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    Too young for mom to leave chick?

    Thank you all for your help! This is my first time trying this. She managed to get up the higher perch with mom last night, so I'm sure she'll be ok.
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    Too young for mom to leave chick?

    That was my plan, and I did buy two eggs, but only one hatched. The other was still just a yolk, so it either wasn't really fertilized or never developed. I was disappointed!
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    Too young for mom to leave chick?

    Hi! I bought a fertilized egg for my broody hen to hatch. The chick hatched 4 weeks ago and everything has been going great. Last night however, mama hen left the baby in the coop and went up to the higher perch to roost. Baby Juniper seemed distressed. She ended up perching next to another...
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    Single Chick Ok?

    Thank you!! This is very helpful!
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    Single Chick Ok?

    I bought two fertilized eggs to place under my broody hen, but only one hatched. The other one was either not fertilized or was not viable. My question is, is having only one chick ok? The other two hens in the coop seem ok with it so far, and mama hen is being so good. I don’t know if I want...
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    Possible gapeworm/respiratory illness

    The garage door was open all day and still is. No gas. No chemicals. Nothing automotive. Blood is gone and she is bit breathing heavily anymore. Some watery diarrhea. Are some scrambled eggs.
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    Possible gapeworm/respiratory illness

    So what do I do with the other birds? Treat them? Hope for the best?
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    Possible gapeworm/respiratory illness

    I noticed this afternoon that my 2.5 Light Brahma was coughing and/or sneezing. -Eyes and nostrils clear -Eating and drinking fine -Not lethargic -Comb and wattle where nice and red -No diarrhea I separated her and put her in a kennel in the garage with food, water with electrolytes and...
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    New flock members and issues

    Hello! I got some great advice last time I posted so I thought I’d post about some other little bumps in the road. Backstory: Added two new pullets to my existing 2 hen flock. Introduced them slowly (over the course of a month) and finally put the new bids in our existing coop with the older...
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    Adding to flock, quarantine, aggitation

    Here is a picture of it.
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    Adding to flock, quarantine, aggitation

    I’d have to measure. But this is it. Like I said, we started out with 4, and I followed the guidelines when we built it.
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    Adding to flock, quarantine, aggitation

    Thank you so much!!
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    Adding to flock, quarantine, aggitation

    This is great information! Thank you!! The coop is plenty big, as we started out with 4. So I’m not worried about that aspect.
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    Adding to flock, quarantine, aggitation

    Thank you SO much. That made me feel better. I figure it's just an adjustment thing, but I was just worried I was doing something wrong. Thanks again!
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    Adding to flock, quarantine, aggitation

    Hi all! I have 2 two year old hens currently. Yesterday I picked up a 16 week old Ameraucana and a 9.5 week old Sapphire Gem from a local women who had too many (she is an experienced chicken keeper). I read ahead of time that I needed to quarantine the new pullets to make sure there are no...
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