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    Fixing vent gleet with baby chicks?

    I just got 3 chicks 1 week ago. I believe one chick also has vent gleet. The feed store recommended blue kote. I'm suspicious of putting this on such a young bird. If I should, should I apply it to her entire vent? And how often? How much yogurt should they be getting and how do I feed them the...
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    have a problem with hen and her eggs

    Maybe she needs more calcium? Do you add oyster shells to her food?
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    Divided Flock of 4 hens, one hen recently killed, now loner hen is having a really hard time. PLEASE

    Ok thank you!! I will look into getting another chicken. I'm not sure that I'd be able to find a flock to give her to. Do either of you have any idea how long it might take for them to bond? Should I just put the new hen in the yard after her quarantine is done or introduce the loner and the...
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    Divided Flock of 4 hens, one hen recently killed, now loner hen is having a really hard time. PLEASE

    Hello All! I would like to preface this by saying this is my first experience raising chickens! We initially started out with 3 female chicks, my dog (a stubborn bloodhound) dug her way through the backyard into the front yard and killed one of the chicks when she was about 1month old. I...
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