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    Slow/sour crop or yeast infection in mother hen

    Hi again, After some discussions on here last night, I have determined that my hen probably has slow/sour crop or a yeast infection in the crop. However, she's mothering two chicks right now, and I'm not sure how to handle it as all treatments talk about taking her away from the flock and...
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    Advice for a possibly sick chicken (or is it just a new mum thing?)

    Hi all, I've recently purchased my first lot of fertile eggs to put under broody hens. One of my chickens sitting on the clutch for 4 weeks. Another went broody in this time and has been sitting for 2 weeks (they were sharing the eggs). 2 chickens have hatched and the one who has been...
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    Is leaving a broody chicken ok?

    Hi All, I'm a first time chicken owner in Australia and my Australorp, who has only been laying for about 4 weeks, has gone broody. I've seen a lot of topics on how to try and break your chicken out of her broodiness, but I was wondering if it's ok to just let her be until she gets over it...
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    Moving chicks outside

    Hi all! I live in Australia where it's currently about 28 degrees celsius (82.4 fahrenheit) during the day but gets down to 12 degrees (53.6 fahrenheit) over night. My chicks are just on 4 weeks old and have outgrown the brooder set up I had for them. I am currently letting them run around...
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    Newbie from Canberra, Australia

    Hi Everyone! My name's Bel and I'm new to chicken keeping, and Back Yard Chickens.com! I've been reading all sorts of wonderful information on here in my preparation/research for getting chickens and am so grateful for the wealth of knowledge that is available here! Thanks to everyone who has...
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