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    5 week old chicks adopted by non broody hen

    I think it was about 19 days when her eggs were snatched, then about 3 before I could get the day-old's... it's all fuzzy, it was a whirlwind of a week. Unfortunately she didn't accept them last night either. I gave her just one after dark and she would peck every time the chick moved. I...
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    Brooder plate SOOO much better than heat lamp for my new chicks!!

    The feather fringe is awesome! I will have to get some. I just got mine set up under a plate and fretted all night about them staying under (they were fine when I checked this morning)
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    5 week old chicks adopted by non broody hen

    Thank you! Great idea of trying just a few at a time, I probably stressed her out this afternoon when I shoved all five under her 😅
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    5 week old chicks adopted by non broody hen

    Any tips for encouraging this? I have a broody who just lost her clutch to a snake, so we got chicks today and she didn't take well to them. I will try again overnight, but I'll admit, I'm worried about what to do if the broody hen won't raise them
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    I followed advice given to me BUT….

    Establishing a relationship with a rooster takes consistency. The first time my roo tried to jump me was after I got back from a week-long trip. So I just picked him up (caught him mid-air) and carried him around with me as I did the other chores. He didn't try for a while after that. He tests...
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    Official BYC Poll: Where Do You Buy Your Feed From & Why?

    TSC is my local feed store 😅
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    How reliable are automatic coop doors?

    I bought one of the cheap auto doors ($30-45 range on amazon) the only downside I've seen so far is that the batteries die after about 3 months. But for now it's fine, cuz we don't use batteries much around the house anymore, so it's a good way to use the stash of batteries that has been sitting...
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    Hi! I'm new here (7/12/23)

    Hello everyone! You can call me Ari if you like. :frow My husband and I live in eastern TN, where we've been blessed with the space to fulfill my long desire to be a chicken mama. That said, I'm quite new to chicken raising: we've had our flock since the begining of April when most of them...
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