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I currently have a buff orp hen raising her 3 day old chicks. I'm thinking this would be a good time to add another breed and let her raise them thus putting some new blood into flock. Is this a good idea? Should I be concerned with diseases or illness from chicks not born with these? Your...

We've had a pair of hens brooding and the eggs are starting to hatch I think. The problem is I'm finding dead chicks that look like they have hatched early? They are curled up like in an egg and there is no eggshell left. Is it possible that the hens are pecking the shell or something. We've...