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    Broody hen, chicks and eggs

    We gave 4 chicks to a broody hen and she took them under her wing, literally.😉 We have more chicks coming in a few days and another broody hen. We had nested some fake eggs for the other hen to sit on in a different area of the broody hen coop. But Jilly found them and immediately went to...
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    Raising chicks with a broody hen

    This is my first experience having a broody hen raise store-bought chicks. Usually when we've had chicks in the past, we started them out indoors and spent as much time as possible with them so they would get comfortable with us. With the chicks now with their new mama most of the time, are...
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    Tylan dosage

    Can the Tylan that is supposed to be put in water be mixed into some food instead? Is the injectable Tylan the same formula as the one to be put in the water? Thank you, Deirdre
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    Chicks due today and only one hatched is already dead!

    I am new to all this. We have a broody chicken, well 2 broody chickens but 4 eggs were under one. I went to check on them this morning and found a dead chick with half its feathers missing from its back and a very bloody looking featherless neck. What happened?! We are concerned for the...
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    It's June and the chickens are not laying

    Hi, I'm pretty new to owning chickens. Recently our two Marans once again went broody. This time we decided to get some fertile eggs. They are now in a separate coop with the eggs. Meanwhile the other 5 chickens have dramatically decreased their egg production. Here we are in June and...
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    Infectious Bronchitis symptoms

    Hi, One of our chickens has had congestion for well over a month. She had an ear infection about a month ago that has cleared up. But the gurgling sounds in her breathing continue. I don't notice any swelling in her eyes or face. It always looks like she has some dirt around her nostrils...
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    Swollen crusty outer ear

    Hi all, I'm a fairly new backyard chicken owner. We have 7 chickens. I just noticed Rosie's ear yesterday. It is swollen and crusted over. She has had some seemingly congestion noticed by a gurgle in her breathing. She has also been yawning and recently started scratching at it a lot...
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