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    A couple years in, but a newby still

    Hi there! I recently (a few weeks ago) hatched another 13 chicks. All seem to be doing well but tonight I found one has a crooked beak and one cannot stand-she just falls over to the side. The one with the crooked beak actually is running around and eating somehow and seems to be doing ok but...
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    A couple years in, but a newby still

    Last night when the light was over the center of the cage they all gathered around the edges of cage on top of one another. This morning when I found a dead one lying under the light and the rest of them still round perimeter I moved the light to edge of cage and now they're all scurrying about...
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    A couple years in, but a newby still

    I have raised over 35 chickens from chicks before but this is my very first time hatching them to raise. I love it- it both warms and breaks my heart but the experience to see a new life emerge right before my eyes as a result of my care!!! I just am in awe. They are all "mutts" as I have many...
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    A couple years in, but a newby still

    Thank you all for the welcoming. My chicks are in a dog kennel crate in my house where it's nice and warm. I'm going to change the bulb for sure to 125 watt. They seem fine, are chirping and playing round but I am neurotic and worry so am watching them closely. I still have one eggs that keeps...
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    A couple years in, but a newby still

    Hi there. I decided a couple years ago to try having chickens so I purchased some multiple breeds from our local country store. I live in Simpsonville, KY on a couple acres and we're very much involved in animal rescue. We have 8 dogs, 10 cats and now 38 hens and 3 roosters. I started with 8...
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