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    Swollen Crop

    My little gals seem to have swollen crops. I replaced their hay nest (they are being reared by my broody hen) w/ shavings the other day and since then I've changed it out to those dry bedding pellets. They have plenty of water and now I've given them chick grit. Is there anything else I...
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    First hatch!

    I let my broody hen hatch out some fertilized eggs I bought and the first two hatched today. Now I feel a little panicky! She's a great mom, very protective, but tell me, how does she feed them? How do I vaccinate them? Do I need to move them away from the other hens? I know nature has...
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    My girls have stopped laying!

    I added ten new chicks to my flock this spring and they are just beginning to lay. But all of a sudden all but one of the older girls has stopped laying. I don't see any signs of moulting, that I recognize. Do chickens stop laying due to moulting before they start to lose their feathers...
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    MITES

    I have two banty hens missing feathers. I treated them for mites as suggested on this website, but they still look terrible. Can't I expect the feathers to grow back? I actually treated them for mites several months ago and really never saw an improvement. How long and how often should I...
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    Chick Feeding

    So, I've been told that after 8 weeks the chicks shouldn't be fed chick starter/grower any more. Do they immediately go onto layer crumbles?
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    FROSTBITE? PICS

    Can someone help me? I recently posted a message about my chicken missing feathers on top of her wings. I thought it might be molting, but upon further inspection it's looks dry and irritated. It looks like the skin could actually be dead because it's not at all the same color as the...
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    Chicken missing feathers

    I have a few mixed "banty hens" that we adopted from a friend last year. I'm interested in finding out what breed they are, mostly because I'm concerned about some missing feathers. I'm wondering if it is a characteristic of the breed. You know, like naked neck chickens. They are a light...
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    Baby Chick w/ pasting

    I am new to keeping baby chicks. I've had about a dozen chickens for over a year, but never raised baby chicks. I bought 10 from the local feed store and one in particular concerns me. I read on this great website about pasting, so I've been watching my chicks carefully for this. One of my...
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