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    Help hatched chicks are dying?!?

    Yes they drink when I do that but they can't seem to stand up at all
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    Help hatched chicks are dying?!?

    I had 2 eggs hatch in my incubator the one chick was moving around decently but the other just lays there with it's legs out behind it. I moved them to a brooder but now they are both lying there w legs straight behind them they wiggle around without using them at all. The oldest is now almost 4...
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    The NEW Crazy 24hr AUCTION thread

    Sumatra eggs haven't been bid on? I bid 16 dollars?!
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    The NEW Crazy 24hr AUCTION thread

    Guess have to post to subscribe to the thread! So here it is this is an awesome idea!
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    Help! Missing flock

    Closest neighbor is probably about 1/8mile but that's my moms. Between the two of us we have the surrounding 50 acres. Just strange so many of them without any trace. All in the same afternoon!
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    Help! Missing flock

    Yeah they've been out all day every day since the end of May. No blood and only one small clump of feathers other than the random single feathers they leave around.
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    Help! Missing flock

    When I left for the Farmers Market today at 3 I had 12 Cornish Crosses, 15 random meat pullets, 4 BLR Wyandotte pullets, and 11 hens. They free range during the day. I live in a big clearing in the middle of the woods. When I came home this evening around 8pm (still light here) I can only find 3...
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    Prolapsed Vent?

    Hi, I have a chick that I believe has a severe prolapsed vent. It is a Cornish Cross (not sure if that matters) but is only 4 weeks old. They all were just moved from the brooder to their outdoor shelter on Wednesday. Today I went out and noticed the one was acting very lethargic. I examined her...
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    Help. Ducklings webbing is inflamed

    Thanks!!! How often do you clean your brooder? I dump mine every week and put in fresh shaving and add shavings periodically in between but it seems to be a slimy hot mess within 12 hours of changing?? Any suggestions on brooding setups for ducklings? I've lost over half of them :( Also how long...
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    Help. Ducklings webbing is inflamed

    Hi. My ducklings webbing is bright red! I believe its from the muck in their brooder. Is there anything I can do to help their feet? Thanks
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    Coop suggestions

    I didnt even think of that! I was going to put a removable barrier wall in the coop was thinking more for breeding/hatching purposes. I definitely need to rethink my setup and check out the forum. Would sharing the same yard part of the time be a problem with the ganders as well?
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    Coop suggestions

    Sorry I hadnt seen your posts when I replied! Was responding to the post before yours! Thanks for the advice!
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    Coop suggestions

    I was planning on just building one...is that a problem?
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    Coop suggestions

    So have been researching away trying to decide on the size of the chicken coop and I've read multiple places that 3'squared is adequate floorspace per chicken. So hypothetically an 8x4 coop would be big enough to hold 10 hens...that seems really really small...is that right? I mean if it is yay...
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    Question about breeding heritage chickens

    I have a question along the same line. I plan on keeping a few different breeds for layers and will have 2 roosters one from each of the breeds I'd like to hatch out. Would it be possible to keep them all together for parts of the year and only remove the rooster/hens to breeding coop when its...
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