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  1. Rudy Rooster

    chick food

    thanks for the suggestions
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    chick food

    I am new at this. Are chicks just really messy? They empty the feed and just scatter it all over. There is more on the bottom of the brooder than I can imagine that they have eaten.
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    Can a light be too bright for laying?

    Yea, I think that they can read the funnies easily. I don't think that they are pecking each other.
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    Can a light be too bright for laying?

    I have a 65W bulb in the coop. Is that too bright for the hens? I just put it in a couple of days ago and have a timer too.
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    drooling chicken

    I had to look in the glossary to see what a crop was. Now I know. Yes, a possible crop problem. There seems to be a lump around the lower neck. It is hard and feels like small rocks are in there. If that is where the crop would be located. Can a crop get clogged up?
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    drooling chicken

    I suspect respiratory but what would a crop problem be?
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    drooling chicken

    Thanks. I have been learning a lot from this site. It is great. 2 months ago I got 9 chickens and a rooster. We have been learning a lot. Lots of fun. Got a bator. Put 7 eggs in. Candled yesterday. Looks like 4 of 7 are alive. They are due in a week. We have a nice warm place ready...
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    drooling chicken

    I am really new at this. Hens doing fine until cold hit. I have isolated a hen that was opening its mouth and I heard a gurgle. It is drooling. Trying to eat and drink. Looks or sounds like someone with a horrible cold with a lot of mucus. Stool started to be more watery today. I have had...
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