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    Will a hen that's just hatched off her chicks except new born incubated chicks?

    Good news. I did wait until after dark and gently slipped the incubated chicks in with the broody. The chicks I had were of the same breed so you can't hardly tell the difference in them. When I went out to check on them this morning she was protecting them as if they were her own. I'll be...
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    Will a hen that's just hatched off her chicks except new born incubated chicks?

    My incubated chicks hatched off Monday . The eggs the hen was on hatched today (Thursday) . Will the hen except the other chicks If I wait and put them with her after dark?
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    TSC Sells Ships Chicks?!? Hoover's Hatchery (dropships)

    I have been buying chicks from TSC for 5 years and have ordered ducks from Hoover's hatchery. I've had real good luck with TSC chicks and also with my ducks from Hoover's. When it comes to sexing my TSC chicks have been very accurate. I've bought bantams from TSC also. I like getting them to see...
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    No rooster fertile eggs?

    I have both ducks and chickens but I haven'tr\ seen any aggression from my drakes . I'll be watching out for it though. It could be a while yet because their only a few months old.
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    Huge Snake problems

    I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago . I had some young bantam chicks in the run and I noticed that I was missing some one morning . My brother was there with his dog and that's how I found out I had a large rat snake eating my chicks. The bad thing was he was hiding right under my nose...
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    Official BYC Poll: Which waterer is better: Nipples or cups?

    I prefer the old way of watering . I have 2 five gallon , 2 three gallon and 1 large pan I keep water in out by the well so they have plenty of watering holes to choose from. In Georgia during the summer you can never have to many watering holes. I do my best to select places in the yard that...
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    cooling off your chickens

    I live in middle Georgia and the heat is brutal. Then when you add in the humidity it's almost unbearable . I just make sure that my chickens have plenty of water and I leave their coops open so that anytime the want to get out of the heat they have the shelter of the coops. I noticed that when...
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    Huge Snake problems

    Quit killing ALL the rats and mice. You have taken away their meals and they are POed. Live and let the snakes take care of the mice and rats. I have no problems with mice or rats. In % years I've had one snake and i just removed it and have had no problems. The one i had was a King snake. I...
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    Need help ASAP duckling stuck

    I have 7 Rouens now that are over a month old and 5 more that are 2 weeks old . they grow very fast .The one's that are a month old look like their grown. They are all doing well. I ordered these for the first time ,but hope to be able to incubate some later. this thread will be good if I ever...
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    How do I free range my chickens with a Fox in the woods??

    DOGS work wonders for any type of predator that wants to stick his or her nose where it don't belong . If you can't have a dog and live in the country then a shotgun will work too! The neighbors will understand or get peed off. Sometimes you can't win for losing. The fox has to live too. Have...
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    Hawk Help Needed

    You said that hawks were the culprit. I've never seen hawks use cell towers for perches , but I have definately seen buzzards use them . Hawks prefer power lines to perch on. You may want to check a little closer to see if it is buzzards rather than hawks. I live out in the country and I don't...
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    Need help ASAP duckling stuck

    This will help me out if I ever come up against it when hatching chicks or ducks. I'll be getting an incubator soon so I have a lot to look forward to. Thanks for the good advice. Hope your duckling is doing well .
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    Official BYC Poll: Why Do You Have Chickens?

    we used to have them when I was younger . Now that I'm retired it gives me something to do besides having them around for ALL the other reasons mentioned for having chickens .I just like having them around and like raising them. I'm in the process of getting an incubator so I want have to keep...
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    NEED ADVICE! Have chickens but no coop. Lookimg for affordable options

    I used the prefab fencing panels from HD to build my coops. The first was 8 x 8 with a run behind it. The 2nd one is 8 x 16 . The fence panels are made of treated wood so you don't have to worry about them rotting. The first one I built was back in 2015 and I have had no problems with it. The...
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    Devastated... Lost 7 of 13 chicks last night.

    I've lost chicks and chickens to a variety of things .Mostly things I had no control over and others that I brought on myself. Like forgetting to close the coop at night. I know that I have fox, dogs and hawks to blame for some things,but over all things have gone well when starting out with...
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