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    turkey sitting on chicken eggs

    i have a chicken that is wounded penned up with a turkey they get along but my chicken laid 2 eggs and the turkey took it upon herself to lay on the eggs we think they may be fertile but not real sure. The turkey hisses at me when i go to get the eggs from the chicken we are guesstimating that...
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    How can i help an injured hen

    I have a rooster and 3 hens and 6 chicks (not with the group yet) one of the older hens about 2 yr old had injured her foot not sure how. the rooster which is about 6months old is keeping her from the rest of the flock. is there a reason this would happpen or anything i can do to help her with...
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    new to all this

    not sure what breed she is we really didnt care what breed we got cuz like i said my son wanted them, i asked the neighbor what breed the rooster was and she said that he was a bannie
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    new to all this

    shes not agressive just like protective of where she put them
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    new to all this

    thats what we are thinking but she just started laying eggs about 2wks ago could she be broodyalready? we got her when she was a chick and 2 wks ago was her "first" egg we will say
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    new to all this

    yes he walks well and all seems good with him we were just wondering if his lack of claws on his feet would pose as a problem for him. we also have hens that all the sudden started to hide their eggs and wont let me (i am the only one who tends to them) near the coop with out her running in to...
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    new to all this

    My son has always wanted chickens so my husband and i let the neighbors know, they had given us a rooster that they no longer wanted. sadly his toes were gone (by frost bite) before we got him. my question is .... is he still able to breed even tho he has no toes? Just wondering because we got...
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