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    laying hen advice...

    when i picked her up to see how many eggs she was really defensive but i can pick her up.. i was just afraid she would no lay on them if i moved her and the eggs..
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    laying hen advice...

    I have Bantams, and one hen decided to lay on eggs hidden in the hosta plants in the yard, they are about to hatch and i built her a small coop( 2' x2') and a small run to keep the chicks safe during the night.. question is, if picked her up and moved the eggs and her inside this new coop will...
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    dead chicks

    No, ive always used paper towels until they are older(around a month). Managed to save 4 of them.. and they are in the same box, doing fine.
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    dead chicks

    its 94F
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    dead chicks

    Two days ago 16 chicks hatched, and one more today.. I cleaned the box i keep them in tonight(have used this same box year after year) and put all the chicks back in and within a half hour they all started dying.. the temperature is right, the food is the same food i refilled their water...
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    6week old bantam doesn't seem alert as she was..

    Sorry i didnt get back to you before now.. computer was down... the chick seems to be doing really well now.. Im kinda thinking she got chilled the first night i put them out on the porch. I forgot to put the light on for them and it did get down to 60 that night so she might of chilled.. but by...
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    Hello!

    Hi, My name is Elizabeth, i live in north west Pa and have Bantams. Got my first 5 bantams about 10 years ago and since then i have hatched quite a few in my incubator and also all my broody mothers have hatched quite a few this year.
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    Chicken not doing so well - advice appreciated!

    I sure hope she gets better, i have a 6 week old bantam acting the same way.. will be watching to see what others advise is..
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    6week old bantam doesn't seem alert as she was..

    The little black bantam has just started acting drowsy all the time, all three in the pic were hatched in the incubator, they are now in a large cage with a light on them because it has been really chilly during the nights here in NW Pa.. she has been eating and drinking but doesnt seem to be as...
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