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    2 flocks, integrating chicks into one of them, in process.

    We have 2 flocks/2 coops and everyone free ranges daily. Flock 1 is 1 roo and 9 hens ages 11 months to 22 months. #2 is 1 roo and 8 hens, 11 months. Everyone gets along for the most part. Oldest roo (almost 2) does not want the other roo/cockerel too close sometimes. We have 6 pullets, 6 weeks...
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    Week Old Chick Fell and Now Is Limping

    So glad to read she is remaining good, eating and moving.
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    Sapphire Gem thread!!!!

    She really doesn't have the color leakage. All shades of gray/blue. We think she's a beauty.
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    Week Old Chick Fell and Now Is Limping

    How is she this morning?
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    Week Old Chick Fell and Now Is Limping

    This can happen to anyone. I try to hold them with wings by their body...but sometimes, boy can they squirm. How many chicks do you have in the brooder? I ask, so she won't get hurt if there are many. We have 6 in one brooder (5 wks) and 15 in another (2 wks). If she was with the 15, she might...
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    Sapphire Gem thread!!!!

    I thought we had a Sapphire Gem, as in the picture, but the more I read they usually (always?) lay brown. I believe these eggs (at each end) are considered green. I think the S Sky has a crest. She was one of the first we hatched from a broody and she/Hazel will be 2 the beginning of June and is...
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    Christ has Risen, Truly He has Risen. A blessed season of the Glorious Resurrection to you and...

    Christ has Risen, Truly He has Risen. A blessed season of the Glorious Resurrection to you and your family.
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    Coop remodeling, run flooring suggestions?

    http://getchipdrop.com/#activity is the link for one to check availability in their area.
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    Coop remodeling, run flooring suggestions?

    Asplundh is the company in Ohio that did this for us. Their headquarters are near Philly. Give them a call. The workers said it helped them as they did not need to haul the chips another 12+ miles away to dump. We received 3-4 loads and our neighbor 2-3. They should be out soon to trim.
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    Coop remodeling, run flooring suggestions?

    Ditto on wood chips in the run. We have a chipper but 2 years ago, the county was trimming and taking down trees under utility lines. We asked and they dumped 2 loads of mixed non evergreen chips and 1 load of cedar. All for free. We use the cedar around some garden plants (on plastic). The...
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    Review by 'C Siena' in article 'Ascites In Backyard Chickens'

    As difficult as it is/was, thank you for posting the photos, which helps us to learn. Well done.
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    Grit

    Thank you @rosemarythyme
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    Grit

    Me, late again to a thread. I usually try to search before starting a thread with a question. We have raised 4 clutches and have never used grit. We had them outside from a few days old with mamma or without a mamma. The grass is sparse and I would put crumbles on the dirt/ground and they would...
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    Incubating Guinea Eggs

    Thank you for your help. I will hold the white ones for 7 days. As the Mennonites don't use electric, I thought I would help her.
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    Incubating Guinea Eggs

    One picture with flash.
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