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    Frizzle feathering issue

    Hi guys, My hatch of chicks which are now five weeks are all doing really well, no fighting or health issues other than our two frizzle Pekin chicks. We think ones a boy and ones a girl. Both have bald patches on their backs. The new adult feathers are growing through as you can see all the...
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    Nervously waiting - - - Information overload and 2nd guessing myself!!

    Quote: I add one capful per gallon of fresh water, you can buy it cheaply (no pun intended) in the supermarket or you can buy it bulk for horses at the pet superstores. Hope this helps
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    Anything off limits?

    I have always found this subject to be interesting but have never taken part in the topics for fear of upsetting ppl? It is my understanding that anything which can be composted, chickens can/will eat. So every fruit and veg apart from any citrus. I also feed them a few of their egg shells...
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    Nervously waiting - - - Information overload and 2nd guessing myself!!

    Hi, Sounds like you have lots of information and that you guys will be great. I have chicks at the moment (2 lots) and the one thing I will say is that baby chooks are much hardier than you may think, so calm down and don't stress so much. We do not use medicated feed or add electrolites to...
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    Things I Was Not Told As A Newbie

    Quote: Love it!!
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    I want everything to be perfect for my kiddos (candeling)

    Quote: I completely agree, I think it's really good to let the kids be involved, and it's really good for them to learn about the life cycle. However it can be so upsetting if anything goes wrong, so be prepared if (and I hope this is not the case) anything were to happen. It's so worrying...
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    Things I Was Not Told As A Newbie

    Becoming known as the "chicken lady" by the kids school friends. Thinking you'll only have four and ending up with more than the local battery farm! Going into the supermarket to do your shopping and noticing poop on your shoes. Noticing that with everyone who has or has had chickens, the...
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    I want everything to be perfect for my kiddos (candeling)

    Quote: thats perfect, we can do it saturday as soon as they get done eating breakfast Is there a problem letting them handle them, or should I do it? Im as new as they are to this:^} My kids like to help me, as long as they sanitise their hand and the eggs are handled carefully with TLC I...
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    I want everything to be perfect for my kiddos (candeling)

    The first candeling should be on day 7, then again at 14. On day 7 your looking for a dot or dark spot with a spider of veins. (You'll not always see this but you can tell if it's only a yolk) Then on day 14 your looking for the air sac as the rest of the egg will be (hopefully) taken up by...
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    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Hi yes, these are the Bantam variety, I live in an urban area, planned to have 4 chooks, eat the eggs and enjoy them, but now have 15 and love them all. Just had a hatch of Frizzle Pekins bantams (these are like mini Orpingtons with feathered feet), Lavender Aurancanas and some Lemon Millieflur...
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    England UK

    Hi, we are from Norfolk, the south east of England. Been on the site for a while, its brilliant and full of so much information. I kinda stumbled across the site when doing some research Some of the things you do are quite different from us, but it's good to learn new things Thanks for all...
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    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Hi, I'm loving seeing the orpingtons up here I am from the other side of the pond in little 'ol England and thought you might like to see my "English" Gold Lace Orpingtons. These are the mums and Pa of the eggs in my incubator at this very moment. (Set them this morning) Just though you...
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    Help with mites, broody hens, dirty hatching eggs, bedding

    I hope this has been a little helpful, however there are plenty of peeps on here who are far more qualified than I to anwser this. Good luck with the hatch. Sorry my computer went a bit do-lally I didn't mean to post twice
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    Help with mites, broody hens, dirty hatching eggs, bedding

    Hi, I would certainly dust the mites as they can make chooks pretty poorly, and also dust the coop well. How far into incubation are you? If you are over 5-9 days and under 18 days there is no problem with moving the hens outside and then (very) carefully replacing the bedding, and then the...
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    I'm a bad chicken mama-wounded hen

    Sounds to me like your a fab mama chook! You did all the right things, and it is so easy to miss things with chicken, sometimes it;s not untill they are really ill/hurt that we notice. Hang in there, I'm sure you given her the best chance possible. Good luck
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