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    Newborn chick with swollen hock!

    I have a 6 hour old Serama chick who is still in the incubator. S(he) has a swollen, red right hock and it seems painful. She'll put it down then pick it right back up again. She hatched by herself, so no trauma from others. Has any one seen this? Any ideas?
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    Should chick starter crumble be as fine as, say, ground cinnamon?

    I purchased the Countryside Organic chick starter and there are some pieces of grain and other bits with texture, but the majority of the feed is dusty and ground as finely as cinnamon and similar spices. My chicks (almost 4 weeks old) don't want to eat the finer stuff, so I find myself dumping...
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    Ideas on where to raise the growing chicks!

    I have 6 buff orpington chicks that are growing like weeds. I need to move them from my bathroom tub to either a spare bedroom where I can allow the sunrise to wake them and the sunset to put them to bed ( it's quiet and not as social a place as the living room), OR put them in the living room...
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    Please help: chick not walking,

    Hi all! I had a successful first hatch yesterday and it was truly exciting. I have six buff orpington chicks, five of which are fluffy and normal. One, however, isn't able to walk,. One leg is out straight and the other seems contracted, though I can move it gently. Is there anything I can do...
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    Brand spankin' new to chickens, and I love them!

    Hey, all! I'm a huge researcher, but I'm at a loss. I'm trying to design a portable coop and run to be used on uneven terrain. I had what I thought was a great predator proof run design, but with my uneven/sloping yard, I'm afraid a critter or snake will get underneath an edge of a solid run...
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