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    Chick hatched today at 16 days?

    I had a chick hatch this morning at only 16 days. My Buff Orpington went broody so I went and got 4 fertile eggs from a friend. I clearly marked the 4 with, 6/9/16. Then on 6/13/16 my friend gave me another Americana egg to add to the bunch. I marked it before bringing it home. I added 2...
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    I need help with ventilation...so frustrated!

    I live in Northern Michigan. We have had snow since October. Over 55 inches so far. The daily humidity is between 87 and 98 percent. It has dropped down to 2 degrees and will get to 20/30 below by Jan. My coop was a bunkhouse formally and we turned it into a coop last spring when we decided...
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    My first hawk attack today and dealing with the guilt....

    I was there, watching them free ranging as they have since May,,, and it happened so fast. The hawk came swooping down, grabbed one of my Wyandottes and tried to fly off with her. It dropped her and the whole flock, (7 hens, 1 little brahma rooster and 2 guineas, ran for cover. I finally...
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    Has anyone tried the "heat a seat" in the nest box?

    I used one of these when we go to football games sitting o ice cold metal bleachers. It really worked and thought maybe it might help in the nesting boxes. It was 23 degrees this morning and I had a couple frozen eggs from my "drop em and leave em" hens. Here is a link to it. It's called...
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    Please help find photo of chicken tractor with vinyl linoleom strips on bottom!

    I saw a photo in this forum of a chicken tractor with linoleum side strips cut every inch or so and put on the bottom of a tractor. They are 48" strips that go on a wall when laying tile. They sliced them and put them on the bottom of the tractor so the wheels did not have to be lowered. I...
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    8 week old Silver Seabright cockeral acting sick?

    Hi all! I noticed this morning that my 8 week old boy wasn't feeling good. I just found out he was a "seabright" was told at the store that he was a pullet and a light brahma...wrong. He just started to try to crow this week but this morning, nothing. I let them out (7 pullets and 2 guineas)...
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    8 week old guinea's losing thier neck feathers?

    Hi all! I have 2 guinea hens that are 8 weeks old. They are losing their neck feathers and look a little bare. I just want to make sure this is due to them getting their adult feathers and not due to a mite or other issue? I do see a few darker coarser feathers coming in. Thanks!
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    Need advice on buying chicks.

    Hi everyone! I am getting back to raising chickens. Last time was the mid 70's. I am organic and only buy/ eat non GMO. I want to buy 50 meat chicks and 5 laying hen/chicks and one rooster. I was told that if I buy chicks that are being fed gmo medicated feed, I can't switch them to organic...
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    Just moved to northern MI and need advice about getting laying hens and meat chickens.

    Hi all! I just bought a new home in northern MI. on 10 acres in Gaylord. I am so excited that I get to have chickens! Finally after living in the city, (Wyandotte, MI and not allowed to have chickens). I did have chickens growing up, but its been 30 years! I have a 14 x 14 outbuilding here...
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