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    Maine

    Hooray on all the new eggs! So exciting! Thank you for all the weed advice. I think I'm just going to keep taking the mower to it and try reseeding (or getting them to reseed). WAY too many plants out there to pull them up one by one. I know a bunch of you have bees, so I'm hoping you can...
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    Maine

    Are these supposed to be all pullets, because those two BRs look awfully boyish. Males can take longer to feather out too. Very cute though!
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    Maine

    That's the closest I've come, unfortunately. Really hoping that's not it. But the descriptions seemed to indicate a white flower, and some said a reddish tint in the stalks? Here is what it looks like. I haven't dared mow anything yet, in case that will make it spread. Lazy, I think I...
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    Maine

    I've been away too long, far too much to catch up on! We've been busy here with hatching chicks, planning birthday parties, getting used to having all the kids home from school, and back to working (from home). My middle child just turned 3, the oldest is almost 7, and my baby girl just rolled...
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    Unintended Staggered Hatch???

    Thanks to some new broodys that quit part way through their job, I have several hatch dates, and only one incubator. The first broody was laying in the favorite nest box, so other hens kept laying in the nest when she got up to eat. And she kept stealing eggs from the other nest box. She...
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    Maine

    Clucksy (crushed bird) is still with us today, so that's always a good sign. Going to get some yogurt for her, plus scrambled eggs and such. Would the chick crumbles be a better choice for her right now? She's quiet and not moving much, but not agitated or acting in pain. Chick with the broken...
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    Maine

    Ok I feel a lot better to hear I'm not the only one with sneezers! I'm just going to keep an eye on them and make sure nothing develops. Another chicken injury tonight. :( We had to move around some of the fencing and left a chain link panel in the run leaned up against the other fencing. A...
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    Maine

    PM'd you. Just did a bunch of reading, and now I'm wondering if meds are actually needed? The only symptom I've seen is sneezing. No runny noses that I've noticed, no weakness or lethargy in anyone. I have birds to rehome, and I don't want to sell any if they're sick, but if they're not...
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    Chick with broken leg!

    Thank you. I was ready to cull, but my mother decided she wanted to try and take it to save. Passed along the treatment advice, so hopefully it will recover. There were only two chicks that hatched out of 6 eggs, should I remove the other chick from mama so it isn't alone? Or will it be fine...
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    Maine

    I need to get over to the computer so I can search better, such a pain typing on mobile! I did post in emergency. The break comes through the skin on the topside of her leg, so I'm not sure how I'd splint it. My mother decided she wanted to try saving it, so we will see. Otherwise I was going...
  11. gracejr

    Maine

    I am about ready to give up on chicks. :( Just found one of the 3 day old chicks out in the coop with a very broken leg. Bone exposed. Is there anything I can do? I brought her inside, but what now?? My broody Cochin abandoned her nest after a week, so now I have the incubator running. Only...
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    Chick with broken leg!

    I have a 3 day old chick with a broken leg. The bone is visible and broken through the skin. Is there anything I can do for it?? She was born under a broody, all I can figure is she fell of the ramp. I brought her inside since she can't keep up with mama or siblings, but is there anything I can...
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    Maine

    How long will a hen sit on eggs once chicks start hatching? She had 6 eggs, two hatched yesterday. Two eggs still intact, not sure on the other two since she won't get off the nest and I don't want to get pecked. Here are the two we have so far. Very cute! I'm assuming they are both blue...
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    Maine

    Oh my word, those feet are awesome!!
  15. gracejr

    Maine

    Rita my broody Orp is hatching today. Yay! She was grumpy when I walked in but hoping to get a good look later She is in the coop with everyone else. They haven't bothered her while she was brooding, is there anything I need to worry about now? Also, she was only sitting 6 eggs. Would it...
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