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  1. Ashleigh2904

    Hours old chick with green poop..

    My 4th chick hatched out 7/8 hours ago. Cheeping away. Seems to be ok. Wobbling around on his unsteady legs like they do. This is my first hatch. Other 3 are doing fine. But earlier the newest one pooped a water poo with two bright green lumps in it. I read this means kidney and liver failure...
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    Not pipped yet?

    My chick has been cheeping in his egg for about 72 hours. I am so scared he'll suffocated. Would it be terrible of me to make a little air whole in the air sack end and then put him back in the nest for mum to sit on? I dont know how many days chicks cheep before pipping an hatching as this is...
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    Will my chicks be able to hatch when the mother is sitting on them?

    I realize this is probably a strange question but my hens are sitting on roughly 20 eggs between them, one is cheeping, the others are at various stages of development due to other hens laying eggs and these two broodys stealing them What I want to know though, is say my one little cheeper...
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    Cheeping but no pipping, when to interveen?

    As the title suggests my broody hens (yup two at once) are sitting on about 14 eggs between them. All at various stages of development due too the other hens laying and these broody hens adopting their eggs. But... A few of them eggs are all around the same age/time. Last night i went out to...
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    Rooster? And also, what breed?

    So I bought two cute little 4-5 week old chicks, both pekins apparently.. Well, as you can see, this isn't exactly a pekin bantam.. so I've no clue what I've ended up with, all I know is she was meant to be a lemon pekin, so what is she and is she actually a he. S/he is 16 weeks old.
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    How/ When to feed..

    When an how am I meant to feed barley, wheat and maize? Because, I have no idea :(
  7. Ashleigh2904

    Which brand would be better?

    I'm wondering which brands are better. I'm debating between Marriages and Fancy Feeds. There isn't a lot in it price wise. Just wondering if anyone has a preference? Marriages has, 17% protein, 4% oil, 7% fibre and 11.7% ash, apparently. Annnnnd... Fancy Feeds has, 17.5 protein, 2.75% oil...
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