Got home from work at midnight and heard chirping and got all excited cuz this is my first hatch of babies. Grabbed a flashlight and ran into the coop face to face with a coon. Momma hen is gone, two chicks hatched. One is already gone. The other is under a heat lamp in a box with a heating...
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