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    Chicks mailed yesterday. PO says will be delivered tomorrow. Will they survive?

    Our chicks from Meyer were mailed yesterday using express mail. The PO says they did not come on today's truck. Can they live another day without food/water?
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    Two hens died suddenly

    Thanks for the reply. We did check for runny noses, but I'll give them a thorough looking over tonight.
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    Two hens died suddenly

    ...them in their pen as the sun was setting and found her behind the coop laying oddly. I pulled her out and could tell that she was about to die (*there's a bit of graphic info I'll post at the bottom so those with a weak stomach don't have to read). She died during the night and I assumed...
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    Can two hens brood together??

    We had two hens sit on the same eggs. They would move the eggs around, but they seemed ok with sharing. When the chicks hatched it was nice for there to be two mamas because one could take a break and go eat in the yard while the other guarded the chicks.
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    Best dog breed around chickens? UPDATE post #117 Thanks all!

    To train your dog, get some broody chickens with chicks, then hold your dog down near the broody chickens, let the chickens out and let the attack from the broody hens begin. Make sure to keep the dog restrained. All the pecking should give your dog a healthy respect of the chickens. A broody...
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    Hen lays eggs while on the roost

    Mine will kick eggs out of the egg box sometimes too.
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    Advice on chosing new vegetable varities to grow that are safe around?

    I would keep them out of the garden unless you want holes in all your produce.
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    Organic or non-organic

    Organic = waste of money. Largely the buzz word of today.
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    Meyer Hatchery....CAN SEX POLISH CHICK'S??????????????????????????????

    We ordered two Polish pullets from My Pet Chicken (Meyers) and one turned out to be a rooster
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    When will they know I'm not trying to eat them?

    My husband and I kept our six chicks in one of our bathrooms until they were big enough to go out to the coop/run. We'd take them out of the brooder and let them run around the bathroom while we sat there and gave them treats. We did this many times a day. That way they came up to us on their...
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    has anyone's chicken ever used a doggie door?

    Our hens have never come through our doggy door. When it was cold out I tried to show them how to use it, but they never did.
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    2nd hen just went broody-What to do?

    We have six hens. One went broody a few weeks ago (BA). We got 8 fertile eggs for her to sit on. Now one of the other hens(BR) has kicked her out of the nest box and is sitting on the eggs. The BA is now sitting just outside of the next box with no eggs under her. What should we do...
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    11wk Polish pullet dead, could it have been heat?Would someone please

    How hot is really hot? I'm in NC and our polish chicks did ok with our hot summer last year. We put a fan out for them and wet the ground in their pen several times a day when it was 99-100 degrees for a few days straight. In OH they should be ok as long as they have shade and good airflow.
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    How many eggs do hens usually sit on?

    One of our hens went broody and someone gave us nine fertilized eggs for her to sit on. Today three of them were out of the nest box. Are there too many in there for her to sit on? How many do they usually sit on? Also, our other hens have slowed production since she went broody. We were...
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    Broody Hen

    I have a black Australop hen that has gone broody and we have not fertilized eggs. I take all the eggs out of the box and she still sits. We even kicked her out of the hen house and she will just sit on the ground. Not sure if we should put fertilized eggs under her or just wait it out.
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    Will Chickens be next?

    Quote: What was your point with your previous post? I didn't think anyone was really arguing the carbon foot print with using plants that have recently been growing, that how people argue bio fuels. Either the plant rots, or it rots at an accelerated rate in a cows stomach. Same final...
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    Will Chickens be next?

    Quote: methane gas,,, add up every cow,, then times that by how many times each 1 "breaks wind",, and thats alot of gas.. You don't understand, it only matters when you bring new "pollutants" into the environment, ie bring it from deep within the earth, otherwise its the same as it was...
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    Will Chickens be next?

    A green tax on live stock is stupid and show how ignorant the politicians are. There is no carbon foot print on live stock that eat plants.
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    need help sexing BR chicks pic heavy

    I had two I thought for sure were roos and so did a lot of others, then one day I saw them lay eggs. I wouldn't give up until I hear them crow or its really obvious.
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    grit vs oyster shell

    Isn't the oyster shells acting as "grit" until its broken down?
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