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    ok they are flopping around...

    The first time I set my EE chick down on a washcloth I thought something was terribly wrong with her. I thought she had broken her legs or gotten into poison. She LOVED that washcloth. She rolled around all over it with her legs sticking straight out behind her. None of the others were quite so...
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    Introducing Older Pullet to Chicks

    I have two 5-6 week old chicks, an EE and a silkie. They get along wonderfully. I got rid of three 5-6 wk old males last night. I intend to add a 5-6 week old female cochin and possibly a 3 month old Buff Orp. The two I already have have been chirping for the boys I got rid of last night. Will...
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    Keeping Flys Away

    I don't know why but I know it works. I live in Texas and I kept seeing these bags of water hanging on the patios of Mexican Restaurants. And when I visited Mexico they would put water in jugs and set them around the outside eating areas every two feet or so. One year I had really bad flies so I...
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    How to get your chicks to love you

    I just found this site!!! My chicks are 4-6 weeks old and judging from what has been posted I have not handled them enough. They are pretty flighty and resist being held. Are they still young enough that with some serious love therapy I can turn them in to hard core cuddlers? Or is it already...
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