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    3 month old hen, golden lace wyandotte, legs collapsed

    Two days ago we found one of our young hens at the bottom of her coop, not moving. She was bright eyed and seemed healthy - no obvious signs of illness. She simply would not stand up. We separated her from her flock and have kept her inside for two days. She is eating and drinking, clucking...
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    Can new hens with chicks be put in same pen?

    We recently gave some fertilized eggs to two broody hens. The chicks all hatched at the same time and are now about two weeks old. I would like to allow both mothers, with chicks, to roam a bit in an enclosed pen. Is is safe to assume that two new mothers will occupy the same area without...
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    Mama is hatching first chicks...many questions!

    We were given some fertilized eggs by a friend so that we could place them beneath a very broody hen. Today is the day -- 2 of the 5 eggs are cracking open! Last week we tried to relocate the hen to a private nest box away from other hens. She freaked out and quickly returned to the chosen...
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    baby chicks and snakes?????

    We have a flock of 22 mature layers and are raising another 12 chicks that were born 7/21. I would like to move them into our mini chicken coop as they are almost fully feathered (wings, backs and starting to feather in neck area). They are very active and eager to get out and...well...be...
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    Sweet Potatoes...okay for chickens to eat

    I have been told that chickens should not eat raw potatoes. I am wondering whether this is also true for sweet potatoes. Since sweet potatoes are only a distant relative of the potato I am guessing they are okay. Does anyone know for sure if i can share scraps of sweet potatoes with my flock?
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