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    Lethargic chick

    I have ten 10wk ol cochin bantams that I incubated. This morning I found one in the coop lay on the floor. She could not stand. Had not shown any signs of a problem before this morning. I have brought her inside and she has taken just a small amount of water. In 6 years of raising chickens...
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    Still births

    I have 3 German Bielefelders hens that are sitting together on one nest. After 25 days I checked the nest and there were 3 eggs that hatched, but all 3 were dead. At 28 days another hatched that was dead also. Had a hatch earlier this year with one of the hens sitting the nest and all...
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    what to do?

    Have bielfelder hen that has been sitting on eggs. Started hatching last night. Saw three this morning. Found one in hutch, out of nest, wet and extremely weak. Have another hen now trying to sit on nest with broody hen. She still has several eggs under her. Should I do something to...
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    Raccoon Apocalypse

    I am overrun with raccoons. In the past 9 months I have trapped or shot 17 coons. Is there something that can be used around the pen to repel raccoons? I have lost 7 chickens so far.
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    Hen is shrieking

    Just started this afternoon, walking around holding mouth open for a few seconds and gives off a shrieking sound then shakes head. Anyone have any idea why she is doing this?
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    Bielfelder

    I have 8 bielfelders, one is a roo. they are 14 weeks old. They spend most of the day in the coop, coming out early in morning for an hour or two and a couple of more times during the day for about 30 minutes They will come out later in the evening for a couple of hours. During the day they can...
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    Just getting started

    New member and new to raising chickens. Built my coop and run over the past few months and just picked up 8 german bielefelders yesterday. ( My wife, Dee Dee, calls the coop Cluckingham Palace) I will be keeping the new chicks in my workshop right now. I have 7 adult chickens in my coop and...
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