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    Dog Crate brooder questions

    How old are your chicks? I kept my girls on about 85 at two weeks and declined from there because they were having runny poop.
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    Feeding chicks

    How old are they? If they are pretty young, I'd wait to give it to them, but if they are at least three weeks old, start giving them grit (gravel or sand--you should be able to find it at your local feed store) and you can definitely give it to them, but probably give them a bit at a time so if...
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    Peking and picking at 1 chick

    If you have a white heat lamp this could be the cause of the problem. The white allows the chicks to see pieces of dirt and grime on the chicks, which they think are bugs. Like you said, the cause could be that the space is too small. Could you give me the dimensions for their brooder?
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    Help!!! High of 113 degrees today!! What do I do?!?

    Thanks for your help! I have a huge fan I can put out there. The girls thank you!!:P
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    I'm a chick mamma newbie - 3 week old chicks in coop question PLEASE HELP!

    Actually, nature intended them to be high in trees sometimes. That is why you give them a roost because they feel much safer up high where they know they are safe from predators.
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    Help!!! High of 113 degrees today!! What do I do?!?

    I have three lovely ladies, but today the weather people said it was going to feel like 113 degrees here today! I've been making ice cakes with cherries, watermelon, mealworms and lettuce, hosing down their run, and giving them ice water.... Is there anything else I should do? They're going to...
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    Need Advice for baby chick

    If no one else comments in about a week or you notice that the chick is looking worse and worse, I would recommend taking the chick to a vet that specializes in chickens. I know it isn't the best thing to do but it might help. Here's a link to a website that will tell you bird vets in your...
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    Size of 3 month old pullets

    Thanks for all the info everyone!! :P
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    Chicken names

    Mine are Blizzard (a white rock/leghorn), Rosemary and Amber. The last two we think are Rhode Island reds.
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    Size of 3 month old pullets

    Thank you. I was worried when CluckerCottage mentioned worms. :)
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    Size of 3 month old pullets

    I have three twelve week pullets and I'm worried that they will not grow to their full size because they are pretty small now. They will get to their full size at sixteen weeks or four months, right? They are each about a foot tall. Are they going to get much bigger? Could they have a birth...
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    Newly hatched chicks

    I highly recommend not combining the groups. The hen would almost certainly kill the other group as she is very protective of her babies.
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    Replace Egg With Bought Chick?

    Thanks for all the info. I have three hens--another reply I saw said around the 21st day. Is that the 21st day of laying? Should I leave eggs in there for a while, hence the "sitting tight for a couple weeks"? Another question. If the hen goes broody that's when she stays all night in the...
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    Replace Egg With Bought Chick?

    She's pretty young now, so I don't know. Does she need a rooster to become broody? We don't have one.
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    Replace Egg With Bought Chick?

    I have a hen that I'm pretty sure is a Production Red. I want a baby chick but I don't have a rooster. Would it work if I bought a chick and put it in the place of an egg she laid? Would the chick have to be the same breed or could it be a different one? I know it would have to be a pretty young...
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