Recent content by LuckyClucky434
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Weak Chick
I recently (about 3 days ago) got a group of 10 chicks. The gentleman gave us 5 extra. The gentleman said one of the extras needs some TLC. She is SO tiny! Not even half the size of the others and really weak. She is 5 days old now. She won't/cant eat on her/his own. I have been...- LuckyClucky434
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Fighting Hen
Thought I would update everyone on this hen....I ended up culling her and saying she must have been caught by a predator. She had started biting me..in one way I don't blame her - I would bite too being locked in a dog kennel - but in another, if she was half decent she could have been loose...- LuckyClucky434
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Fighting Hen
Culling is not an option for this hen unfortunately. If it was totally up to me, I would have culled her. Critters - even the roos - have to get along! The problem is I got them from an elderly woman who could no longer care for them, and they are all "pet tame/huggable". She visits a few times...- LuckyClucky434
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Hen Fighting -could fit in two groups.
@donrae if it was totally up to me she would have been culled after the 2nd month. Unfortunately I got her from a really elderly woman who loved her chickens dearly (The 8 are pet/huggable tame). She comes to visit 5 or 6 times a month. She would be heartbroken if I culled one of her girls. I...- LuckyClucky434
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Hen Fighting -could fit in two groups.
I am in need of some advice. About 9 months ago I got "rescue" group of 8 mixed breed hens (Silkie, Leghorn and crosses of both) The issue I am having is with one of the 8 rescue hens. 7 of them have integrated flawlessly into my flock of chickens. I have a mixed purebred flock including polish...- LuckyClucky434
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Fighting Hen
I am in need of some advice. About 9 months ago I got "rescue" group of 8 mixed breed hens (Silkie, Leghorn and crosses of both) The issue I am having is with one of the 8 rescue hens. 7 of them have integrated flawlessly into my flock of chickens. I have a mixed purebred flock including...- LuckyClucky434
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock