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    Chicken math got me again...

    I went to TSC for dog food and came home with chicks lol any guesses on breeds?
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    How to feed a flock of all ages

    Oh, I should add, I only started putting starter feed in with the pellets because when I wasn't the big girls would go eat all the chicks feed and not even touch their own feed. I thought that maybe mixing it would encourage them to eat out of their own container.
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    How to feed a flock of all ages

    I have a flock of turkeys and chickens. I was feeding Nutrena All Flock layer pellets until our recent hatch. I got some starter feed for the chicks but now the older birds are refusing to eat the pellets. I've been mixing it half and half but they pick around the pellets. They free range and I...
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    Help! Chicks are dying.

    I had 3 chicks hatch on day 17 of being under a broody hen. Two of them seemed fine but one seemed very lethargic and it was panting pretty bad. I thought maybe it was too hot outside so I brought all three of them inside. I had them under a heat lamp and they did fine for a few hours. I checked...
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    Help!! They hatched way early!!

    I decided to take the babies away as they hatch so that the momma hems don't abandon the eggs that are left. Is that ok? Or should I do this differently? Them hatching four days early has thrown me way off. I wasn't planning on taking the chicks away from the momma at all.
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    Help!! They hatched way early!!

    Ok thanks! This is my first time hatching chicks and it caught me off guard when they started hatching today. They were supposed to have at least 4 more days.
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    Help!! They hatched way early!!

    They are all three inside but under a heat lamp. It seems to be doing better now. It's not panting anymore at least. They are all sleeping I'm sure they are exhausted. Now I'm worried about the one that has pipped and hasn't moved since then. How long should I wait for that one to come out of...
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    Help!! They hatched way early!!

    My chicks hatched on day 17!! There are three chicks. Two are doing great but I'm a little concerned about one of them. It's laying there panting and won't get up. I brought it inside because it's almost 100 outside and I thought it might be too hot. There are 7 more eggs under my broody's. One...
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    Candling eggs under hen

    Is it ok if I never candle the eggs under my hens? This is my first time hatching eggs. They get pretty mad at me if I even go in the pen with them. One of them pecked me the other day when I was filling her water lol if I try to take every one of their eggs and candle them all hell is going to...
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    Turkeys...

    Oops. Forgot the picture...
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    Turkeys...

    How do I tell the gender of turkeys? I bought these two about seven weeks ago. I have no clue what breed they are or if they are male or female. (What's the right word for male and female turkeys?) I bought them both at TSC. I asked the employee and he tried to argue that they were geese because...
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    What to do about weeds?

    Will vinegar kill the grass in the yard too?
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    What to do about weeds?

    I need to know if there is something I can spray in my yard that will kill weeds but won't hurt the chickens. We have those weeds that have those very short burrs on them and they HURT when you step on them. They are so bad that even my dog is getting them stuck in her paws. I have 3 acres of...
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    How long can I hold an egg before I try to hatch it?

    I came home today to find the neighbors dog eating my only green egg laying hen. I have two of her eggs but I'm going out of town tomorrow and won't be back until Monday. Can I put them under a broody hen Monday and still hatch them? They were both laid in the last few days.
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    Mystery chick death

    I wouldn't know how to do something like that.
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