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    hatching eggs

    Thank you. I just went out and check on them all. The newest baby is out of the egg and looks like it is slowly moving around. Mama and 3 day old baby are out of the nexting box and sleeping in the corner of the brooding box. I will continue to check on them over the next few hours.
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    hatching eggs

    I gave my broody hen 7 eggs on July 12. One egg was broken last week so I cleaned everything and placed the eggs into clean straw. Mama hen sat back on the eggs with no issue. Then on Sunday one of the eggs hatched and mama hen has been great with the baby. I left the remaining 5 eggs in the...
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    one acre, how many chickens?

    I think you could easily have 2-3 dozen birds on one acre. I currently have 22 birds and they only roam around close to the house everyday which is about one acre. They never try to go out on the rest of my 3.5 acres. I fond that if you keep the grass a little longer (3.5-4") they don't eat a...
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    do your chickens wander into your house

    My Rhode Island Reds are constantly trying to coming in the house. They are on the deck and pecking at the glass door. They don't even care that my three dogs bark and jump at them. I have an injuried RIR living in my back hallway at night becuase the dogs did get her. She knows that every night...
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    Rooster?

    I agree with everyone else. My first small flock did not include a rooster and they layed everyday without an issue. I have a rooster now but not by choice (He was suppose to be a pullet). All he does he crow and chase tail. He is very pretty but a pain sometimes. Out of my 10 hens, the eggs I...
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    My Ameraucana hen is laying tan eggs instead of blue-green

    I did get them from Privett!! Their 2010 ordering guide still says Ameruacana green eegs (mostly). My friend that has three of the pullets says she is getting green eggs so I am very happy for her because her kids LOVE getting the colored eggs.
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    My Ameraucana hen is laying tan eggs instead of blue-green

    My grandfather in Michigan told me about the ears and egg color thing. He is the one that got me hooked on wanting chickens two summers ago. It took me almost a year to convience my husband we had to more out of the subdivision and onto a piece of land. Then it took me another four months to...
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    Hole in chicks belly

    Please don't super glue that hole because if there is any kind of bacteria in the wound you will seal it in. A friend of mine super glued a cut he had on his hand and it was infected the next day. It wasn't until the following day that he finally went to the hospital but by then it had entered...
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    how to quarantine birds

    I picked up some Poultry Protector from my local feed store. It states that it is "care free enzymes," "non-toxic," and "all-natural." It cleans away mites, lice, and fleas. It comes in a spray bottle. It also states that you can use it in the coop, bedding, and the birds. I have not used it yet...
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    Hen with dried feces on backside.

    I have one old hen that does not lay anymore who I am constantly cleaning her butt. I pick her up under one arm and use a large syringe to squirt water onto her butt. As the poop softens I use paper towel to pull off the clumps. (I wear surgical gloves when I do it because it can be messy.)...
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    My Ameraucana hen is laying tan eggs instead of blue-green

    Thank you all for your comments. I was really hoping it was something I was doing wrong. I had ordered 5 Ameraucana from a hatchery in New Mexico. I kept two (which one ended up being a cock) and gave the other three to a friend. My friend's three are laying the blue-green eggs and mine is not...
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    My Ameraucana hen is laying tan eggs instead of blue-green

    All my pullets have started laying and I have been checking on them regularly. I have only one Ameraucana and she is not laying blue-green eggs. I have watched her several times now go lay a tan colored egg that sometime has brown spots. All my other chickens are laying the correct colored eggs...
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    1 week old chick with wing sores and eye infection

    The other chick are picking at her eye and sores. Beside worrying about getting the rest sick, I worry about them picking at her. I will try the blue-kote. I will look for it tomorrow. Thanks!!
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    1 week old chick with wing sores and eye infection

    Hi Everyone, I am a newer chicken owner and still getting my feet wet. I have a chick that appears to have an eye infection and some kind of sores on the tops of both wings. I tried getting terramycin ointment for her eye but the CO-OP and Tractor Supply are out along with everywhere online...
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