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    Will a mother hen accept late chicks after she leaves the nest?

    We recently had two of our broody hens attempt to hatch a clutch of eggs with terrible results. Out of the 12 eggs we set under two hens, only one chick hatched. So now we have two eager mothers fighting over one tiny baby, and we would really like to add in at least one or two more chicks to...
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    Pullet not eating, drinking, laying - when to euthanize

    I have a 10-month old silkie pullet who has suddenly become very sick, and I'm having a hard time deciding whether or not it is time to let go. About three weeks ago we noticed that she was dragging one of her wings. Since she was otherwise healthy and did not seem to be in pain, we splinted...
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    Need advice ASAP - possibly sold a sick chicken

    This weekend we purchased an 8-week-old Easter Egger pullet to add to our small backyard flock, but we are starting to worry that we have been sold a sick chicken. We did notice that a few of the other pullets on the farm had infected eyes, but the lady we purchased the pullet from assured us...
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    Dry, scaly beak

    I've notice that my sweet white silkie Daisy has a very dry, scaly beak that seems to be peeling. Is this something I should be concerned about? She seems completely healthy and normal in every other respect, and I don't see and dry or scaly tissue anywhere else on her body. She is about 18...
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    Light Sussex pullet? Or cockerel?

    Would anyone be willing to take a guess at the gender of our favorite 15-week-old chicken? She was sexed as a girl as a chick, and we've always believed that was correct based on everything I've read about sexing chickens (comb size and color, hackle feathers, social behavior, etc.) However...
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    Quarantine question

    Hi, I have a very small flock of four sweet chickens that are only 12-weeks old, but two of them recently started crowing and had to be re-homed. We would like to rebuild our little flock with at least two new hens. I know the new birds will need to be quarantined when they arrive to make sure...
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    Nesting box training

    Can anyone give me any advice on how to teach my hens not to sleep in their nesting box? They are 12 weeks old now, and we had kept the nesting box blocked off until recently. As soon as we opened it up, they moved right in and slept in the softest area. Whenever I catch them in the nesting area...
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    Silver Sebright and Black-breasted Red Old English Game bantam cockerels need a new home - TX

    We started our first little flock this May, but two out of four of our chicks turned out to be cockerels. One is a Silver Sebright, and the other is a tiny BB Red Old English Game bantam. They are both very friendly and not at all aggressive to humans or other chickens, and have just recently...
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