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    Introducing chicks to established flock, tips please

    I currently have a flock of 15 hens. I plan on giving 6 of them to a friend. I have six 6 wk old chicks. 3 standard size and 3 bantam. I need tips on integrating the new with the old and when would be the best time to re-home the 6 hens in this mix? That's not all. I then got 6 more chicks who...
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    What breed are these two bantam chicks?

    Slick is the black with brown one, he also has blue legs and feet. Dale is sort of silver or grey with some brown and black.
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    I need help breaking my lgd from social eating

    I got a Great Pyrenees puppy about 6 weeks ago to guard the chickens. We had trouble getting him to eat in the beginning. After some trial and error we figured out Ricky likes to have company while he eats. It's working, he's putting on good weight finally. We don't always have the time to...
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    Crop filled with air

    We were moving our chicks out to their coop when we noticed one of the NHRs had an air filled crop. Do I need to do anything or will it go away on its own? Chick is 7 wks old and seems to be fine otherwise.
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    Surprised how cuddly chicks can be!

    Been having a lot of fun socializing the chicks. It's hard to keep track of who gets held and who needs held so there's a lot of grabbing whoever is running from my hand. The ones who seek attention though, especially the couple of RIR, the BSL cockerel and NHR cockerel. They're the fun ones. I...
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    To hold or to not hold cockerels?

    That is the question. I have a couple nearly 2 wk old BSL cockerels I need to decide how to raise now. I've been doing some poking around here and some people say to get respect from a rooster you shouldn't coddle them when they're young. Some say this is how to tame a roo. I was thinking...
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    We rocked the chicks world today.

    Today we held the chicks for funsies for the first time. It was the same dramatic, hilarious story for each chick. Pick one up, the reaction like "OH, DEAR GOD, IT'S GOING TO EAT ME! THIS IS THE END!!!" After a few seconds to tuck the feet and get settled, they all snuggled down for the head...
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    Blackjack #57 deep litter compost safe for garden?

    Basically, that's my question. It's time to get something on the floor to protect the wood from the deep litter composting. I'd love the thorough, long lasting seal Blackjack provides but would the compost be safe for the vegetable garden? If I can't get a definitive answer on this then vinyl it...
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    Hello all!

    So I joined because I have limited knowledge on raising chickens and Google and the books I have are only getting me so far. We recently got some pullets and a few straight run for a roo or two. Things are going pretty well. Had a couple losses, one good save and a lot of cute chick drama along...
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