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    What to do with hurt chick

    Lol when you put it like that then it definitely does. But in this case, she did have one while the other had 4.
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    What to do with hurt chick

    One of our hens recently hatched a few chicks. We have a few other hens in the coop with them and none of them seem to bother them expect for one hen that hatched one chick. She particularly targeted this one chick. We went to check on them one afternoon and found the little chick laying by the...
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    Keeping cool in the summer

    I'm in california and we have officially hit 100° weather. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks to keep my babies refreshed and cool for the already dreaded summer. All ideas are appreciated. Thanks :)
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    4 week old chick limping and...

    I saw one of my babies, Lance, limping yesterday from his right foot. I really didn't think anything of it. I thought he had just sprained it. I'm hoping that's still the case but today he seemed like it was really bothering him. He keeps favoring it and can barely walk on it. It's just a tad...
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    Chick with abscess?

    Thank you!
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    Chick with abscess?

    Thank you everyone!! It was my mistake as a newbie, i feel dumb. I didn't do anything to her. Just took her food away at night and gave it back in the morning and it had gone down slightly. Another question, do chicks NEED grit in their diet?
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    Chick with abscess?

    thank you! i will try that tonight before doing anything else
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    Chick with abscess?

    i'm new to raising chickens. would the crop be directly centered of the breasts? this bump is on the side of her right breast
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    Chick with abscess?

    I have a black sex link that I bought from tractor supply. She's maybe a month old. She has a bump a little smaller than the size of a pingpong ball which I'm assuming is an abscess. It's soft like it's filled with puss. it's between her breast and her wing. it doesn't seem to bother her at all...
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    Roost Ideas for Chicks

    Lol I feel like they get so ugly that it makes them cute lol. I look back at pictures of when we first got our hen and she was an ugly little thing. We got her at about 4 months. Now she's fully grown and beautiful
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    Roost Ideas for Chicks

    They're so adorable!!! Thank you for sharing!! And no problem with the lamp. Our brooder box is the same way lol. That's a very clever idea :)
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    Roost Ideas for Chicks

    Will do!! Thank you
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    Roost Ideas for Chicks

    Thank you! We also have a storage bin in their part. We keep their feed in it but they don't really roost on it. I think it might be too tall for them still lol
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    Roost Ideas for Chicks

    We have our 3-4 week old babies in the coop. Of course they are separated from our older chickens (1 hen, 1 rooster). We sectioned off a corner of our coop for them. It's maybe 4ft x 4ft. There is a board running alongside part of the bottom and they seem to like roosting on it but it only fits...
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    It's attached to me to much!

    Congrats on the new baby! I would think it's just scared especially since it is all by itself. I've read that you should always set a minimum of 6 eggs and I'm guessing that's why.
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