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    Sell me on a breed of chicken in as few words as possible.

    ISA Browns 320 + eggs a year.
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    Newly hatched chicks injured by another hen.

    Update on injured chicks. All 3 still alive. 24 hrs. since last post. 2 of the chicks are doing just fine and are going to have no problems making it, but the 3rd. chick is still having issues. Very low energy and not chirping at all. I manually fed her water last night and tried feeding her...
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    Newly hatched chicks injured by another hen.

    Thank you. I thought putting her down would be best. Still not sure. Very hard to find someone to care for a sick chick where I live. Right now I'm trying to figure out a way to give her food. She is drinking water as long as I dip her beak in it. She is full of energy after drinking but just...
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    Newly hatched chicks injured by another hen.

    Hello. One of my hens hatched 4 chicks about 4 days ago. Unfortunately, they were injured by another hen. I was able to save 3 of the 4. 2 of those 3 are recovering well and seem to be doing fine. However, the third was injured so badly around the eyes that she is blind, and I do not believe...
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    To free range or not to free range ?

    Any info on free ranging my flock would be helpful. I currently have 10 birds in a large enclosed area, it is fenced and netted over head, very secure from predators. However I have 1.25 acres they could roam, and a fenced pasture area of probably a quarter acre. My birds are healthy and content...
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