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    splinting a leg?

    I just rescued a week-old chick from a wild hen. His left leg moves, but he doesn't walk on it. It seems deformed and he holds it up near his head and hops on the good leg. Any suggestions? Right now, he's in the bathroom with a couple of other chicks under a light. He seems really happy.
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    Lethargic Chick

    One of our wild hens hatched out a real assortment of chicks last night. One of them just doesn't look right. It just sits there and peeps loudly. The others are walking around and don't peep nearly as much. This one even feels different when I hold him, he doesn't move like other chicks...
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    Rejected chicks.

    Thanks guys, the night time temp here is about 70, so probably 80 inside without the air conditioning. I had them under the lamp last night, but it kept all the chickens that spend the night in the bath tub awake. I've been up since 4 this morning. I put them in a separate plastic tub...
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    Rejected chicks.

    I thought Silkies were supposed to be such good mamas, but maybe this little hen is immature or something. She started to peck at the chicks today and they are only about 3 weeks old. javascript:insert_text('', '');I put her in a separate place, and took the babies and put them under a heat...
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    FLORIDA ANYONE?? Please sign on map!

    Cool, we're practically neighbors. Do you know of anyone who might have Sebastopol geese for sale?
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    Goose Keeping?

    I have been thinking geese lately too. We have had some very big predators - panther, coyote, bobcat, etc. We have chickens and have had to become very careful in locking everyone up at night (or bringing them into the bathroom to sleep). We tried a big dog, but that was unsuccessful. The...
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    FLORIDA ANYONE?? Please sign on map!

    Southern Chick, where are you in Florida? I'm in Wimauma, south and east of Tampa.
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    Can you force setting?

    A few days ago I discovered 18 eggs under a tree. They were laid by wild chickens, but no one seems interested in hatching them. I don't have an incubator, but do have several silkie hens. One of the hens is kind of borderline about sitting on the eggs, but there are too many for her since I...
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    Floridians?

    I would LOVE the geese! I sent you an email, but just in case you check this first, please give me a call or email me at [email protected] or [email protected]
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