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    Beware of Numbered Leg Clips/Bands !

    This is all pretty new to me and I'm hoping to become a streamlined flock keeper with no injuries to my babies :) My Brother always said (he has a 10 acre farm in Mich.) "If you have livestock, you're gonna have deadstock." I hate that thought and will be trying everything to avoid that at all...
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    Beware of Numbered Leg Clips/Bands !

    OMGosh !!! Wow...who knew. Thanks for your feedback and further info. I'll start using the alternative methods you mentioned. I was very relieved that I could help her and that she wasn't injured. Thanks Friend ! Susan
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    Beware of Numbered Leg Clips/Bands !

    Just a note to let people know that yesterday I put a leg band (the hard plastic clip kind) on one of my hens and this morning she was on her side in pain and couldn't walk. I thought she had broken her leg somehow. Then I noticed that her leg band was missing. I evaluated her leg for injuries...
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    Lost a baby chick -- diagnosis?

    Sooo sorry about your lil chick :( I lost a 4 day old lil one recently. It broke my heart... Best of luck with the other babies !
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    Eating Bedding - OK?

    Ugh...mine are even eating the paper towel !!! Everything I try, they eat :( Frustrating to say the least...
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    Lost a baby chick -- diagnosis?

    It breaks my heart...I am so sorry for the loss you had to go through. I just lost a 4 day old baby of mine "Flipper." I loved that lil baby. I will never forget how precious it's lil life was. I am devastated...
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    Duck with broken leg (xray photos)

    OMGosh ! :( Thank you for being such a kind heart to this poor helpless lil duck. You are a precious soul to be sure :) Wishing you and your lil ones the best of everything and a long happy life !
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    Possible Sick New Mamma Hen :(

    Thank you ! Going out there now to clean as much as I can. They seemed to all be doing well earlier today. Crossing fingers they all grow up big and strong with a healthy Mamma :) Cheers, Susan
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    Possible Sick New Mamma Hen :(

    Hello Everyone, I need your help. My hen just hatched two baby chicks and is still sitting on a few more that haven't hatched yet. She acts perfectly healthy and fine, but I noticed some dark greenish stuff (I think from her crop) in the nest around the nest bedding. It smells awful !!! I feel...
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    Can Someone Tell Me What Breed Chicken This Is ?

    Thanks sooo much ! :)
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    Can Someone Tell Me What Breed Chicken This Is ?

    Thank You...very much :)
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    Can Someone Tell Me What Breed Chicken This Is ?

    Hello Everyone, This rooster was shipped to us from the hatchery for free as a heritage breed, but they never said what breed it is. Does anyone have any idea ? Thanks ! :)
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    CDC warns no to kiss and cuddle your chickens

    The cdc/gov is deep in the pockets of the poultry industry and the poultry industry is threatened by "the explosion" of backyard chicken keepers. Poultry lobbyists dictate to the cdc what to do to discourage We The People from raising our own chickens, as we will eventually grow in numbers...
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    Should I have grit available for baby chicks when using pine shavings ?

    Thank you sooo much ! :)
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    Should I have grit available for baby chicks when using pine shavings ?

    I've read that baby chicks sometimes eat their pine shaving bedding. Should I make grit available from the start or can I use a fleece blanket to cushion their feet under paper towel ? I know the fleece blanket sounds weird, but it seems like it would be a good alternative. I have several small...
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