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    Thinking about moving our flock to the summer home in the country

    We're thinking about moving our flock of 15 hens- ages 2-4, to our place in the country for the summer. The would have a secure coop and be protected from any predators- but not sure how they would do with the transition- about an hour away by car from the home they're in now. Anyone have any...
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    Chickens stopped laying in early December- should I be worried?

    Hi BYC gang. I have a flock of 10 chickens that are about a year old. I live in Berkeley, CA. They started laying last summer, and were consistently giving me between 7-9 eggs per day. Sometime in November they started to taper down to 3-4 per day, and then one day in early December the laying...
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    Feeding kitchen scraps to my flock

    I've got a flock of 10 hens that are about seven months old. I've been feeding them various scraps from left from meals, and am not sure if it is OK for them to eat meat scraps? Anyone know the answer? thanks Tim
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    How to put a chick down?

    Hi Folks, I had a problem a few months ago with all of my baby chicks dying. I figured out it was the wrong feed and they were dying of malnutrition I switched their food and two of the 10 survived. The problem now is that one of them has lost her ability to walk. The other one seems t be...
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    How do I get my new flock to go in the coop at night?

    Hi Everyone, I've got a new flock of chicks- 7, and I just moved them out to the coop 2 days ago. I was hoping they would go inside on their own at the end of the day but they don't seem to be heading in that direction. We went out and rounded them up the past two evenings just after sunset. I...
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    How do I get my new flock to go in the coop at night?

    Hi Everyone, I've got a new flock of chicks- 7, and I just moved them out to the coop 2 days ago. I was hoping they would go inside on their own at the end of the day but they don't seem to be heading in that direction. We went out and rounded them up the past two evenings just after sunset. I...
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    HELP- one month old chicks started dying this weekend

    I was feeding them something I purchased in bulk from a local feed store which they said was chick feed. Now I'm feeding them something that is packaged with clear labeling as "medicated chick starter mash" and "medicated chick starter crumble". The original feed is a much coarser grind of...
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    HELP- one month old chicks started dying this weekend

    Hi Everyone, update on my problem- turns out I was feeding them the wrong food and they died from calcium deficiency. Not a happy story, but at least I know what the cause of the problem was and don't have to worry about all the horrible diseases it could have been. The 2 I have remaining from...
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    how much to feed chicks

    I've got my first batch of chicks. They are between 2-5 weeks old. Should I just give them as much feed as they want all the time, or should I have feeding "time"? Right now I'm feeding them medicated chick mash, and planning to transition to medicated chick crumble soon. I guess I transition...
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    HELP- one month old chicks started dying this weekend

    thanks for all your replies to my dying chicks- this sure is a friendly and helpful group!! I sent one of to UC Davis and they are doing lots of tests. The doctor was surprised the chick was 4 weeks old, she said it looked like only a few days old. They have been eating, so not sure what that...
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    HELP- one month old chicks started dying this weekend

    thanks so much for all the great advise. I've contacted the Animal Health and Food Safety Department @ UC Davis to see what services they offer. I think I will also move the 3 remaining chicks outside in their cage very soon along with their heat lamp. The books I read all indicated that they...
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    HELP- one month old chicks started dying this weekend

    The cage they are in is about 6 square feet, and they have not seemed crowded in there. I have not seen them eat the new bedding. I'm going to order some pine shavings from the pet store. I don't think it's the bedding though, since I changed to this new stuff after they started dying. No...
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    HELP- one month old chicks started dying this weekend

    Hi backyard chicken folks. I'm new to chickens, and the backyard chickens website, so forgive my ignorance. I bought 10 baby chicks a month ago, variety of breeds, all layers- from a breeder in Texas. They arrived in good health and have been doing fine. Some have been growing faster than...
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