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    Hawk

    Well, Believe it or not I caught the hawk that has killed 10 of my chickens in the last month. How far do I have to take him to release him away from my girls? J
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    Chicks in the coop

    I am putting 6 week old chicks in the coop with a heat lamp, if the cold outside the coop is 38 degrees will the heat lamp be enough for them? Thanks, J
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    To medicate or not to medicate

    Hi everyone, Well, I had a run of a cold through my coop and I while I was debating (stupid me) whether to use antibiotics or not I lost a couple of chickens. The old ones. Now spring is here and everyone else seems to be okay. Do you think I should still treat the flock or do you think the...
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    Duramycin headache

    I was just on the website for Durmaycin figuring out the dosage and it says not to give to layers. Is that right. I got the suggestion from here. what do you guys recomend. My girls are having respiratory problems, help please. Thanks, J
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    bubbly eye

    I have had two chickens come up with a bubbly eye and one closed. I have cleaned them and treated them with triple antibiotic ointment. What is this and do I need to treat the flock. The antibiotic seems to help and clear it up, but I don't want to contaminate the whole flock. Thanks, J
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    New chicks in the house?????

    Okay, It is very cold here in New Jersey and I have 30 babies coming in two weeks. If I put them in the dining room, are they going to permanently stink up my house? J
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    Head wounds

    Hi everyone, I have had two chickens with head wounds in 4 days. The rooster and the hens are new. I am thinking that they got wounded by the young roo, but not sure. This last wound is pretty bad. It took crazy glue to stop the bleeding. I couldn't quite find the wound, but it just...
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    Coop vents

    Do I leave the coop vents open or closed for the winter. Last year I thought it would be warmer closed, but this year I read that it's good to leave them open to let the moisture out. what do you think? J
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    sick austrolorp

    I'm new at this and I have a chicken who is puffed up and in the corner of the coop. what do I do? What do I look for in her. She has always been one of my beauties and never had a problem. Please help. J
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    wrong mix

    What do you do if Macmurray sent you the wrong mix in the spring? I asked for a Heavy Brown Egg layer asst. and today one of my chicks layed its first "white" egg. As the chicks were getting older I suspected they weren't right, but what do you do? J
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    Help, my hens are not laying?

    Well, this time last year the girls were still really putting out. Now I ordered 36 new babies in the spring, who probably won't lay until this coming spring and I have 16 2-3 yr old hens who are laying about 1 egg (all together) every other day when last year they were putting out about 10 per...
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    Mouse eaters?

    I've recently discovered that my chickens are great mousers. Does anyone know of any adverse affects that this may have on the chickens? J
  13. chickenmom1

    Chicks growing up

    Hey everyone, Just wondering. My chicks are now 12-13 weeks old and have incorporated nicely with the hens. However, I notice that the hens are eating a lot of unmedicated chick starter grower. Should I just switch to layer feed completely or should I still put out the chick feed and just...
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    What breed or gender are these?

    I bought a brown egg assort from Macmurrays. Anyone?
  15. chickenmom1

    moving in together

    My chicks are now about 12 weeks and we opened up a new yard for them. We are opening up the yard to the hens too.. The hens keep eating the chick starter food. Is that a problem and will it stop my hens from laying if they are eating too much of that food instead of layer food. thanks, J
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    What breed?

    I ordered a brown layer mix and got 14 of these. What are they? j
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    Does anyone buy chicken feed in bulk?

    Does anyone buy chicken feed in bulk? Where do you get it?
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    Roo?

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    Roo?

  20. chickenmom1

    Sad today

    Lost a great roo and an 8 week old pullet. Hawk I think. Hope the girls lay today. They didn't yesterday.
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