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    Droopy leghorn

    I just noticed our only leghorn very droopy and lethargic. She doesn't seem interested in the chopped corn I fed the flock as a treat. She has been our most reliable layer-. usually we get an egg a day from her, but it has been several days since we have had any eggs from her. We have a mixed...
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    How long will chickens brood?

    We have one that has been "setting" for a couple of weeks. We were wondering if we should try to "set" the 1st hen with fertile eggs? Will she "hang in there" until she gets some chicks? What should we do to break her from brooding? We have 2 more beginning to brood, so your answers will help us...
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    moving chicks outside

    We tired to move our 3 wk old chicks outside from air-conditioned laundry room (their brooder temp in the 80 range) to hot humid 90+ outside brooder. They are quickly outgrowing their inside brooder. They were stunned! We watched them pant for about an hour before we moved them back into the...
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