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    New Chicks on Old Litter?

    I have a hen that's been broody for three weeks, and the chicks are arriving today to put under her. I haven't wanted to disturb her, so have not cleaned the coop - the litter is old and dry, but dirty. Will the chicks still get coccidiosis? Would medicated feed prevent their contracting or...
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    Broody hen on infertile eggs - can I get chicks under her?

    Just wondering what the protocol is for a broody hen on eggs that wont hatch. I would like to get some chicks under her, but don't want a mass slaughter on my hands - is there a method for doing this successfully? All I know so far is to make sure the chicks are only days old, and to switch...
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    Incubator Class Project Chicks...How do I introduce them to my flock?

    I have donated 12 eggs to my daughter's K class for incubation - and will get whichever chicks hatch. I want to be able to have a mama hen take care of them for me when they arrive, as all my birds are free-range, but am wondering how to go about it. Complicating the matter is that I also have...
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    Guinea Cock and Roo Fighting.

    Has anyone had this happen to them? Besides confining the guinea (he's really beating up my roo - stalking him), what can I do? The chickens and guineas lay their eggs in the same coop and basket (I only have 9 birds) - not out in the great beyond, as I had hoped they would. Could this be...
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    Lighter Fluid as humane euthanasia?

    I don't want to break my hen's neck, and I read here that lighter fluid (? ether) is a humane form of euthanasia. If I have this wrong please correct me, or if you have another humane form of euth please let me know. She was just stepped on by my horse and if need be, I want to give her a kind...
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    Road sand for grit?

    Can I just get some sand off the road (or stone dust from the floor of the barn) and use that as grit? I haven't let my chicks outside yet, but I want to give them treats. The reason I ask is that I saw a bunch of goslings doing just that recently. I live on a dirt road, if that's any help...
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    Feeding Guineas and Chicks Together

    I've just read that a higher protein starter is best for keets, but as I have my keets and chicks together, which would be best for both - chick starter or game starter? Also, do keets need grit, as well? Thanks
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    Growing Bald Spot on Chick

    I have a coming two week old chick with a bald spot - I can't see mites (are they visible to the naked eye?). What should I do about it? I have the chick in with six other chicks (3 RIR, 3 guineas) and I would hate to have them catch whatever it is. Thanks
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    Sawdust as bedding?

    I have a few bags of pine pellet horse bedding, which one uses by mixing it with a bit of water until it breaks down into sawdust. It's the same as pine kitty litter. Could I use this as the base of a deep bed system, putting shavings on top? Is there any health risk to using sawdust in a...
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    Brand-spanking-new. Read: clueless.

    I'm in the middle of constructing my coop, which is in the barn with horses. It's small, 4X5, with three nesting boxes and a 4' roosting bar. I'm planning on having four hens - one Bantam, one Aurican (sp? a colored egg hen) and two layers. I am employing the chickens to scratch the manure...
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