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    Adding chicks to a hen?

    I have a hen that went broody on a single egg. I decided to let her keep it, and she hatched it out 4 days ago. My friend gave me a couple of new hatchlings today that I'm hoping I can introduce to Amy (hen) so that Solo (chick) has some buddies. Is it worth trying to put them under Amy tonight...
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    Adding chicks to a hen?

    I have a hen that went broody on a single egg. I decided to let her keep it, and she hatched it out 4 days ago. My friend gave me a couple of new hatchlings today that I'm hoping I can introduce to Amy (hen) so that Solo (chick) has some buddies. Is it worth trying to put them under Amy...
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    Adding wood ducks to flock

    I was advised to post this here from the duck forum.... We have had a small-medium mixed flock of various chickens for several years. Low key breeds that all get along together. We have been thinking of adding some wood ducks to the group at large, and we are looking for advice, cautions, or...
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    Adding wood ducks to a mixed bird flock....

    We've had a variety of chickens for several years and they do very well for us. We live on 6 wooded acres in Northern KY, with a creek running the property. We've thought about the possibility of adding wood ducks to the group at large for the last couple years and are curious as to whether...
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    Wood Ducks and Chickens?

    I have a small mixed flock of chickens with varying breeds (mostly easter eggers, some Brahma bantams, duccles, faveroles, etc...) in two 9x5 coops with a very large covered run. They often get run of the yard and wooded areas of our propery (6 acres) I've been wanting to get wood ducks for...
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    Lethargic Bantams

    I live in Northern KY and made the mistake (I think) of getting bantams this summer along with my layers. (the spring hatch got decimated by a predator...) It's now approximately 20 degrees here, and yesterday I had to pick up 2 non responsive bantams from my run. A frizzle cochin and a...
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    Cross beaked silkies?!

    I noticed a week or so ago that one of my silkie chicks had a cross beak. I wasn't terribly concerned about it until I went down tonight and noticed another one did as well! I don't recall the second one when I saw the first. They are both eating, drinking, and growing well.....what has...
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    Adding ducks to the flock....help?

    On Friday we have two black east india ducklings coming to us. Aside from our 6 grown hens outside, we also have 7 easter eggers and 8 silkies that are about 5 weeks old, and 9 silkies that are 2 weeks old. My plan (I hope) was to add the new ducklings to the brooder with this group, since the...
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    Adding ducklings to the flock, pointers?

    On Friday we have two black east india ducklings coming to us. Aside from our 6 grown hens outside, we also have 7 easter eggers and 8 silkies that are about 5 weeks old, and 9 silkies that are 2 weeks old. My plan (I hope) was to add the new ducklings to the brooder with this group, since the...
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    Surprising integration!

    3 1/2 weeks ago we got 7 easter egger chicks, and 8 silkie chicks to add to our little flock. Yesterday we got 9 more silkies from a hatchery. I was expecting problems integrating the wee ones with the older ones. (Last year, the older chicks started carrying the little ones around by the toes...
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    help!

    Have a 1 week old Easter egger that this morning appears to be gasping for air. I hear a little click. This has been going on for a couple hours at least (found her like this this morning. The other chicks are fine. Is this the end for her, or is there something I can do?
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    Introducing the new recruits.

    We've got a mixed flock that we're adding to this year. There are 5 two year old hens (2 buff orpys, 2 speckled sussex, 1 faverolle) and 2 one year olds (1 easter egger, and 1 faverolle.) We're adding 8 more easter egger (one is definitely a cockerel) and 14 silkies. We're building a low...
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    Silkie colors

    I'm getting a group of silkies this year, and I'm interested in breeding them in the future. (as long as they are all healthy and worth breeding) I'm getting black, white, blue, and buff. I'm interested in knowing what color combinations I may get. I've seen some beautiful lavenders and...
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