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    Chick disappears overnight

    My hen hatched only one chick about 5 days ago. Everything has been fine until this morning. the chick is gone. The mama is hanging around in the hen house looking for it. When I closed them up last night all was well. This same hen also had two of the fertilized eggs that I put under her...
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    hen lame on right side, powdery residue on head and neck

    My hen started limping on her right side a few weeks ago. I inspected her but could find no injuries. Then she started looking like she was molting, so I thought she was just molting a little later than the other hens. Now she cannot use her right wing or leg. She lays around on her left side...
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    Fire Ants

    How do I control fire ants without harming my chickens? My flock free ranges on my property and so do the ants!
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    Help My egg is bleeding....

    22 day old egg has been bleeding from several pinpoint tiny holes. It has gotten worse as the day has gone by. What can I do?
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    Chicks bored with chick starter/grower feed?

    My six week old chicks are doing very well. I've had them on the starter/grower (available night and day) but have been giving them treats of a few handfuls of whole grain rolled oats. Not the quick or instant kind. They come racing over to the gate when they see me coming because they love it...
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    Adult Guineas and baby chickens

    If I put a couple of adult Guineas in a run with my 4 week old baby chickens, will they hurt the babies? I have been forced to move my chick babies outside to their permanent home but we had an incident with a snake a couple of weeks ago and I am very scared for them. I was thinking the guineas...
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    Guineas, snakes and mothballs

    If I put out moth balls around my the outside of my chicken run, in order to deter the snakes, will my free ranging guineas eat the moth balls? I don't want to poison the guineas!
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    Poisonous greens?

    I want to bring some grasses and weeds inside for my 3wo chicks to play with and nibble on. Are there any plants that are harmful to them?
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    WHAT CAN A SNAKE SWALLOW?

    How big do my chicks have to get before a snake cannot swallow them? We have FL pine snakes and rat snakes. Probably others.
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    How much space for each chick in the brooder?

    My 2 week old chicks are outgrowing their cardboard box home. I have 12 chicks. How much room do they need?
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    blmack from Pace, Fl

    Hi! I will be getting some baby chicks as soon as the weather gets warm enough. Probably late February. My husband has built an excellent coop and run. I am very excited about getting my chickens. I want hens for pets and eggs.
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