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    How long before I can bring back the hanging waterer?

    I have two broody hens that are raising 3 chicks together. The chicks are 4 weeks old. They’re in with the rest of the flock, which is used to a 3-gallon hanging water container- one of those with the red tray. I switched out to the 1-gallon non-hanging ones but they are burning through those...
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    Co-parenting???

    So... my broody hens received their chicks on Friday night. The little leghorn received one chick (a buff Orpington) and the australorp received two red/blue Wyandotte chicks. Each hen had a space in the coop with food/water and a barrier between each other and the flock. They were maybe 5’...
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    3 chicks under 2 broody hens - questions!

    The broody hens have been broody for three weeks. I bought some day old chicks yesterday and slipped two of them under one hen and one under the other hen last night after dark. This morning, all seemed well. I carved out an area in the hen house for each hen/chick(s). Each section has food and...
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    Pecking injury on beak

    10 week old Australorp pullet with a pecking injury. Started as a small peck- typical of what our 3 year old/top of the pecking order hen has been occasionally doling out to the pullets. Yesterday it looked like the australorp had some extra skin on her beak. I noticed our same aged Wyandotte...
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    My littles are swarming.

    I have a divided covered run. The ten 5-week olds are in the smaller section but they can see my 5 hens. My australorp hen is at the top of the pecking order. When I opened the door between this afternoon, the babies swarmed the door. :lau All of them ran for the older hens who seemed...
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    90% accuracy means 9 out of 10, right?

    why yes, yes it does. It’s early. They’re only 4 weeks. But Roo’s comb pinked up last week and this week Roo has red wattles showing. The other four Australorp chicks don’t. Is Roo appropriately named? (I know, post back in 2 more weeks...) Middle pic is of Stella taken from overhead. Her...
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    Are chicks okay around fresh paint?

    My brooder is set up in my basement garage. I have a board that I need to prime and paint, and it’s too cold outside to do it on the porch. The board is for their enclosure. Are chicks susceptible to paint fumes? I can’t paint with the garage door open because the furnace is malfunctioning...
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    The anticipation may kill me

    My box of fluffy butts is in town but not at my local post office. Waiting for the call...
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    Is my plan solid? Plus a few questions!

    I’ve ordered day-old chicks (Australorp, austra white, blue copper Marans, Easter Egger and golden laced Wyandotte) - ten total. All females, all vaccinated for Merck’s. Arriving in late February. I have a basement with a concrete floor. It’s unfinished and partially below ground but also...
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