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    Review by 'Champers11' in article 'How To Tame Chickens from the Start'

    I really wish I'd read this before I got my chicks! This is great advice and very helpful for a new chick owner who is unsure of what to do :love
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    Best Treatment Details for Egg Yolk Peritonitis?

    I thought I had read the entire story and there was no follow-up post about the surgery. Clearly, I got lost in the thread!
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    Best Treatment Details for Egg Yolk Peritonitis?

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    Best Treatment Details for Egg Yolk Peritonitis?

    And how did it go?
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    Chickens suddenly won’t go in coop at night?

    Thank you, I'll try that too! 😀
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    Chickens suddenly won’t go in coop at night?

    I hosed both coops clean with water before I added the shavings but will look closely for mites. They are 7 months old and I'd been using the same bag of shavings for them since they were chicks, before switching to this new bag. The Plymouths have stayed outside the coop a few other times, but...
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    Chickens suddenly won’t go in coop at night?

    That’s just happened to me tonight! I changed the pine shavings in two coops and none of the chickens will go in 🙄 Did yours adjust to the new shavings?
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    first eggs?

    So, my two little silkies today beat the Plymouths to the punch and produced an egg each right on time! The Plymouths don't even have the grace to look a little bit embarrassed, lol.
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    first eggs?

    It has been quite hot 🤔 I got some fake eggs today and put them in their nest box so they know where to lay 😅
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    first eggs?

    My two Barred Rock Plymouths reached 25 weeks on Monday and neither have laid an egg yet - should I be worried? They seem very healthy. They're eating layer pellets and grit, and doing daily free ranging.
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    Keeping chickens cool- is my plan good?

    Ahh, that's cunning, thank you!
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    Keeping chickens cool- is my plan good?

    Thank you - I thought that might be the case. As long as there's no magic trick I'm missing! :)
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    Keeping chickens cool- is my plan good?

    How do you get your chickens to stand in the foot bath? I've put a tray of water in my coop on really hot days, but all they do is drink from it! Their run is a little tricky for me to climb into to put them physically in the water and I've not yet let them out to free range.
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    Can I put a fan in my chickens coop?

    I'm so sorry to hear about your chickens :-( I'm curious as to what the temperature was that affected them? I've had the first really hot day with my 16-week-old chickens today (39 degrees Celsius). I've put ice cubes in their water, given them electrolytes and frozen peas, and have a small...
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    My chicken is suddenly afraid of me??

    I'm glad you shared this! My four chicks were all quite friendly and would come up to my end of the brooder, but now at 8 weeks and in their new run, the two silkies move in the opposite direction when they see me coming, while the two plymouths come over to say hello. I couldn't figure out how...
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