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    should i feed a broody hen with chicks while on the nest?

    Potentially, I suppose. I've read that certain things are passed from hen to the egg/chick. As long as you get eggs from a source your comfortable wtih, you should be ok. I'm happy to report that we seem to have four tiny but healthy little babies in the nest with mama hen this morning.
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    should i feed a broody hen with chicks while on the nest?

    We've since had a successful hatch from that hen, 3 7 week olds are doing really well. They're nearly as big as their bantam mama. We did end up booting her out of the box once a day, she was stubborn and in with another hen who was also broody that I think she didn't trust. We watched her while...
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    Lethargic chicks, not eating/drinking

    Got it! Thanks. I'll pick up some probiotics this weekend then.
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    Lethargic chicks, not eating/drinking

    Is it ok to put vitamins in their water? If so, is it ok to mix that with the Corid?
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    Lethargic chicks, not eating/drinking

    I'm going to go ahead and do it as the third chick is still a little disheveled and not quite as amped up as the others. It's loads more active than the other two but not on par with the rest. Thanks for the info! Hopefully we'll be able to get this last chick to hold on! These are the babies...
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    Lethargic chicks, not eating/drinking

    The first chicks are the same age and wonderfully healthy. They're Black Copper Marans. We had issues with Cocci last year when we were brooding chicks, but it doesn't present the same and there is no blood. Would it hurt to treat them anyway?
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    Lethargic chicks, not eating/drinking

    I bought six chicks on Saturday from a local breeder. Of the six, two have died, both of them were SLW. I have one SLW left, and it is finally eating and not just standing around sleeping like the other two did. The rest of the chicks are perky (there are six in the brooder now as I had two...
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    should i feed a broody hen with chicks while on the nest?

    Quote: So the hen won't eat for the entire three week period?
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