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    No more rooster :(

    Our beloved rooster was taken by a predator yesterday morning. He was great with the "girls" and was very gentle and friendly with us. The hens seem lost now. My question is--should we rehome them to a place that has a rooster? Or keep them? They are on the older side but still laying and...
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    Would like to start showing and need advice

    Hello! My daughter is in 4H and is interested in showing chickens. We already have chicks/chickens, but I do not believe they are "show" chickens. What breeds would you recommend? Are there any sites you recommend to purchase show-quality chickens? Any advice you can give us (what to look...
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    Hatched egg from our Hen!

    We have a broody hen but didn't really pay much attention because we've never had luck with hatching. Well, I opened the coop today and SURPRISE---I found a baby chick! I'm thinking he was hatched last night, as he's fuzzy and walking around. As soon as she saw me she hid him under her...
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    Chick with deformed feet

    I heard you can make little "shoes" for chicks with deformed feet. My chick's feet are a little deformed, she has a hard time getting around. Can anyone provide a link for these shoes? Or give me instructions? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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    Our chick is here!! Yay!!--Now what do we do :) ?

    We finally have one hatched chick from our first try at incubation. We also put more eggs in the incubator at different times, so I'm sure there will be more to come. Anyway, "Omelet" is newly hatched today. What do we do now? Can we take him out of the incubator? We have followed the...
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    Chicks aren't breaking through egg--day 22

    Hello! I'm new to all this so I apologize if I don't know all the terminology yet. Day 21 was yesterday, and a few of my eggs are moving. It's now day 22 and they still haven't broken through the shell. Should I give it more time? Should I try to feed more water through the incubator to...
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