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  1. bubblensqueak

    bumblefoot….

    Thanks I was able to help one hen a few years ago it looks like a huge scab and there is red puffiness between her toes I have started soaking in Epsom salts spraying with vetrycin and using an antibiotic ointment. Wrapping etc. this worked last time but she was always hobbling. I just don't...
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    bumblefoot….

    and its in both feet any suggestions can you do both at the same time?
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    bumblefoot….

    My girl has some bad bumble foot and a huge scab. wondering if anyone local knows how to or is willing to assist me in surgery. brewster, ny
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    Will by new broody take chicks?

    if it helps my broody was in about 2.5 weeks when a friend offered 2 week old chicks we took the chance and took 3 of them. It worked! Maybe if you wait a week and keep the chicks indoors for a week……. just a thought.
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    our poor chick

    really? i can't see that happening because they are a bit big and they are still sleeping under her. are there diseases I should be cautious of?
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    our poor chick

    We have three baby chicks we got from a friend who had chicks at about almost 2 weeks old to put with our broody hen. It all went so well and was just lovely to watch she loves her babies. All was fine till this evening when we found one chick dead in the coop. She was just fine today running...
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    chicks and broody hens

    thank you both so much for this information. i am not sure what to do but feel like she has been broody for at least 2 weeks. it is a very interesting process to watch. i happen to have a friend with baby chicks but at a week old i don't want to endanger them in any way. I will let you know...
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    chicks and broody hens

    hi so i do have another question if i am going to introduce chicks to my broody hen how old do they have to be is a little over a week too old? and how long do they stay separated from the rest of the flock and just with the momma hen? and are they safe outside at this time of year? We have a...
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    broody hen

    hi so i do have another question if i am going to introduce chicks to my broody hen how old do they have to be is a little over a week too old? and how long do they stay separated from the rest of the flock and just with the momma hen? and are they safe outside at this time of year? We have a...
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    broody hen

    i am not sure who is laying its just not as regular as it used to be but when there is an egg in there she is laying on it.
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    broody hen

    I have been reading about broody hens and i am convinced this is my red's problem. She is not our first hen but in the years we have had chickens we have never had this go on. She is hogging the nesting box and now I am not getting many eggs from anyone. I would love to try letting her hatch...
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    chicken sitting on nest all day, comb kinda dry on tips, when I got her out of the nest she just lay

    i have a crazy broody hen how do I find chicks to sneak in there and will the other chickens have issues with this? is it healthy for the new chicks to be in the big house like that?
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