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    Dead 8 week old chick dead

    Thank you for your reply. It is hot here too. I’m thinking it’s the heat. I have some electrolyte powder I got with my chicks. I will start adding to there water again. I thought they didn’t need it anymore. What kind of herbs to you recommend. I thought a fan was a no no for chickens because of...
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    Dead 8 week old chick dead

    There was another dead chicken this afternoon. This morning I noticed one that didn’t run toward the food when I filled it but was just lying there. It was alive but looked kind of lethargic. I opened it up and its crop was empty except for some liquid. Its gizzard had food in it. So I don’t...
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    Dead 8 week old chick dead

    Thank you for your wisdom. I’ll watch for more injuries. Hopefully letting them out in the chicken run with the others will give them more space, if the 4 adults will not hurt them. So far so good.
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    Dead 8 week old chick dead

    Thankyou. I will pull the Turkeys out. I know one of the white ones is pretty aggressive. She pecks at my hand when I go to get the feeder and waterer to fill them.
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    Dead 8 week old chick dead

    Hi everyone, This my first adventure with raising chickens. I ordered 18 chicks from a hatchery. I have an adult rooster (Charlie) and a friend gave me 3 adult hens because she was moving and couldn’t take them. I had the chicks inside up until they got too big for the brooder and then put them...
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    Excited yo be here from central Alabama

    Hi, I am new to having chickens. I live in central Alabama and look forward to learning everything I can.
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