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    Solved How do I change from "In the Brooder"

    I have the status of "in the brooder" and I'm not sure if this means that I'm a new member although I've been here for over a year. How can I change this to something else?
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    CHICKS ON THE WAY!!!

    Thank you for the helpful tips! There are definitely a few things I believe I can do to keep everybody comfortable now. Thank you
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    CHICKS ON THE WAY!!!

    The adult chickens would probably eat the chicks wouldn't they?
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    CHICKS ON THE WAY!!!

    We have a broody mother sitting on 13 eggs that have been fertilized. I've candled one and found that it was full so we have some chicks on the way though I don't know exactly how many. We want to let it happen naturally since we have a sitting hen but is there any tips for me so I can increase...
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    Chicken went broody

    Are there places where you could buy fertile eggs?
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    I Think I have A Hen Sitting

    Shes pretty much always there. She doesn't growl but she will peck a little. Also, all the eggs aren't hers because I have about 17 chickens
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    I Think I have A Hen Sitting

    So I have two roosters in my run with my ladies and lately one of them has been hoarding eggs and sitting on them in the coop. When I try to move her, she will not leave the eggs and I've marked them to take any new eggs that are laid there. I marked about a dozen eggs and one has been there...
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    swimming pool in run? Good idea or bad idea?

    So i wanted to place a small kiddie pool in my chickens' run so they can get in and cool off. I put one in and they never swim in it. My question is: Is it even a good idea for them to be able to swim or could they possibly drown? And if they do like to get in the water whats a good way to make...
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    Been raining a lot

    So its been raining a lot here in Virginia and my chickens' run is really muddy. They have a dry area under their house and dry food, but I'm still concerned about the mud. My question is, can chickens get sick from the ground being wet or will they be fine?
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    My chicken ate a baby bird

    My father had bought some pheasant chicks and tried to keep them separated from our chickens by keeping them in a cage within the chickens run. One managed to escape one day and all we found was a little pheasant wing
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    Chicken voice changing

    This is the chicken in question.
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    Chicken voice changing

    I've had my new chickens for about ten weeks now and one of their voices has gotten a little deeper, is this a problem or just growing up?
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    New member

    Hello! I am new to raising chickens. Me and my girlfriend bought six chicks earlier this summer and they're growing up well so far. I have three rhode island reds ,one americauna, one chochin, and one mottled Java. I'm looking forward to learning more about these cool animals
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    Need help identifying breed

    Thank you very much, I'll have to do some research into them.
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    Need help identifying breed

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