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    Help think gnats killed my chicks!

    No, the gnats got them. 5 out of 12 died. Got the rest of them in the big pen in the big coop. They are ok now. Had a neghibor that lost five big girls yesterday. (5 out of 6) I took his other one last night and put her in with my birds. She seemed ok last night and this morning. BP
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    Help think gnats killed my chicks!

    I came home today and had (4) 6 week old chicks dead! Gnats were all over them. 4 more are down not looking so good but still alive. 4 look ok and are walking around drinking water. They were in a small pen waiting til this weekend to let them in with the bid birds. I took them out and put the...
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    What age can you put chicks in with the older birds?

    hey thanks for the info. I figured about 8 weeks until I can put them in the Big Girl pen. I'll just keep putting them out during the afternoon in their small pen. Thanks for the reply.
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    What age can you put chicks in with the older birds?

    Have some 3 week old birds almost fully feathered now. They are still inside with a light on them. What age can I put them outside in a seperate small run. What age do they have to be to put them in with my older birds? Thanks for the help. Im new to young birds. BP
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    Chicken started to "sit"

    Ok I think I have a girl starting to "sit". She stayed int he box today on her egg and some laid by other birds. I've been taking all the eggs everyday until today. I did put some other eggs under her today that I got out of the other boxes. Not sure how many she has under her at the moment...
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    Rooster foot problem??? Help.....

    Hey thanks for all the help
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    Rooster foot problem??? Help.....

    Have a rooster "Barney" who has a growth starting on both feet. When I picked him up to look at it...The bottom of his feet are ok but the front at the bottom of his legs...at the top of his feet have a scaley looking white crusty growth on them... He is limping a little. But gets on roost just...
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    Lost one of my girls today!

    Found one of my girls dead behind the coop today. Her head was gone and something had eaten the inside of her carcuss. Any ideas on what it might have been? Coons, Hawks, Cats or what? Please let me know what you think it might have been. Thanks BP
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    Help! Have one chicken laying on the floor!

    yes it has been in the same place for the past three days. I use the DLM in my coop. She just builds her nest there everyday in the shavings. But I will try to put something in that spot and see what happens. BP
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    Help! Have one chicken laying on the floor!

    Yes she is able to get up in the boxes. She gets on the roost just fine. I have had golf balls in there for awhile. I do move them to different boxes from time to time. it's funny to see the birds lay only in the boxes where the golf balls are. Any ideas?
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    Help! Have one chicken laying on the floor!

    I have one chicken laying on the floor of the coop. Not using the boxes. She is a little older than the other birds. All the others are using the boxes. Is there a way to teach them to use the boexs? Thanks BP
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    Blood Spots in Fertilized Eggs

    What causes the blood/meat spot I ran into an egg that had alot in it.
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    I have a "Mating" question

    I got ya! lol.... Thakns!
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    I have a "Mating" question

    what is the proper term to use for "mating"?
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    I have a "Mating" question

    I have 5 red sex links(i know these are laying), one buff orphington, one production red, a wayndotte, white leghorn(she hasnt missed a day yet), white rock, black austerlorp, a barred rock, and two young americans that are almost laying age(not laying yet). I have only had these birds for a...
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