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    Mum Pecking at new baby

    Hi, I have a Mum sitting on now 5 eggs and 1 chick has hatched. She keeps pecking at the baby on the head which is making it squeal. I don't know if she is doing this because she is protecting it from me and trying to get it back under her or if she may actually be trying to hurt it. She doesn't...
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    Baby Chick beak stuck hatching?? Do I help?

    This baby has been seemingly stuck with its beak out the pip hole for about 18 hours or longer. I started to assist hatch this morning because I honestly thought it was dead but when I saw it move its beak open to breathe I put it back in incubator. Do I need to keep helping?? I doesn't retract...
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    Black Australorp x Buff Pekin Bantam Roo

    Has anyone had any experience with crossing these two breeds? We have 4 Australorps 3 black and 1 Splash and a what I am told is a Pekin Bantam Roo, Buff coloured. The pullets only started laying two days ago so won't attempt to hatch eggs yet as they are still small but I did see a mating...
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    Can I get more than 1 egg a day from the same chook?

    I have 4 X 18 weeks old Australorps. At least 1 is laying and I think I know which one. 1 maybe 2 are also close and the 4th chook is miles behind development wise ( not a sibling to the other 3 ). Was surprised to find first egg yesterday and another today. Small but perfect eggs! When I got...
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    Do I give my chics only antibiotics in water for 5 days or give water aswell?

    I have 5 x 12 week old chics with a upper respiratory infection. My question is do I feed them their water soluble antibiotics as the only source to drink from for 5 days or do I put fresh water out for them once they have got through the antibiotic water and only do the medicated water once...
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    Breed and Sex?

    Hello, We got our chics at 1 day old and I am unsure on breed of a couple of them but mainly this one. Breeder said maybe a blue Barnevelder but seems unsure. If anyone could guess at the sex that would be great too. It is 8 weeks old. Thanks.
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