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    Paul Smith Ameraucana Chicks, 4-5 weeks old.

    Paul Smith Ameraucana chicks about 4-5 weeks old. Black, wheaten, blue wheaten, blue wheaten splash. They were just shipped to me recently. I live in a high predator area and have lost a number of chickens recently. Today's attack was a heartbreaker. Straight run, no guarentee on sex. First...
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    Pipping and they are still in turner

    My eggs in the incubator are pipping because i forgot what day they were set. The eggs are still in the turner. I set up an identical incubator for warmth and humidity and do not know if i should risk messing with the eggs in the turner One chick hatched and is almost dry. Should i move it...
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    5 month old Americauna, boy or girl?

    Any thoughts, friends? He or she is about 5 months old now. Blue eggs are suddenly appearing in my coop, and i only have one other blue-egger in the coop who is 5 this year. But I can't tell, I think I see saddle feathers around the tail, but the comb is small, he or she doesn't fight with...
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    This is so cool! Herding Rooster

    Since a predator attack a weekend ago, I have two roosters outside in the main flock. One calls almost incessantly, but that's just him. The other, a little serama roo, has taken to keeping the 11 remaining hens very close to the coop. If they stray too far and he sees this, he chases them...
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    Now that chicks are better from coccidia, do they have immunity?

    I dearly apologize if I was supposed to continue on an old thread, but this is a different question than before. 5 week old chicks look like they are recovering beautifully from coccidia. PHEW! They had me pretty scared! Now that they are doing better, have they developed the immunity for...
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    Broody hen who wont give up!

    I have a young broody hen. She wont give up on eggs that wouldnt hatch, so i switched them out for some others. Not sure if these eggs are any more fertile. All of the hens and roos are young, just maturing. Do i keep putting eggs under her? Or can a couple of chicks snap her out of her...
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    Is it a racoon?

    Three nights ago, a predator got into the coop and killed 10 chickens. It managed the latch on the door. The chickens all got out and scattered. 14 have returned over the course of that day, and I have been unable to locate 10 others. Two nights ago, something came and pulled one of my...
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