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    Can I Place purchased chicks under a broody hen

    Can I place purchased chicks under a broody hen, and will she mother them or hurt them? Seems to me I read somewhere that this could be done. Has anyone tried this?? I would feel horrible if I were to get these babies hurt in any way.
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    A disease so bad I'll have to get rid of all my girls???

    I had an appointment yesterday and while I was waiting my turn I was visiting with a man ( about chickens of course ) who told me that he so enjoyed his birds until they developed that disease ( he couldn't remember the name ) that there is no cure for except to get rid of all his birds for...
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    Wooden Roosts

    Can someone tell me what would be the best stuff to put on or coat my wooden roosts with??? I scrape off the roosts and sand them with a sander a couple of times a week to keep them as clean as I can but after 5 going on 6 years this is taking an awful toll on my roosts. I'm so afraid of giving...
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    Do you feed bantams the same as standard size???

    Can someone please tell me how to safely feed my little ones. This year I ordered some bantam chicks. Silkies and a few Frizzles, they are so adorable I just love them and they are a scream to watch and play with. I started them on med chick starter but will need to change them soon to a layers...
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    Overdose????

    I have noticed this am that three of my hens have mites. I don't see any an any one else but I am going to treat the whole flock with flea & tic shampoo/dip, Ivermectin (pour on) and sevin all around floor,ceiling, roosts, nests, including in new bedding and all around the outside of coop and...
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    Help My Geese Refuse Swimming pool

    I have always wanted a few geese, they are wonderful. This last April I my ordered goslings came. They are now just over 3 mo old. I put up a livestock water tank for them to swim in, it is 2 feet deep and 10 feet round. Sence there are 7 of them I wanted to make sure they had enough room. We...
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    Looking for a gander

    I live in Montana and am looking for a gander friend for my Pilgrim goose Brunhilda. She is 3 1/2 mo. Would anyone have a gander who needs a good home or knows where I could find one?
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    Mixing 2 Flocks???

    Hello to all, I am looking for some help & advise on if and/or I can mix flocks. You all are such a comfort to people like me who are new and have a lot to learn. Here is my problem, a while back I removed a Buff Orp hen to doctor her leg, a few days later I returned her to the flock, when I...
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    New member with a problem

    Hi there to everyone here in chicken land. I am a new member, all though I have been lurking for a little while now. It is great to have a site where we all have a common love and able to help one another. I have learned so much from all of you Thank you. I am hoping someone can help me with...
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