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    medicated chick food or all organic?

    Hi there, I've always given my chicks the "start and grow" medicated food recommended from our local feed store because they always asked me, "wouldn't you rather protect your chicks against common ailments?" However a few days ago when I got three new chicks, the farmer suggested I use an...
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    Introduction- after the fact

    I never introduced myself as I couldn't figure out how to do this, sorry! I have had chickens for about 8 years, always about 4-8. I have never had problems with pecking orders and all my hens (knock on wood) have always gotten along which has surprised me as I've chosen many different types of...
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    Broody hen possibly not accepting new chicks

    Oh I'm so excited for the responses! I tried setting this up a long time ago and didn't quite figure the site out. Thank you so much for those of you who responded. Well the chicks have been with mama for 32 hours. They seem ok, but mama hen still often makes that growly kind of unfriendly cluck...
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    Broody hen possibly not accepting new chicks

    Hi there! So I have done the Broody hen and baby chick thing several times successfully.I never had a hen reject her chicks. However this was 5 or 6 years ago, so I am feeling very new to this process. I put three baby chicks under my broody hen last night who had been sitting on her eggs for 3...
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    Broody mama accepting chicks but odd behavior, help!

    I have two questions/issues I need help with..... This is the second time now that our hen (Buff orpington) has now accepted chicks during a brood cycle. Of course we're thrilled that she took to these three adorable chicks. This is our third day.I had locked them into the nesting box area of...
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    grafting chicks to broody hen

    Hello. I'm new to this great forum. I am new to the chicken world. we have 5 year old chickens, one very broody one.they live in a coop with raised hen house with nests, and we let them run around freely when we're home; they always come back to henhouse to lay.we have one broody bossy hen who...
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