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    Chick integration quandary. Am I making a terrible decision?

    I am not sure how to proceed and could use some input. I have an existing flock of two hens (all that remain from a larger flock started years ago), and ten chicks in a brooder in my kitchen. The two older hens have a luxurious coop contained within a large enclosed run, and access to a larger...
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    Poor Tormented Hen - Very Worried.

    Excuse the long post, but I am really unsure how to proceed and could really use some advice. Three of my five hens have suddenly turned on my black Australorp hen Kellyanne and are not letting her out of the roosting box and viciously tormenting her when she tries! I have five hens (two Rhode...
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    Two day old chicks not emerging from under hen

    Hello. I am a little concerned that my two day old chicks have not emerged from underneath my broody hen to either drink or eat i.e. my hen has not led them out and/or they have not emerged on their own. Earlier today I reached under the hen and removed each chick one by one and showed them...
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    Hen Integration NOT going well.

    I apologize in advance for a rather long post. I have a rather perplexing situation and need some advice. My new hens are not integrating and I don't know what more I can do. I had 3 hens: 2 Rhode Island Reds and 1 Barred Plymouth Rock (all eight months old and laying well) and wanted to...
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