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    Bent baby chicken leg

    Hi All, so we hatched 5 chickens last week, and one of them has a bent leg. Is there something that I can do for this chick? Right now its hopping around with 1 bent leg. Previously it was 'worse', it was using its 'knees' to walk and limp around, then we put some turmeric on the leg, and now...
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    Hatching day tomorrow, should I remove eggshells once theyre hatched?

    Thanks! The area where she is brooding now is quite small, essentially a big nest box. I was planning on leaving them to hatch there, then move to a bigger brooder. 15 eggshells might crowd out the space? Does this change anything?
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    Hatching day tomorrow, should I remove eggshells once theyre hatched?

    We are so excited for the hatching day tomorrow. I have heard some sounds from the eggs and some movement. My question is: as the chicks are hatching, shall I clean up the area and remove some of the egg shells? One lady who hatched chicks for us last time said that we need to remove shells so...
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    How to set eggs? Still confused

    Hi All, so I want to hatch some eggs. And originally I thought I'll get those eggs from my hens. But they're NOT laying inconsistently, and would only give max 2 eggs per day at this point. My questions: 1. Can I collect eggs daily, keep them somewhere inside until I have a total of 10-15 eggs...
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    Hello from South India

    HI Allen, thanks for the kind words, I'm a total beginner at this! My goal is to start having them lay consistently, and so far the chicken raising I've seen around me are all very laid back and super low maintenance, which I guess results in inconsistent egg production. So I'm trying to do...
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    Draft free coop mandatory?

    We are planning to make a bigger chicken coop for the chickens by repurposing a run down shed, about 10x5 ft. (We also plan on making the run attached to that, around 10x30.) Out of the four sides of the shed, two sides are cemented wall, and the other two will be low walls (1/4 height) with...
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    Interbreeding in chickens okay? And free range chicks?

    Please excuse this newbie question, this might be silly! Interbreeding: We have 5 hens and 1 rooster. One of those hens is the mama hen for all the chickens. So is it recommended to breed my chickens in this setup? My goal is to reach up to 15-20 hens and have them as layers. Would this...
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    Hello from South India

    Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! Next week I'll be up and running with the pics of the coop etc, hope to rely on all of your expertise then :)
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    Let mama hen raise the chick, with the flock?

    Hello all, I'm just starting to take the backyard chicken business seriously, and would love to know your opinions. The next time our hens lay eggs, sometime in mid Jan, we plan to hatch them. We live in the tropics, so weather is not a problem here. The question is: 1. Can I let the mama...
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    Hello from South India

    Hello all, very excited to learn from this group. I'd like to introduce myself and hope to know lots more about chicken caring, and in time maybe help out other members as well. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We've had chickens for 3 years now but not...
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