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    Mama hen segregating babies

    I have a bantam cochin mama hen that has raised 10 babies of mixed breeds. Seven of the babies are banty sized but three are much larger and are probably roosters with barred rock genes. They are eight weeks old and in the last couple of days the mama has started running the larger babies off...
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    Baby Guinea not growing

    I have 10 baby guineas who are 8 weeks old. 9 of them are at least 8-10 inches tall but one has only grown a tiny bit. It is probably only 5 inches tall. Any ideas what is going on with my baby midget guinea?
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    Any ideas about free ranging?

    We live on ten heavily forested acres and have had chickens for almost five years. During the day the flock of about 20 free range over about 2 acres and at night they either roost in our secure goat barn or in a very predator proof coop. Over the last month I've noticed a chicken missing...
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    Heartbroken

    I'm so upset! Just lost my favorite hen, Heddwig, to a raccoon family. Husband forgot to shut the coop door but I can't blame him as I've done that also. I made it out to the coop in time to prevent any further deaths. We've gone for years not losing chickens but now have lost 5 just this...
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