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    What to do with two chicks given to me unexpectedly?

    Thank you, My3Chicks, That was helpful and reassuring. I do have hay in the bottom of the ice chest, and I cleaned it out already twice today. I have no way to warm them with a light when the generator goes off at night. It's warm enough right now inside the room for me to sit here naked...
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    What to do with two chicks given to me unexpectedly?

    Help! A neighbor just gave me two chicks, and I'm unprepared. One is a Rhode Island Red, about 1 week old. The other is a mutt Bantum, which might be about three weeks old. I have two laying hens, but I've never raised chicks before. I have layer crumbles on hand, and kitchen foods and...
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    pullet not starting to lay and hen laying shell-less eggs

    That was extemely helpful information. Den in Penn.. Thank you so much.
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    pullet not starting to lay and hen laying shell-less eggs

    That was very helpful Den in Penn. May I ask for further information from you? Would it be obvious now if there was kidney damage or would I have to wait until she is old to find out? I'll try to be patient and wait. I hope it is because Mica is a slow developer or because winter is...
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    pullet not starting to lay and hen laying shell-less eggs

    Yes, it could be winter coming on. I don't have electricity near the hens. Would a little solar light, the kind you stick in the ground that isn't very bright ,work? Could I put it in the coop at night when they go to bed, or would I have to put it in before dawn? Problem with this is I'd...
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    pullet not starting to lay and hen laying shell-less eggs

    My pullet, Mica, has been on layer feed since she was "very young", said the breeder. Mica is now 6 months and 3 1/2 weeks old and hasn't started laying. She is a Barred Rock/Americauna (50/50%). She had been free-ranged most of the day and had free access to duck food, layer crumble, and...
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