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    Feeding chicks and hens within same flock

    I was so concerned about my introducing my 8 week old chicks to my hens and now that they are successfully integrated I read that the chicks should not be eating the layer feed,......oops! I have the chicks feeder in the coop with their fast grow crumbles. The hens layer feed pellets is in their...
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    Time to re-home my leghorns?

    I have a mixed flock of 2 leghorns and 3 cochins that are 1 year old. I also have 2 barred rocks, 2 buff orps, and what I think is a brahma (was suppose to be a white cochin) that are 6 1/2 weeks old. My leghorns are causing me such grief! They are definitely my "alpha birds". They peck the...
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    Leghorns pecking cochin feet!!

    I have a mixed coop of a buff orpington, 3 cochins, and 2 leg horns (and I have 2 barred rocks, another cochin, and 2 buff orps in the brooder). I noticed a couple weeks ago that my cochin's feathers on their feet were sparse. I thought maybe it was some sort of disease so consulted my books and...
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    When to add to my flock,...

    I have four week old chicks. Last week we had friends in town for the 4th and one brought his Jack Russell Terrier, and I'm sure you know where this story is going,... The dog took 3 of our 10 in a matter of seconds. They were in the basement in their brooder and she snuck through the door, down...
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    Chicken Hilton Manager

    Hi! I'm excited to be BYC's newest member! I've been reading the articles and posts for the past couple months as my husband and I searched for our new home in Montana. Enough area for a coop was my pre-req, and the home we chose had a great "Chicken Hilton" existing! So we closed on the house...
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    Temp settings for my chicks

    PLEASE HELP! I'm new to raising chicks and will receive my girls this week! I've been reading up for the past month and asking questions at my local farm and ranch store, so I've heard my broody needs to set between 90-100 when they first arrive. I'm using a large tuber ware container (cleaned...
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