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    Best way to seperate hen and chicks

    Hi! Can't really advise you on which way to deal with the chicks and hens, but this is what I've been doing out of necessity: My Phoenix has 12 babies. Now, at 2 weeks old, she wants to go back to roosting in tree at night. So, since its cold at night, I gather the babies up as soon as she goes...
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    planting advice?

    You asked the very same question that is on my mind today. What can I grow to supplement my 150 chickens? You are inspiring me to "fire up" my tiller too! I have to really mess with it to get it cranked. Feeding the flock off field grown vegetation, especially this time of year, would be a great...
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    Chick's Tongue got tourniqueted by a grass "string"! Has this ever hap

    They are special indeed. Again thanks for all the support. With 100 new chicks inside house, my focus was on them; babies are so fragile. They are doing well. But when I let the 4 wk olds out today, a black one had gotten really stuck behind their miniature "houses" and the pen fencing. I sat...
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    Two week old chick cheeping all the time! Is she sick or just loud?

    Heat, water, food, o.k.- how about drafts? Is it drafty? How old are they?
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    Chick's Tongue got tourniqueted by a grass "string"! Has this ever hap

    Thank You. He seemed o.k. after it finally got cut, it was close to night so I'll check 1st thing in morning. Thank you for letting me know that this can happen. It is endearing the way a sick chicken can become so passive and calm to receive help.
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    Chick's Tongue got tourniqueted by a grass "string"! Has this ever hap

    My 4 week old chicks were surfing the grass, pasturing, when it came time to put them up. One stray was crying strangely, I got him, his tongue was tied with some hair-like grass. His tongue was hanging out of his mouth. The bade had 2" strand left, to which I held onto and got tiny scissorst to...
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