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    White Topnot Black Polish?

    Thanks to everyone. Its kind of funny really had a hen sitting on eggs when these chicks arrive from the feed store. Four days later my hen hatched four little chicks I've always read and research that you could introduce chicks to a mama hen at night as long as they were all around the same age...
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    White Topnot Black Polish?

    I had ordered two from the feed store for my kids, these are the ones that are all black with a white top not, and one died when we got that really cold night, and I can't seem to find any at the hatcheries there all sold out. I was wanting to know if any of you chicken lovers had any chicks I...
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    Do meat breeds go broody?

    I think its a neat idea, especially if you can get them broody, then you can put any eggs under her you want to hatch. We have raised meat chickens awhile ago and butchered them except two hens, just the other day our meat chicken went broody so i gave her some eggs from our egg layer flock shes...
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    Can I give B Complex to my chickens and ducks.

    Tthanks so much I'll see what i can do for my Pekin duck. I think your right about an upper respiratory. Thanks again.
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    Can I give B Complex to my chickens and ducks.

    The vitamin B complex I have is an injection vitamin. Does that matter if it is an injection and I use it as an oral. and does it hurt to give it to egg layer s because the ducks and the chicken share the same water.
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    Can I give B Complex to my chickens and ducks.

    We used to have a couple of goats, and one of the survival things we had on hand was Vitamin B Complex for a boost if need be. What I was wondering is if I could put this in my chicken and ducks water? Our male Pekin duck has developed a cough, because our weather is cold one day and warm the...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    TThanks so much, I'll take this in consideration. I haven't added any to my flock yet, but I'm eventually going to get a copper marran to ban oliver eggdreed to my Americana to get an oliver eggers.
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Hi, I'm new to the Back Yard Chickens, and I have to say these guys look very nice I always wondered about the Marans. Do they all lay dark brown eggs? Or does it depend on the chicken. I wanted to try this breed but I read that not all lay dark brown eggs, is this true
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