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    Reintroducing hen and her chicks to the flock

    One of my hens had gone broody, so I finally let her set on several eggs, which hatched a couple of weeks ago. I had separated her from the rest of the flock by blocking off the nest box she was using, so she was still right there in the coop. With the addition of the little ones, I moved her...
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    Hen lost a foot

    One of my Marans has lost her right foot, and I'm sure the left will be soon to follow. We had a severe cold snap here (temps to -35F) and she was the only one of my chickens who were effected. I feel bad for her, but she's eating and drinking well. The day I discovered that her foot fell off, I...
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    1-day old and 2-week old together?

    I have a 2-week old chick that has been in the house under a heat lamp since it was 2 days old. Yesterday one of my broodies had a brand new chick under her and another working on getting out of the shell. The 2nd chick didn't make it and I'm wanting to bring the first into the house. What...
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    Day-old chick and Day 6 eggs under same Broody

    The egg I thought had been chilled to death actually hatched...after I put 6 more eggs under my broody Wyandotte! I don't have an incubator. Will she continue to set those eggs even with a baby fuzzy running around? Any suggestions?
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    Amazingly, success!!!

    Despite the fact that I came home to a cold egg last Wednesday, I came home today to find a very-much-alive chick had hatched out of the egg that I stuck back under my broody! I was going to remove the egg today and candle the others I put under her last Thursday and opened the coop door to the...
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    Breast meat safe?

    I had a Broad Breasted Bronze tom turkey that a friend gave me on my birthday in April. We always planned to butcher him but just hadn't gotten around to it. He was huge! I went out the morning of new year's eve to feed and water the flock, and there he was, dead in the doorway of the coop...
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    When is it obvious you've got a rooster?

    I have RIRs, Australorps, and SLWs. The RIRs and SLWs are supposed to be pullets, and the Australorps are straight run. They're between 1.5 and 4 weeks old now. Are there any tell-tale signs that would make it more obvious?
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    More babies!!

    I popped into our local farm supply store...just to check on Guineas to replace the one chick I lost. OH NO!!! They've got all KINDS of chicks today!! I was really going to wait until April to get any more chicks...other than the Guineas....but couldn't help myself when I saw the Silver Laced...
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    Mixing ages in the brooder

    Hi everyone! I've been looking forward to getting my first chicks for months now, and the local feed store just started getting the little babies last week. Here's my pridicament. Apparently they're having trouble getting in all the varieties I was wanting because two hatcheries were being...
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