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    Raising a baby chick alone?

    maybe try it? sometimes the mom is attacking any threats to her babies... they get confused. Is the momma hen still sitting on the nest? if she is, maybe try and put the baby chick under her at night... watch close for awhile.. see what happens
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    Raising a baby chick alone?

    hi! I bought 2 baby chicks to be with her... they are all fine! I raised them all together, and then slowly introduced them to the main flock. At about 3 weeks I put them in a secured run, so the flock could observe and interact with them, then at 5 weeks I let them mingle with the group. All...
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    Green legged chicken

    I have a few Icelandic chickens that have green legs! so pretty! :)
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    Raising a baby chick alone?

    when I had my lone baby chick, I bought 2 more the same age to be with her... it worked out amazingly well! they all stick together :D
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    Canadians check in here....

    what breed of chicks? where do you live?
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    Canadians check in here....

    I live in BC and I have some people from Manitoba and Alberta that are interested in obtaining some of my fertilized eggs... does anyone know the procedure? where do I start?
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    Canadians check in here....

    hi kjkchicks! I'm your neighbour in Langley :D --Sue--
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    Bald butt and swollen below vent.

    it was sad, I knew she was so confused when I isolated her ... she was so social and missed being with the flock, I'm soo very glad her death was quick. she was a sweetheart. the tumor/growth never slowed her down, she waddled and even ran, and layed an egg almost every day!
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    Bald butt and swollen below vent.

    my Australorpe hen passed away on the weekend... the skin on the growth split open, and her internal organs were exposed. I isolated as the other hens were picking at her.... she ate and drank until her death. In fact she died eating, she was found with her face in her food dish. She layed...
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    Icelandic Chickens

    Quote: Kathy! I LOVE your "signature line"!!! it's the perfect statement!
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    Icelandic Chickens

    Quote: This is/was my Árni... he looks like your roo he was so handsome, but a total nut case! terrorized all the hens, and was just plain annoying! I sold him to a farm that has pea hens and a peacock, sheep and several regular laying hens on 18 acres... it's a lot quieter here now. I...
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    mystery?

    I'm so thankful for all the responses!!! I'm just glad she is a pullet! phew!
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    mystery?

    this is a 5 mth old pullet, does anyone have any idea what breed she might be? she probably is a cross
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    Help. Chicken with huge swollen red butt

    my hen with the swollen red butt doesn't seem to be in any pain... she gets around, runs even. When I first noticed it a few months back, I bathed her in hot epsom salts, isolated her etc... she hated it. The benefit of isolating her was I got to observe her. She ate well, layed eggs and was...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Hi CountryCanadianChicksRock... you can get live mealy worms from most any pet fish stores, a lot of wild bird centers have them also... you can even raise your own mealy worms
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    Canadians check in here....

    YAY!! and hi! shellyk!!! I'm from Langley!!! nice to meet you
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    Bald butt and swollen below vent.

    For some reason I didn't get this message until today. I got a different kind of antibiotic, but before I could do anything the swelling seemed to retreat. If it's going to resolve on its own I think I'll let it - but now I have something for treatment if it's necessary. I'll look up...
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    Bald butt and swollen below vent.

    let us know how your treatment works, my hen still has the weird condition, but looks healthy besides having a humongous soft growth on her rear end!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Quote: the last time it was only three, that was last spring, that's when she ate the eggs/chicks... she doesn't get out of the nesting box until I put her in a broody pen... now she is sitting on 5 eggs, sort of... I see a couple off to the side :|
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Quote: thanks Miss Lydia! I thought the same! but why are the eggs that the broody cochins not healthy, and the ones I incubate are 90% successful?? I'm giving her a try again, but I keep looking at her and she doesn't seem too interested??? it's like she would rather just sit on air/nothing?
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