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    Homemade water heater

    Hi everyone, I enjoy reading the posts. I recently made a water heater for the birds similar to the cookie tin idea that was posted here earlier. The problem is, I used a tin pan placed upside down with a light bulb inside, and it is not doing the job. The tin is 5" deep and about 15"...
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    Broody hen's chicks getting kicked out?

    I have had a broody hen sitting on eggs for awhile now, 21 days I suppose, and yesterday I found a chick dead on the coop floor and another one this morning. She is in a nest box about 12 inches off the coop floor. Is there anything I can do to keep the other eggs/chicks from the same fate? I...
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    need advice on moving new chick

    Thank you all for all the info I have gained from BYC. I am incubating 9 eggs, two have hatched (one this morning a day ahead of time), exciting, truly a miracle, and three more have cracked through the shell. So my question is, when do I move the chicks to a brooder after they have hatched...
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    Cleaning eggs

    Hi all. I really enjoy reading posts. I have had chickens since July and they are starting to lay eggs. What a great experience seeing the first egg. My neighbor girl wants to help collects eggs too, which is really fun. My question is, what are options for cleaning eggs with poop on them...
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    curled toes and looses balance

    Hi. My first post. Just got chickens 8 weeks ago, baby chicks. One I noticed today has curled toes, deformed, that she did not have yesterday, at least not that affected her walk. She is having a hard time keeping her balance. She seems to eat fine, I have not seen her drink lately, I...
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