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    Emergency! How to treat comb injuries.

    I did try some flour, but it was bleeding too much for it to stick. I think it has just about stopped now though! Thank you for the great advice.
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    Emergency! How to treat comb injuries.

    When I went down to my chicken coop this morning, one of my roosters had an injury on his comb. It looked like the other chickens had been picking and picking at it. I took him inside to clean him up, but the wound will not stop bleeding, and I'm not sure how much blood a chicken can loose...
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    How many eggs?

    I recently purchased 10, 2 year old Silver Laced Wyandotte hens We live in Minnesota and the days are just starting to get up to 12 hours of sunlight. I know that hens need 14 hours a day normally, and I have decided not to supplement their lighting and push them into laying. So, for those of...
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    HELP!

    You can leave your rooster with the hens! Fertilized eggs are fine to eat. As long as you are collecting your eggs regularly, you don't have to worry about finding any chick embryos when you crack open an egg. The embryos won't start growing until they reach a certain balance of warmth and...
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