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    2 hens hatching a duckling

    Thank you! Baby is still walking wobbly so I wasn't in a rush but I just now picked up all 3 birds and transplanted them into a crate inside the coop to at least protect against the rest of my flock. They seemed okay with the move, all got up to eat, and then snuggled back together to go back to...
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    2 hens hatching a duckling

    Hello all! A little over a month ago a neighbor at work brought in some duck eggs that had been abandoned. I had a broody hen so I decided to stick a few under her. I gave the rest to our science teacher who brought them home but said they weren't fertile. I didn't have much hope for my 3, but...
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    New!

    Hello! I'm a full time mom of 1 and part-time step-mom of 3 more. We have 3 cats, and chickens! I converted a shed into a coop that is about 20'x8' including inside and outside. We had a chicken massacre lately where I lost 3 to a bobcat, we think, when the coop was accidentally left open at...
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    Sick or injured hen

    Hi all! I have a Rhode Island Red who has been acting sick for about 10 days. It started when I went in the coop to find her in a corner pointed at the wall sitting. It was late and the other hens were roosting and I didn't think much of it. Just thought she was choosing to sleep there. The next...
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