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    Free - 5 hens - with issue - northern illinois

    Hi - I need to rehome my 5 brown egg laying ladies. They’re approximately 2 years old. I just don’t have time for them any more. My problem is that they have been exposed to Merck’s disease. They are vaccinated and are fine. The eggs are fine to eat. However, since the Merek’s vaccine is...
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    Merek’s disease exposed chickens - how to rehome

    Hi - I have 5 lovely, brown egg laying hens who are about 2 years old. They are vaccinated for Merek’s disease and have been exposed to it. Since the vaccine is “incomplete,” I consider them contagious for it. I need to rehome them, because I just don’t have time for them, but I don’t want to...
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    Will baby chicks be able to go up the coop ladder/stairs?

    I've got a brooding hen in a floor level nest box in the coop right now. The coop is raised a footnote so off the ground and has short brick steps up to the chicken door. My questions - When they hatch, does anyone know if they will they be able to follow the mama up the stairs to go back in the...
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    Can a guinea raise a chick?

    Our guineas are laying on the coop floor. (In an excellent area that we can partition off when they start brooding. Yay!) BUT... Our wacky little mottled houdan chicken has decided she's a guinea and is laying her eggs with the guineas. I've been taking her eggs out, but the guineas should...
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    How old should keets be to be out in the rain?

    I have 2 1/2 week old keets in the coop with their mamas. I've been keeping them in until the dew is off the ground and when it rains. How old should they be before they can go outside when it's wet? Thanks!!
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    Agressive, sneak attack rooster -- help

    I got a golden laced polish rooster this spring from a farmer. He's beautiful and was supposed to be friendly and docile, but turned out to be always hungry, lice infested and ornery. I've taken care of the lice, the worms, and trimmed his spurs, but can't get him to stop being aggressive. (I...
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