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    Help, chicks dying! No antibiotic and no feed stores open

    I have a big problem, I have lost 2 9wk old chicks, just all of the sudden. I looked and saw blood and so I figured it is cocci. I can tell that another is on her way out, and I just don't want to lose anymore. It is the 4th of July and no one is open. Is there any sort of home rememdy to...
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    :( I'm Sick of My hubbys Work...

    I am so sorry you miss your hubby! That would be frustrating, doc's hours and no benefits. However, you've got to know that your hubby thinks of you and your daughter while he is at work and how grateful he is that you are so patient with his schedule. He probably counts on the fact that he...
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    Chick will not stop peeping!

    Will the mama reject them now? It has only been less than a day since I removed them from her.
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    Chick will not stop peeping!

    I was just hoping that there was something that I could do. I kind of had to remove the 2 chicks (2 days old) while we wait for the others to hatch. There was another hen being aggressive. I only have so much room and there were 3 hens who wanted to lay on the eggs. Also, the nest was a...
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    Chick will not stop peeping!

    Hi there, it is me again! One of the chicks that I put in our brooder today will not stop peeping, it has been doing it ALL day. It is not a small content chirp, it is SO LOUD. Why is it doing it? I have food/water/stuffed animal, etc. What else do I need to do? I just took her away from...
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    Chicks in brooder- have ? please

    Well, now one of the chicks seems to be quite lethargic and not doing very good. I did have the light too low I think and so I moved it up and hopefully he will do better. He doesn't look very good though. The other one is peeping constantly and it is soooo loud. Is this normal? Thanks...
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    Chicks in brooder- have ? please

    I definitely moved them, they are in a different place now. They seem to be quite content and warm. I will get a thermometer tomorrow and just keep a close eye on them tonight. Thanks for the help everyone. I hope that we see more chicks tomorrow, although I am not hopeful. We had to move...
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    Naughty new hen being nasty

    They actually compete with the roos? Crazy birds! She usually does the pecking on the others when he is around. You would think that she is telling the others to back off of her man. Not only do I have this crazy one, but I think that I have the opposite end of the spectrum too. The hen at...
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    Chicks in brooder- have ? please

    I think that is gonna work great, I already changed it out and they are standing righ under it, soaking it in. I have kind of a silly question...the only place I had to put them was in the bathroom, on top of my dryer. I will have to do laundry someday, so will it be too bumpy for them if I...
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    Chicks in brooder- have ? please

    They are peeping loud, so I will adjust it. I will try to find a thermometer, too. The only bulbs I have are 60W and 120W, should I try the 120W? Poor little babies are so small and only have each other so far to cuddle up with. I have never seen people put something from them to cuddle up...
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    Naughty new hen being nasty

    I have just merged two groups of chickens and so far it is not so bad. The rooster mounts everyone he sees! I had one group close to my house (four hens who get along famously) and another group further out that was 3 hens and a rooster. Ugh! Besides the rooster rocking everyone's world, one...
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    Chicks in brooder- have ? please

    I just moved the 2 chicks into the brooder. I am using a rubbermaid tub with a light (60w) and feed and water. I have the light down to about 14 inces above them, which to me seems too low, but one of them looks like she is shivering. Do they tremble for any other reason? Just want to make...
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    Waterer for new chicks. Need ideas!

    Thanks for the ideas, that was really fast!!
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    Broody hen on 14 eggs! ?'s please!**UPDATE**

    That sounds like a good idea. The eggs are still in the box with mom, should I make a new nest in another corner of the coop and then move the eggs? Will she go back to them if I touch and move them? I am also kind of low on space, the other six chickens are in the other coop (4x4) and the 2...
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    Waterer for new chicks. Need ideas!

    Hi all, We had our first chicks born yesterday (at least I think, it could have been 2 days ago) and we are not as prepared for it was a little unexpected. I have the feed and brooder ready but the waterer is a problem. I can't get to the feed store to buy the waterer until tomorrow, but the...
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    Broody hen on 14 eggs! ?'s please!**UPDATE**

    If I move them out of the box, then I should probably just move them into a brooder instead of keeping them in there with momma? I am afraid that the other hen is going to do something, too. I will move them today. Should I just take the chicks one by one as they hatch? Or move the eggs as...
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    Broody hen on 14 eggs! ?'s please!**UPDATE**

    Yeah, she is one of the hens that has been "helping her" cover the origianl 14 eggs that were in the nest. The extra hen has been doing something kinda weird to the eggs though. She does move them around and gets them under the black hen, but once she looked like she was trying to peck at...
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    Broody hen on 14 eggs! ?'s please!**UPDATE**

    We now have 2 chicks, and more to come!
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    Broody hen on 14 eggs! ?'s please!**UPDATE**

    Hi everyone, It has been a while since I posted, and do I have a question for you. A few weeks ago, one of our hens went broody. I was told from a couple people some great tips on getting her to snap out of it, but I decided to just leave her be and let her sit on them if that makes her happy...
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    Our new puppy!

    Thanks for the reassuring words:). I drove 1 1/2 hours to get him and I just couldn't leave him there, it was not a good situation. I saw the mom and she is a husky mix, but not much got to the pup, did it? The mom had two other older offspring that were definately shepard mix. So maybe that...
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