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    Chick Treats?

    We have been feeding ours mealworms since they were a week old and they love them! Check out this cute video! We have our own mealworm farm here so constant supply is available! Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    Integrating young pullets with mature hens - what's the best age?

    They do well though my plymouth rock just snaps and bullies out of the blue. The pullets just scatter and ignore her. Last night I removed the rock from the coop and let the pullets sleep in there with the other big girls. I will do that for a few nights and then eventually let the rock back...
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    Do your hens like watermelon?

    Ours love it almost as much as they love mealworms for a treat! Grace htttp://sunshineacre.com
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    Integrating young pullets with mature hens - what's the best age?

    Following this. We have three about the same age as your pullets and 5 hens. They are in the pen together but separate coops at night. Anxious to have them roost together but worried about a Plymouth Rock bully! Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    Where to keep their food and water

    We have goats in the pen with the chickens so we have to keep the food separate. The chicken food is in their run. All the animals share the same water bowl. Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    Don't let kids pick your chicks! Lol

    Oh no! I can't help you specifically with this one but I can relate! My daughter was insistent on a white one and I just picture factory hens and hawk bait. I was obsessed with getting an exotic Blue Favacuana. We got both this year along with a Black Australorp adding to the 5 hens we already...
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    Easter Egger club!

    You all have some cute ones! Ours is a bit on the dark side and showed signs of being a rooster up until she laid her first egg! Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Ours got a nice big helping of our farm fresh live mealworms. Lucky chicks and hens! Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    Has anyone tried this feeder

    Looks great, post a follow up if you order it. I am forever trying to figure out how to keep our new goats out of the chicken feed and that might work well here at Sunshine Acre. Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    Safe treats to train baby chicks on?

    Yep, just give them a little grit and make sure they are getting their usual chick starter in addition to the treats! Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    Safe treats to train baby chicks on?

    Definitely live mealworms! Check out my babies fighting over them! Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    We usually get 4 a day from our 5 hens. We have 3 pullets so hoping by the fall we have several more! Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    Help on chicken treats

    Given that we run a mealworm farm, fresh mealworms are always our go-to treat. We just got goats and the chickens seem so go bananas for goat food! I need to google that to see if its safe! Grace http://sunshineacre.com
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    Chicken attacking ALL the other chickens

    Space not an issue here either. Our main coop is roomy and they have about 1/10 of an acre to free range. The three babies are in a separate coop for now. For us I think its an issue of temporarily being at the top of the pecking order going to our Plmouth Rock's head. :-( Grace...
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    Chicken attacking ALL the other chickens

    I am following this post. We have a similar though not quite as bad (meaning no fatality yet) problem. We had 5 hens raised together. Our Plymouth Rock was always solid in personality - not aggressive not meek, just middle of the pack. Our maran, the head of the pecking order was brutally...
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