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    Possible sick chicken

    Thank you so much for your concern. We got up early the next morning and found she had passed an egg without a shell. Her bath with warm water hopefully loosened it up. I prayed God's protection over our flock while we would be away and came home to all 5 of my lovely hens. Praise God! Scarlett...
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    Possible sick chicken

    I have a one year old hen who I noticed is acting a bit slower than usual. She is eating, but not as quickly as usual. I noticed her vent feathers had poop on them and her poop is a light green color. I gave her a bath to wash her off and will add some apple cider vinegar to their water. We go...
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    Baby Chicks Getting Food Stuck on Roof of Mouths

    The chickens really liked their feed fermented, not at first, but have to be patient chicken mama's! Now that they are 3 weeks old, I have also noticed this problem correcting itself as their beaks have grown. My little Scarlett is the only one with the food on her mouth, but not as bad as it...
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    Hello!

    Hello, my name is Jacky. I live in Southern Idaho and have 5 baby chickens. I simply copied and pasted the template for this new member introduction... (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? This is our first flock. We picked the girls up from the hatchery on 6/11/22, and...
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    Baby Chicks Getting Food Stuck on Roof of Mouths

    Rosemary, Thank you for this very personal advice, as it sounds like you are very familiar with the brand of food. I have thought about fermenting it, and you have given me the courage to try it. Thank you for taking the time to offer some wisdom. God bless you!
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    Baby Chicks Getting Food Stuck on Roof of Mouths

    That is a great idea! Thank you caveman Rich. I might try that meat mallet idea. Our chickens are eating the Scratch and Peck grower feed, which is pricey, and we have a 40 lb bag we intend on using, until of laying age. The meat cleaver idea helps us control the size. Iwill try this first thing...
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    Do you think they’ll survive the night?

    This is my first time raising chicks, and do not have full grown chickens, but responding because I have read that to let a broody hen follow her dreams and become a mama, most recommended tricking the hen by putting an egg under her and then sneaking the chick under her a couple days later...
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    Baby Chicks Getting Food Stuck on Roof of Mouths

    So, I have chicks that are two weeks old. The store keeper gave me grower feed rather than starter feed, and so not sure if the grains were too large for the chicks. I noticed they kept pushing aside larger grains to get the more crumblike textured food, so I decided to puree some in my vitamix...
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