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  1. HayleyBeth!

    cut on head of 9 week old pullet

    One of our 9 week old babies got pecked by a bigger hen, and we are unsure what to do. Note the 9 week olds (there are 3) are usually separate from the older hens. Today we allowed one to meet the newer hens and we think she got the little one. We know to keep the hens separate but don't know...
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    New Chicken Owner

    Hi Friends, I'm a high school teacher and we adopted some chicks from my 7year old son's class, learning about the life cycle of egg development. We started with 4 chicks but one was a rooster so now we have 3 big chickens and we adopted 2 babies when we "rehomed" the rooster. One chick just...
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    Chick died overnight! What happened and how do I protect the other one?

    We woke up to a dead chick and are very sad! But what happened, she seemed fine and happy yesterday? Chirping, pooping, eating...feathers have been coming in nicely. I just cleaned the brooder and put in new pine shavings, fresh food and water. Her vent was fine. The remaining chick is...
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    How much water does a chicken need each day?

    I having trouble keeping my waterer level so the water drains in about 5 minutes. So I want to use a small waterer that won't drain out - but I'm not sure if I need two for my 4 chickens...
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