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  1. sweet-T

    another question about my 3 moms....

    The box they are sitting in is about 2 1/2 feet off the ground. The last time I let my hens hatch eggs I had moved them to the floor in a secured area well before hatch date. Since all but one of my hens are hatching the clutch should I still move them for safety? Again, the eggs are due to...
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    3 hens on 4 eggs!

    I have 3 hens sitting on the same 4 eggs. Well actually they are all sharing the box but only one is actually on the eggs. However, the other two are clearly brooding as well. Any suggestions as to how to handle this? They are all very protective of the hatch! The peeps are due this weekend.
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    Advice on combining single chicken with chicks??

    I have a young silkie that has been separated from the rest of the flock for about 2 weeks. She had been seriously injured by the other chickens (literally scalped. They ate her head-skin!) so I have had her in a dog crate while she heals. We are going to build a separate coop for her but I...
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    What do you think about 2 coops/2 flocks on one property?

    I love your Silkie house!!! I am now inspired to create something with finesse for my second coop. We have lots of materials here at our house and my DH is handy but his work is a bit more, uhm..... crude. (SHhhh, don't tell him I said that) Really, nice job on your cute coop!
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    What do you think about 2 coops/2 flocks on one property?

    I live on 8 acres with plenty of room for more chickens than the 14 I have in one coop. I recently brought 2 more older chicks into my flock (and yes, I quarantined them appropriately) however they did not integrate well with the flock. In fact, one was severely pecked and I have her isolated...
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    HELP! My chick has been SCALPED!

    Thanks so much for all the help! I did in fact quarantine them first before introducing them. Not only did I keep them totally separated for a time (out of sight), I then had them next to the others but separated by a fence for a few days and then I sneaked them in at night with the others in...
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    A Video Message From Me - Culling Complete - Update on Post #1

    I have so much to learn. You have taught me that none of us are an exception. It can and very well may happen to me if I become complacent or remain ignorant. I love my chickens but I need to take these things seriously. I need to spend less time worrying about what treats I am going to give...
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    HELP! My chick has been SCALPED!

    I have a small flock of 2 roosters and 7 hens along with 4 chicks about a month old. They are all doing just great. I recently went to the farm where I got my starter flock to help a friend get her chickens and I couldn't help myself....I had to bring home 2 Silkie/Cochin chicks which are...
  9. sweet-T

    Dead chick. Advice needed.

    My silkie hatched 3 chicks a week ago. She is in a small "box" within the coop that she can get out of but the chicks can not. Today my 13 year old daughter came home and found one of the chicks dead. We have no idea how this happened although there is another hen that is trying her hardest...
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    Chick safety....I fail.

    When I first realized she was brooding, I tried to move her and her eggs into a dog crate that I could keep inside the coop. She totally freaked out. I had to return her as she was, I felt so sorry for her. Will a hen keep her chicks together and where they belong, like inside the coop?
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    Chick safety....I fail.

    I have a Silkie sitting on 6 eggs. Up until today it was 7. Came home to find one half-mangled egg (marked so I know it was one of hers) in the yard. I don't know how it got out. Could it have been another hen or rooster? If it were a predator, wouldn't it have taken more? My hens have a...
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    I'm new at this! Hen about to hatch her chicks....Hopefully

    Thank you, thank you!
  13. sweet-T

    I'm new at this! Hen about to hatch her chicks....Hopefully

    So here I am at just about 21 days and I'm starting to worry that I might be doing something wrong! I have a hen that has been sitting on a clutch of mix n matched eggs (because the other hens were laying in her box...All were marked and monitored after that) and they should hatch any day...
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