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    Introducing 9wk olds to single hen

    Sorry I was offline yesterday, thank you so much for your advice! We did manage to get the big crate in the run yesterday and today, and it's been going well. I think they are having fun looking at each other. We are working on the math and coordination to get the chicks some coop and run time...
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    Introducing 9wk olds to single hen

    Thank you so much for your replies! We are having a warm week this week, so trying to take advantage of it before it snaps down to 24 for a low on Sunday. I have the crate of chicks right up to the run fencing, but no one can get pecked. I don't think I can put the crate in the coop overnight...
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    Introducing 9wk olds to single hen

    Thank you! I had a feeling that there was a timeline rule of thumb! As well as how things are going specifically in each situation. Should I keep the chick crate outside of the run the whole time, or is there a point when I should try and move it into the run? It is pretty wide, and I'm not...
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    Introducing 9wk olds to single hen

    Hi All! Let me start off by saying, I am new to this. If you had told me a year ago that we would have chickens, I probably would have just smiled and nodded. But here we are, and I love it. So I have a question about introducing a little flock of 9 week old chicks to our remaining 6 month old...
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    Please Help: Hen Unwell, Blood in stool, sneezing, throaty clucking

    Thank you, I cried for the lives of the poor girls. Going to start again with chicks from a hatchery. I think that will be less bad chances.
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    Hello All!

    Thank you so much for the warm welcomes! I look forward to drawing on your collective wisdom :)
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    Please Help: Hen Unwell, Blood in stool, sneezing, throaty clucking

    Thank you very much, we culled the three of them this afternoon. Such a shame. And we are saddened. Learned though.
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    Please Help: Hen Unwell, Blood in stool, sneezing, throaty clucking

    Thank you, I respect your advice. What do you think happened here? I feel a bit shocked and disappointed and IDK.
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    Hello All!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! It's something we (family) have talked about for a while, and then plans got delayed due to a tornado tearing down our street in March. But in April (19th), we adopted 4 day old chicks, and less than a week...
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    Please Help: Hen Unwell, Blood in stool, sneezing, throaty clucking

    Another question, I was quarantining another new hen in a separate crate stacked on top of this one, separated by a drop cloth. Would she be a loss too? Or is it more of a watch and wait with that one?
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    Please Help: Hen Unwell, Blood in stool, sneezing, throaty clucking

    They are in a crate on the opposite side of the shed from my girl in the run.
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    Please Help: Hen Unwell, Blood in stool, sneezing, throaty clucking

    This doesn't really capture the colors well in the shade, but there are two red blood spots and my oh my do these gals poo smell worse than any!
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    Please Help: Hen Unwell, Blood in stool, sneezing, throaty clucking

    Hello all, I am a newbie to chicken keeping, had hand raised 5 chicks but lost 4 on vacation to a predator, so I'm trying to find flock-mates for my one girl (19wks old). Heart is still sore from this. Went to a swap meet last Sunday and picked up two chocolate orpingtons, said to be just over...
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