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    bugs on my new hens

    just got six new hens to add to our three. i was just now holding one to get her accustomed to me, and to check her over. i found little light coloured, oval bugs on her, about an inch below her vent. i called the vet and he said to put sevin dust on her. i wish there was an alternative...
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    yogurt

    how often can i feed my five week olds yogurt? i am afraid i've already spoiled them. i have begun giving it to them every other day, or every third day, mixed into their feed, and now they don't seem as enthusiastic about their plain feed. they still eat it, they just don't dive into it like...
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    chicks gone wild

    i just cut up some strawberries (tiny), mixed them into some plain yogurt with rye, barley, oats and wheat, and gave it to my four week olds. the response was unprecedented. they are squealing, running all over their enclosure, walking in it, landing in the bowl. even georgia, who has...
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    treats?

    i have three week olds, and have given them tiny pieces of romaine, and raw oats, and plain yogurt mixed with their feed. they love it, but i am wondering if i have done the wrong thing. they are still eating their regular feed. can someone advise me, please?
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    slow chick

    can anyone advise me on what to do about my chick who is not thriving? she's the smallest, and she sleeps too much. i do not see her getting pecked on. she, and the three who are identical to her, rir's, are 27 days old. she isn't behaving like the others do. she just eats, drinks, then goes...
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    vent issues

    what is best way to dry baby chick's bottom after vent cleaning? i am gently dabbing it with a dry cotton ball, but it's taking too long, and i am afraid to keep him out from under the light for over ten minutes. also, how long will it take before they are not afraid of being picked up...
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    i love my new baby chicks!

    i am having such a good time watching our new baby chicks! they are so cute and precious! within the last two days there has been a new behavioural development. when one picks up a bit of pine shaving in her beak, the others begin to chase her, and so she starts running from everybody, and they...
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    new to site, and chick care~need advice

    hello. i am looking forward to meeting and talking with y'all. just got baby chicks from local seed store that couldn't inform me of their breed/sex. they seem very healthy. put newspaper, then pine bedding down. don't have red light yet, only have a 100 watt bulb, and one 60 watt, and...
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