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    Will older rooster kill baby rooster?

    We have a 2 month old rooster. What will happen if we put it with the rest of our chickens? Its a white leghorn and we have a buff Orpington Rooster who is about 2 years old (he has 3 hens he looks after). If we put the little one out with them will the Orpington kill the leghorn? I dont want to...
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    What else to feed 6 or 7 weeks old chicks?

    Hi there. Im just wondering what else we can feed our 6 or7 week old chicks. I asked this somewhere else but cant find the thread. They are not interested in bread. But there were other suggestions. I cant remember what they were. Any suggestions thanks.
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    Please help, we are lost. Older chicks dying?????

    We have two 4 or 5 week old chicks. Have recently changed their bedding with untreated saw dust and divided the crate in to two segments. We have our new chicks in one side and the two older ones on the other side. Now both the older ones are lethagic and off colour. Nothing else has changed...
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    Why hatching on different days when all put in the incubator at once?

    Hi there. Can anyone tell me why our chicks are hatching on different days. We had one hatch on day 21, then two on day 22 and one on day 23. We put 18 eggs in at once and only 4 have hatched. Thanks in advance.
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    Helped three chicks out of their shells

    Hi there. Just want to say thank you to the person who posted instructions on helping chicks that are stuck in their shells, out. I did it last night (after one chick was trying all day). I used everything suggested and it worked well. Second one I helped might have been a bit early so we left...
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    Can we put new born chicks in with month old chicks

    Hi there. Just wondering if the 4 week old chicks will attack or kill the new born chicks if we put them in the crate together to grow?
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    How long can they stay in the incubator?

    Hi, I read somewhere on this site that hatched chicks can stay in the incubator a bit longer than we thought. Was it 12 hours? or 6 hours after hatching? I cant find the post I read awhile ago. Thanks in advance
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    Power Cut

    We have about 18 eggs incubating. They are due to hatch on 16th of September. About three days ago we had a power cut for 3 hours. Will this effect the incubating process? Are our chicks likely to be dead now? Does anyone know please?
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    Would it hurt to put a piece of grainy bread in

    Hi all, would it hurt to put a piece of grainy bread in with my 11 day old chicks. Or is there anything else I can give them apart from the crumble?
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    Difference in the colour of their legs

    I have two chicks with reddish coloured legs and one with very distinct dark orange legs/feet. They are all light coloured chicks (yellowish). Could they be different breeds? We purchased eggs to incubate and hatch from two different location but are not sure which ones are which. We had 18...
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    Chick wont stop peeping.

    Hi there. We have three chicks all born the same day. They are about 10 days old. One of them doest stopping peeping constantly. The other two dont really make much noise at all. The other two a bigger than little peep. They are all eating and sleeping. I wonder why it would make so much noise...
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    Hello from New Zealand

    Hi there, we have recently started rearing chickens. We live in Taranaki, New Zealand. Are there any other New Zealanders here? Taniam
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