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    Broody hen! MEAN ROO! help!!

    I have a broody hen... But I also have sixteen other birds, including two roosters. One of which is very, very mean. Any suggestions on how to successfully hatch and raise these cute little chicklets, without any casualties caused by the flock? Also what id the maximum amount of eggs that can...
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    Incubator.

    I have a lot of questions about incubating. I have 2 other threads That i have gotten one post on and they were really helpful but I still have a few and I am hoping you can answer. Where can I get a good incubator for cheap? Is there any way to know if our eggs our fertile? Anybody have any...
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    Newbie! First Time Incubating! anyone got any ideas?

    Hi! I'm very sorry I am a newbie for Incubating! I have 17 chickens, 2 roos, 15 hens. This spring they will all be 2 years old. already they are slowing down laying. we are going to send some of them to a lady we know to "do it" for us. But! There is light! We are going to be going "au natural"...
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    Help...

    Hi! I have had chickens for 2 years now and they are slowing down laying. I do know this is supposed to happen! They are my first batch. We got them from Buckerfield's at 2 days old so we never got to hatch them. I would like to hatch chicks in the spring. We are planning on sending them to...
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    how to tell if your chickens have lice or mites??

    just wondering how to check for lice or mites in my hens. What will lice look like?and what about mites? our hens are 8 months old and laying well. we have 4 sex-sal-link browns, 3red rock crosses, 3red sussex crosses, 1 rhode island red roo, 4 buff orpingtons, and 3 ameracaunas(2 hens 1 roo)...
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    HELP!!!!my rooster is bleeding

    ok I have 16 hens and 2 roos!!!! they are 8 months old and I love them to bits but..... some of my hens have started to peck at one of my roos(his name is tiger) he is a rhode island red and my hens will peck at his comb and waddle it will then bleed and if he goes to eat the blood...
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    when.......!?

    ok when can my chicks eat outside like "forage"?!!..the oldest ones are 4 and a half weeks old, and the little ones are 3 and a half weeks old.& how do you post a picture for your forum post?.thnx
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    i'm so sad:(

    one of my week olds day sometime between 10:00 last night and around 7:00 this morning. she would always wiggle her tail and her bum and she was even smaller than my day olds!!!no pasty bum though.she was a muck loved red rock cross rip # 13
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    6 days apart???!!!

    ..ok so we got our 13 chicks today...(one more than we were expecting)and the other 8 are coming next thursday(29th)so the chicks will be 6 days apart!!our brooder is 41" by 34" and 2 feet high.so my question is will the week old's pick on the 2 day olds????..right now we have isa browns,red...
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    Guess what!!!!

    ok well the chicks did not come on the 15 th but they are coming on friday and then on the 29th there are going to be the other 8. so if i need some help identifying there breed can you guys help me?these are my first ever chicks!!!!!!and i am soooooo excited! by the way i want to post a picture...
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    Guess what!!!!

    MY first 8 chicks get here this thursday!!!!then the other 12 get here friday the 23!!!!we are getting 4 americaunas,and 4 buff orpingtons(all 8 unsexed)then there are 3 red sussex x,3 red rock x,3 rhode island reds,and 3 isa browns (sexed).there brooder box is 3 ft by 3 ft.I am like lacking...
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    ways to incubate eggs other than bator

    hi my daughter wants to hatch a chick without using a brooder and she would really love to hatch it herself.......i would really like to have her try and do it cause she might learn something. the egg is a ameracauna,isa brown x so that soounds fair enough for egg laying breeds........ if you...
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    chick play house????:)

    hi last night I was thinking about the baby chicks i a soon going to be getting and I thought "What if I took 3 cardboard boxes,one big,and 2 small some paper towel tubes,( that are big enough for chicks to fit through)and a knife that can cut through cardboard and make a chick...
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    1 more month!!!:)

    ....... i am soooooo excited!!! only one more month till i get my chicks!!!!yippee!!!!...... 4 ameracaaunas,4buff orps,3 RIR,3red rock crosses,3 red sussex crosses,and 3 isa browns!!!!!!!20 babies yahoooooooooo! any tips are apreciated!!!!thnx chickmaniac250
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    what type of wood isn't good sawdust for chicks???!

    hi what type of sawdust is bad for chicks?me and my dad thought it was cedar but we're not sure.thanxs!!!! chickmaniac250
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    what breed is your favorite?

    hi im getting my first batch of chicks in april and we are getting 4 ameracaunas,4 orpingtons,3 red rock crosses,3 rhode island reds,3 sex sal-link browns,and 3 red sussex crosses.what is every bodys favorite breed and they dont have to be these!!..chickmaniac250
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    burlap vs. newspaper

    we're getting our baby chicks in april and we are wondering if burlap under the woodchips is a good or bad bedding.?(yes we know not to use newspaper!) I appreciate any info!thanks
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    my chickies are coming!!

    woohoo!my chickies are coming in april!!!!...I am sooooooo excited!we're getting 4ameracaunas,4buff orpintons,3 rhode island reds,3 red sussex cross,and 3 red rock crosses.Any important information I need to know?and how do you tell the breeds apart?....thankyou
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