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    brooding chickens

    I have the shavings and I only use the lamp at night when I bring her in the house.
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    brooding chickens

    yes, the eggs are fertile and not hatching at the same time.
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    brooding chickens

    Thank you! I have put the one that was on the ground in a pen with hay, feed and water and will put her under a heat lamp tonight.
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    brooding chickens

    Once the chick has hatched, she keeps falling out of the nest, I am afraid that one of the other hens or the rooster will hurt them, what do I need to do?
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    what do you do if a baby chick falls out of the nest?

    I have baby chicks that keep falling out of the nest and I am afraid that one of the other chicks or the rooster will hurt it, what do I need to do? Help Danna
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    brooding chickens

    I have a chicken that is brooding and at one time she had about 15 eggs under her, there is a second chicken that is also trying to lay in the same nest, almost like they are sharing responsibilities but now there are only 9 eggs under her. I thought about snakes and have looked every day to see...
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    How old can a gosling take up for themselves with chickens

    I have two baby goslings that are about 6 weeks old and have been with two Rhode Island Reds that are the same age. I have a big coop that they will be going in next when I think they will be ok, any suggestions on how old they should be? The Rhode Island Reds are still pretty small but the...
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    Do Guinea and chickens mate?

    my rooster tries to mate with my goose!
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    Do Guinea and chickens mate?

    My rooster keeps mating with my guinea, but I have not tried to hatch the eggs, I think I will try and see what happens!
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    Fox problem

    I have a chicken wire top and motion lights that seem to have helped, before I got the top finished, I lost about 4 chickens and one goose in one night! I finished to top and put the motion lights up, so far, I haven't had another problem.
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    Worried and feeling sad!

    I am not sure about this question, this is my first time with this as well. Hope someone answers, then we will both know! LOL
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    Worried and feeling sad!

    I have introduced her to them but have not let them alone yet, I am waiting until the babies are old enough to be in the coop outside. Right now they are still in the house at night, they are very young and still have their fluffy look.
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    Worried and feeling sad!

    I shut them apart for awhile, put the drakes in the coop so she could eat and do her thing, then when she sat down to nap, I switched and put her inside and the drakes outside
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    Worried and feeling sad!

    I am going to go buy a couple of babies and see how that does, she is doing better, but my male ducks won't leave her alone, I think they are trying to mate with her and they keep biting her neck and chasing her....any suggestions?
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    Raising baby chicks outside with no heat in 35 degree weather

    I kept mine inside for about the first 5 weeks, as soon as they started getting their pin feathers, I put them in the small coop until big enough to go into the large coop.
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