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    New Chicks on Old Litter?

    Thanks all. I ran out to the barn (where the coop is) and compromised - I put the large dog crate in the coop with clean shavings, so the litter the chicks will be in is clean. I moved the broody into it with her nest now in a shallow rubber feed pan that the chicks can get back into if they...
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    New Chicks on Old Litter?

    I have a hen that's been broody for three weeks, and the chicks are arriving today to put under her. I haven't wanted to disturb her, so have not cleaned the coop - the litter is old and dry, but dirty. Will the chicks still get coccidiosis? Would medicated feed prevent their contracting or...
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    Broody hen on infertile eggs - can I get chicks under her?

    Thanks so much. She has been broody for about 10 days now, so that will give me time to get some chicks here.
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    Broody hen on infertile eggs - can I get chicks under her?

    Just wondering what the protocol is for a broody hen on eggs that wont hatch. I would like to get some chicks under her, but don't want a mass slaughter on my hands - is there a method for doing this successfully? All I know so far is to make sure the chicks are only days old, and to switch...
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    Incubator Class Project Chicks...How do I introduce them to my flock?

    I have donated 12 eggs to my daughter's K class for incubation - and will get whichever chicks hatch. I want to be able to have a mama hen take care of them for me when they arrive, as all my birds are free-range, but am wondering how to go about it. Complicating the matter is that I also have...
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    Guinea Hens and Chickens

    I've had guineas and chickens live happily together now for about 9 months. 4 hens, a roo, and two mating pairs of guineas. That said, one of my guinea cocks has just utterly lost his head for mating season and become HUGELY aggressive - beating up my rooster terribly. They're actually flying...
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    Guinea Cock and Roo Fighting.

    The guineas I have are two pairs - how will it affect them if there are two hens and only one cock?
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    Guinea Cock and Roo Fighting.

    Sorry to sound stupid, but do you know when the breeding season of each stops?
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    Guinea Cock and Roo Fighting.

    Has anyone had this happen to them? Besides confining the guinea (he's really beating up my roo - stalking him), what can I do? The chickens and guineas lay their eggs in the same coop and basket (I only have 9 birds) - not out in the great beyond, as I had hoped they would. Could this be...
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    Chick with broken leg!

    One of my hens was stepped on by my 1000lb horse last spring, making her drag a leg. I thought I would have to cull her, but became a softie and instead kept her in a nesting box with food and water where she could reach it without moving. She stayed in there for about a week - then slowly...
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    HELP chick hatched with a severely crooked beak!

    If you don't cull it you might want to ask a vet if he can trim the beak so it's a little better for the bird. You don't want to hand feed a bird for the rest of its life...
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    Help! Chicken Lice??

    Does anyone know if chicken lice can be transmitted to dogs, cats or kids? My chickens are free-range and mingle with all. I'm also going to follow the advice in the above posts (just realized my chickens have lice) - but as I've just combatted human lice on my kids and fleas in the guest bed...
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    Lighter Fluid as humane euthanasia?

    I'm happy to say the hen is doing well. She is gimpy, make no mistake, but she is free-ranging again and seems happy. I am worried that her back might also have been nicked, as her tail is cocked to one side, but that could also be from using one leg more than the other. Thanks to everyone...
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    Lighter Fluid as humane euthanasia?

    Well, contrary to public opinion probably, I have not yet killed her. She is unable to stand on her leg, so I am sure it is broken, but she is eating and drinking and, more importantly, getting to the food and water. I have her in the coop with a friend, while the rest of the flock is...
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    Lighter Fluid as humane euthanasia?

    Thank you all for your input.
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