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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I'm telling you the best way to get them out of being broody is to hose them down. No need for ice. Just get them soaking wet. I hosed my broody hen down once and that was 2 weeks ago or more. She has not gone broody again and was laying eggs about 4 days after I hosed her down. I mean it was...
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I found an instant cure for broodiness! My New Hamshire red "Henrietta" went broody back in May and it lasted for like 5 weeks. No matter what I did nothing worked. She finally came out of it and started laying eggs again. Well for about 2 weeks and she's right back at it. My sister, who once...
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    Bumblefoot surgery - with pics and "how to"

    My Wyandotte definitely has cellulitis from the bumblefoot. Looks worse today. "Eggcessive" we took your advise especially since I think oral medicine would take too long. Thank you very much. I only gave her 1/10 of a cc. The instructions said 3000 units per pound of weight and my guess is she...
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    Bumblefoot surgery - with pics and "how to"

    One of my girls has bumblefoot. This is the second time in the past 8 months. ...same exact spot, too. Anyway, we lanced it and removed the kernel. Irrigated well with Betadine , applied triple antibiotic and vetericyn and dressed it with vetwrap. Unfortunately, this time with bumblefoot it is...
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    Ask your chick related questions HERE! (Newbies welcome!)

    At 22 weeks old I sure wish mine would start laying. Maybe they aren't because of the heat. I live in Florida and it is ungodly hot and humid. Constantly raining, too. Yuk. I also have Columbian Rock's...actually mine are called Columbian Rock Cross's. They are more aggressive than my others...
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    Ask your chick related questions HERE! (Newbies welcome!)

    WOW! That's only 14 wks old. My 3 oldest pullets are 21 weeks and I haven't gotten an egg yet. I truly don't know for sure but my guess is that is normal.
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    2 pullets or do I have 1 cockeral and 1 pullet?

    These are 2 Columbian Rock Cross pullets...supposedly, but now that they are 8 weeks old I am beginning to question that. Their tails are different. One (in the front, right side) is longer and straight out and the other one is a littler shorter and well just shaped a little different. Could it...
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    2 Columbian Rock Cross'- pullets or cockerals? Can you tell by 4 weeks old?

    I have 2 Columbian Rock Cross's 4 wks old. They are suppose to be pullets but I am concerned one (Percy) is a cockerel. Percy is a little taller and it's tail is different than the other one...Priscilla. Percy's tail feathers stay more together and straight out and then curl down at the ends...
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    Sex ID/breed confirmation please?

    Okay. Good to know. Thanks.
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    Sex ID/breed confirmation please?

    By the picture presented how can you tell it's probably a cockerel? thanks
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    Ask your chick related questions HERE! (Newbies welcome!)

    How are your chicks doing now? they are pretty young (less than 10 week) right? Maybe the gravel in your yard is too big. I give my 5 week old chicks sand in place of grit. If you don't have sand then I would buy the grit for young chicks (less than 12 weeks). Also chop up their goodies in small...
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    Ask your chick related questions HERE! (Newbies welcome!)

    You may want to give them some veggies chopped fine along with some fine grit or sand. I have a Buff Orpington (Molly) a Silver Laced Wyandotte (Lucy) and a New Hampshire Red (Henrietta) which are just 2 weeks old today and I started giving them veggies 2 days ago and they love them and seem to...
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    Ask your chick related questions HERE! (Newbies welcome!)

    Thanks for your info. I have plenty of sand. I live in Florida. :) They are now getting those pert little tail feathers. They are so cute. I have a Silver Laced Wyandotte, a Buff Orpington and a New Hampshire Red. I'd like to get a Columbian Rock ....if I can ever find one. Can't wait to give...
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    Mountain Peep's Awesome Chat Thread! (All friends welcome!)

    Thank you so much. I'll be careful as to where I am in the future.
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    Mountain Peep's Awesome Chat Thread! (All friends welcome!)

    Good Morning! I am new at raising chicks and even new at BYC. I have 2 questions: 1. I have 3, approximately 1 week old chicks, and would like to know if I can start giving them greens and veggies now? 2. Also, if I can, do I need to give them grit? As of now, they don't have any grit. thank you.
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