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    Weak chick

    Hey I have had a pretty successful hatch but have one chick that seems pretty sleepy and is getting stepped on. I did try to get some save a chick or similar a couple of days ago to be prepared but couldn’t find Any. I do have some electrolyte stuff here but it’s for older chooks. Can I use...
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    Broody mum squashing chicks

    So one of dds silkies has a bad batch earlier in the year where she only hatched two and both died. It was less than ideal set up and we assumed it was that. However she’s in a good place now and with this batch has trampled two out of 7. Would you take the rest away? She seems very clumsy...
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    Feeding wheat to free range chickens

    Hi. I am purchasing some wheat for chicken feed. I’m currently feeding a complete layer mix but to be honest the grain in it isn’t looking that great I think due to drought. My chooks are currently free range and it’s spring here so there’s a lot of green feed and insects. They do get some...
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    Has this happened to anyone?

    my dd had a broody silky bantam hatch two eggs (three pipped but one seems to have died in the shell). However when we went to check tonight one of the Chicks had its foot severely tangled in mums feathers. We managed to remove it by carefully cutting some feathers away and unwrapping and I...
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    New here

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Not super new! I’ve read stuff on the forum occasionally for a couple of years (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 14 plus 10 babies (3) What breeds do you have? Mostly australorps (4) What are your favorite aspects of...
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