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    July 2015 Hatch A Long HAL

    ADORABLE!!! Congrats!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My BA hen hatched 2 guinea keets yesterday, and the banty hen hatched 2 banty sexlinks. So last night, I moved the banty to a broody pen (picked up her whole nestbox) and popped the two keets under her as well. I put the unhatched eggs under the BA hen, who didn't seem to realize anything...
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    Raising keets and chicks simultaneously - in a coop with two hens?

    Keets will kill similar age/size chickens, doesn't matter the breed..sorry about that! My guineas aren't bothered by owls after they reach mid-adult size, even roosting in trees. I let mine out when they are 2 -3 lbs...bigger than a softball, smaller than a football? I use a hoophouse to...
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    Raising keets and chicks simultaneously - in a coop with two hens?

    HI! Welcome to BYC. I raise both guineas and chickens, and I will tell you my experience. You need to keep the keets separated. My one and only experiment with raising barred rocks and guineas ended in disaster when the half-grown keets began to bully, and eventually kill, the barred rocks...
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    Just got our first baby chick! Now what????

    Welcome! And come on over to the Broody Hen Thread! We have lots of help there on what to do next: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/496101/broody-hen-thread/9380#post_15527528
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    Baby goat dealing with worms/bloating/cold

    I sent you a PM. (private message).
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    July 2015 Hatch A Long HAL

    I can't post photos from my mobile device at all. I have to do it from my laptop.
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    July 2015 Hatch A Long HAL

    Welcome! The more, the merrier. Keep us posted, and don't forget pictures when you can.
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Wonderful! Glad you saved your little one and it turned out to be pretty as well. Thank you so much for keeping us posted so we could follow along on your amazing journey!
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    June 2015 Hatch A Long HAL

    That's how my EE chicks act until they get older. They think I am a hawk or something every time I open the brooder! My Ameraucanas have all been so friendly as chicks, flying to me in the brooder and landing on my hands while I feed or change water. Even if they go through a flighty stage...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    For now, hope he doesn't find my chicken house!
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    June 2015 Hatch A Long HAL

    Thank you! These are the quietest, most reserved chicks I have ever had. They look at me every time I tend them like, "What planet are you from, and why are you here!?" They aren't afraid, just like staring at me and not reacting. They run to eat when I cluck, but if I don't, they just stand...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Disaster struck here with the broody guineas. Saturday evening early, when I was out feeding, the guinea hens set up a horrible chatter. All the dogs were in the barn eating dinner because we were going to have a fireworks show later and I wanted them where they wouldn't be too freaked out (I...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    THAT IS SO COOL!!! I love it. I was reading a thread on here about bra hatching from a couple of years ago and wondering at the dedication of hatching that way. Keep us updated...(I love it that you can feel the chick moving!!!)
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    New to chickens.....

    HI! And welcome to BYC! I live in North Texas, where my thermometer is reading 100 when there is no cloud cover. My garage, where I keep my brooders, runs about 90 and HUMID from the chick water. I don't use heat lamps when it gets that hot. I found a great thermometer that records temps...
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