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    2018 Newbie Chat!

    This happened with my broody chickens, and they stayed on the eggs
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    Silkies!! in the winter, tips and advice?

    Normally, all sorts of chickens will huddle together and hate snow in the winter. Make sure to heat there water or it will freeze. Insulate your house and as "chickens really" said, you should lower roosts flat side up to make more moisture, basically making the coop warmer. Letting your...
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    Advice for Predators

    We have hardware cloth were our chickens beaks can barely fit there beaks through. So far there are no break ins through the wire, and they can only get through from holes in the coop. EDIT: One weasel can kill a whole flock of twenty chickens, it has happened to my family in Texas.
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    Advice for Predators

    Edit: This is for most people in NYC, and those who live around there. I did not address weasels and monks because I have had no experience on them, and I cannot provide false information. PM me if I missed any animal in the area and I will be sure to add it. Quick information: My name is...
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    Hen abandoned 4 week old chick -- what should we do?

    If no one will take the baby chick, it will certainly die. You might have to take it for yourself and raise it. At 5 weeks, they probably will have trouble surviving the nights and/or will be cold, scared, and tired. Take immediate action because this chick is probably in alot of danger. Once...
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    EMERGENCY: MY CHICK WAS ATTACKED

    Make sure she drinks & eats. Feed her some treats to calm down. Try to stop the gasping.
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    Do my chicks need to be locked up in the coop at night?

    I would say to 10/10 lock up your chicks at night. With about 14 chickens, we have accidentally forgotten to protect parts of our coop, and have woken up to dead chickens. Personally, I have never lost a baby chick, even when one ran away from us and slept outside for a day (we woke up and it...
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