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    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    I set 21 chicken eggs and 3 duck eggs on the 20th of march if everything works out right I should have them hatching right on time ...
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    How long to keep Mama Hen separate..

    Two weeks old ya she can protect them now but watch your mamma at first it is always interesting to watch new introductions .....
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    Chick with runny nose

    Has she been around smoke or cold wind ..... Try feeding your chicks a hard boiled egg and maybe the tractor supply store has something to add to their water ... Keep up updated :thumbsup
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    Baby chickens ♡♡♡

    So funny :jumpy I have been hatching for years and I have some ducklings right now chipping away in the incubator and yes it is a bit of work and the chirping is still grand to my ears even after +50 years of doing this ... :th:celebrate
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    10 day old chick only eating by pecking food out of other's mouths

    Well maybe she was a different type of bird in a former life :jumpy Alright she sounds normal I see adults do this ... How about feeding your chicks a boiled egg or you can also scramble it really helps with energy ...... :eek:
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    Feeding chicks boiled eggs

    Oh my Grandpa showed me about feeding egg's to chicks back in the 1960's and it works so very well and store eggs work very well .... Good luck with your flock ...
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    Transitioning chicks to outdoor brooder

    Once the feathers start growing you can start lowering the temp but with only two chicks I would keep a heat source available at night for some time and a good safe surrounding at night ..
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    Curled foot in baby chick; now, won't stand on legs

    Oh have I had this problem before and I put one down today but I am getting old and don't have the energy I use to have but I will give you some advise as it seems you are willing to work with your chick so cut out a piece of hard paper the size of the chicks foot and attach it to the chicks...
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    Raising chicks and ducks together question

    All sounds normal to me :highfive: I have Geese, Ducks, Chickens, Guinea all running around free in my yard with little troubles all is good ...
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    6 week old chicks - ok to continue with starter feed?

    Use up you feed I hate food going to waste and it is not going to hurt them to eat it anyway ....
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    Please help a worried silkie mama

    Grubs oh wow your chickens must be so happy with such a delightful meal :yesss: I would be looking for other causes to the stool problem then the grubs though ....
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    Poopy feet

    I put a screen on the bottom of my brooder so all waste falls away and little to no dirty feet ......
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    Broody Silkie turned adoptive mother!

    Cute story, oh they make great steep mothers this is so true :wee I had a lady some years ago that would normally sit on a nest and have chicks under her wings and watch out if she found a empty nest as one time she had a dozen guinea chicks flowing her around and a gosling at the same time ...
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    Food

    Personally I use Turkey grow for the first six weeks and a couple times a week I give my chicks a hard boiled or scrambled egg it is all about having healthy chickens :love
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    Putting chicks outside

    I put my chicks outside with in four weeks but I live in Death Valley Ca. and for Christmas day we went swimming out side this last year so I guess it really all depends where you live don't it . Just make sure the chicks are protected from the wind and weather and a heating pad as a minimum...
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