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    How do I brood baby turkeys?

    I have 15 meaties, and 2 turkeys. They are all 6 days old. I ordered them from my local feed and grain store. They get their chicks from townline hatchery. I figured it would be ok to brood them all together. But one of the turkeys seems to be weaker than the other one and I'm worried...
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    How long do baby chicks need their mother for warmth?

    The babies are now 7 weeks old. They had been sleeping on the floor in deep straw I put in for them but now mama hen wants to sleep on the roost and they are still trying to get under her. They look pretty feathered out to me but mama hen is very patient with them and lets them crowd all...
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    How to baby chicks to go in at night?

    I have a hen with 12...2day old babies. She took them out into the covered run today and they have been out all day and still out there. They are all in a corner under the mama hen. She clearly wanted them to go inside but they didn't go in fast enough to please her so she would come back...
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    broody adopting hatchery chicks

    I ordered 10 chicks from my local feed store. I knew the exact day they would arrive. I just happen to have a broody hen and decided to let her sit on a few eggs and let her have them and timed it out so they would hatch on the same day that I would get the 10.. one day old chicks...
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    Using pine tar for feather pecking problem

    I have a flock of 10 hens and one rooster...I've had a problem with feather pecking. I've increased their protein and given them a larger run. I would like to put some pine tar on them so I purchased a can of it. I'm not sure how to get in on them. This stuff is incredibly thick and...
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    Is my nesting box too small? Picture added

    Well, I decided to make a new nesting box and got it all done and my DB says it may be too small. I made it from 12" boards which is acturally 11 1/4" in reality. So the floor in each box is 11 1/4" square. The Height is where it may be too small. The bottom box is 12 1/4" high, but...
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    What is a good size for nesting boxes?

    Is 11 1/4" square an ok size for inside of nesting boxes?
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    What is a good size for nesting boxes?

    Is 11 1/4" square an ok size for inside of nesting boxes?
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    pine tar and feather pecking

    I read somewhere on here that pin tar on chickens will help with feather pecking. Some of my chickens lower backs and around thier tail feather are bald. I've been having a problem with feather pecking for some time now and have tried to remedy the problem by giving them more space and...
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    What is the squat I keep reading about?

    I keep reading about chickens doing the squat... I already have some chickens laying for about a year now and I feel kinda dumb that I don't know what the squat looks like. I have 5 EE that are 22 weeks old and 3 of them have a really red comb and face... I heard that is a sign. Now I...
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    What breed is this?

    I got a free chick with my mc murray order. They are 5 1/2 weeks old now and I'm curious as to the breed of the freebe (rare chick) Any ideas? Thanks
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    2 1/2 week old babies, 1 not growing! Please help!

    I recieved 26 babies from mcmurray hatchery few weeks ago. 2 of the babies died few hours after arrival. It was cold during their shipment and I believe they were smothered by the other chicks. I have one that is just not growing or as active as the others. She does eat and drink, I have...
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    Baby vitamin, how much to give?

    I have received 26 chicks from mc murray hatchery. Two of them died shortly after arrival. I think they were crushed by the others trying to get warm. The rest are doing pretty good and are active except for one . She seem to be slower and less energetic than the others. She's taking...
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    What breed am I? Updated picture added.

    I received my babies from mc murray this morning. They sent one rare baby chick and i'm wondering what it is. From my looking at the baby pictures on mc murray, the closest I can find to this is a Phoenix. I'm not sure though. Anyone have any ideas? Edited to add updated picture of chick...
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    covering insulation

    I have a bunch of insulation that a friend gave me that was left over from their garage project. I would like to insulate my coop. Does anyone have any ideas on how to cover the insulation so the chickens don't peck at it? thanks
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    What breed of chicken lays jumbo eggs

    My chickens lay nice brown eggs but they are not real big. There are some girls at work that say they would like bigger eggs. So I was wondering what breed of chicken lays the largest brown?
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    How do I get broody Hen back with the flock?

    I have a chicken that went broody decided to let her hatch some eggs. She has been seperated from the flock since 2 days before eggs were due to hatch. She hatched 6 out of the 8 eggs. The chicks are now 2 weeks old and seem very healthy and happy. I also have five 1 week old chicks that...
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    Broody with egg confusion.. What to do?

    I have a RIR that's been sitting on 8 eggs and they are due to hatch July 1st. Over the weekend we went to the lake and didn't come home till the next afternoon. When we got home about 3pm I went to collect eggs and my hen was laying in the wrong nest on the eggs that had just been laid...
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    When do I seperate broody hen with eggs from flock?

    I have a RIR sitting on 8 eggs. They are due to hatch July 1st. When do I seperate them from the rest of the flock? I'm thinking they will need to be seperated because they will need a food and water at a level they can reach and I was planning on feeding them chick starter. Do I move...
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    Chicken can't walk, Please Help!

    I have 19 meat birds that are almost 6 weeks old. We are planning to butcher them on Sunday. Today I noticed one was smaller than the others and is unable to walk very good. I don't know if he just hasn't been able to get enough food because of the other birds. I seperated him from the...
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