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    injured chick

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    injured chick

    I have a six week old chick caught in some chicken wire and pecked by a hen. Injuries to her head (just peck marks) her wing has some deep wounds. I brought her in the house and treated her wounds as best that I can. Any suggestions? she is drinking water and eating a little fruit from my...
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    Hen sex-change? Or something else?

    I had one that was an egg layer and then developed male sex characteristics. It was weird. Personality kind of changed too. He/She went to live on a farm where they are allowed to have roosters.
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    Hen sex-change? Or something else?

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    broody on golf ball ? help anyone ?

    So I have little cochin bantam that is broody again and I am letting her sit on some fertilized eggs I got from elsewhere. This will be the third batch she has raised. She is a good little mom. Anyway, I am writing a children's story about The Broody Hen (I am a teacher) Does anyone have any...
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    Thanks everyone. Coop has been reinforced and is currently much more resistant to predators. My beloved banti is currently on 6 fertile eggs from a full size chicken. The other surviving hen is a young banti. Thank you for including me.
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    hello, thank you for adding me. I have been a chicken owner for about 6 years. We have lots of predators in our area. Recently lost my flock of 7 to a raccoon...who is no longer with us...I have a remaining to bantams. My cochin bantam has decided she is broody and I got her 6 eggs from a...
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