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Thanks for the responses. I need to clarify that the main reason we wanted to try to split it up is because of the large number of eggs in the hatch. I have read about having the broody hen hatch eggs from the mail or other flocks. We want her to hatch as many as she can from our own birds...

Wondering if anyone has successful experience with this. Have small flock of BRs and one of the hens has shown broody signs when eggs are left for her. We would like to add some other varieties to our flock and were thinking of ordering some hatching eggs for the incubator and try to...

Our 2 week old Barred Rock chick is sneezing like crazy. She sneezes probably every 10 seconds when we have her out running around. This has been going on for a few days. Besides that she seems healthy. No runny beak or eyes. Judging by other posts on this site, we aren't really worried...

Thank you both for your responses. I too, am slow to medicate unnecessarily. I personally don't even take aspirin or other for a headache. Earlier, there was a dire situation involving our mail order chicks. Unfortunately we lost many. Of 25+1 from MM there were 10 DOA, 4 critical, and the...

I have seen lots of references to using poly-vi-sol WITHOUT iron, but I have only been able to to find it with iron. Anyone know why you are not supposed to give chicks iron? With just one drop of Poly-Vi-Sol would it make any difference?