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    Chicken raising peachick when to let them out of crate?

    Let them out during the day when you can keep an eye on them. They will stay right with their mom and learn how to eat bugs, grass, etc. I would put them up every night and when you can't be around to watch them.
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    to leave or take them?

    Hi, I would leave them under her the entire time. She probably would make a good mommy too. It's all about personal preference. After several costly losses trying to use an incubator, I have since started using my French Cuckoo Marans hen(s) to sit on the eggs, hatch the eggs and raise the...
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    Pea chick (update) pretty sure this chick has a slipped tendon. Whats the fix.?

    Hi, I can't answer what the problem is, but I wanted to let you know that when I have pea chick leg problems, I use a thin strip of band-aids to hold the legs at the 'normal' place. I also discovered that using something like a measuring cup or something similar, you can place a folded up...
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