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  1. Jan and the flock

    Broken leg?

    Call the vet and ask. If she was grabbed by some predator or dog? It could be a fracture. Last summer I had a predator grab one of my dreams rooster by the leg through his chicken tractor....and drag him and the cage about 6 feet across the yard! He ended up with a broken and dislocated thigh...
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    Incubator humidity

    I'd keep it at the suggested level. If it's to low the air cell in the egg will get larger. if it gets too large by the hatch time....the chick may get stuck in the membrane and have a tough time getting out...or suffocate if the membrane covers the chicks face....and dried there because the...
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    Comment by 'Jan and the flock' in item 'Mixing chickens'

    If the new comers are chicks....brood them where they can be seen and heard by the established flock....even set their brooder right off the older birds coop....it will give the birds a good chance to get to know each other...safely! Once the newcomers are fully feathered. You can make them a...
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    Protecting a wood floor?

    Depends on what kind of wood the floor is made of heavy white cedar planks..or pine..I'd just lay a nice coating of barn lime and add the bedding. About 4 to 6 inches of pine SHAVINGS not saw dust or wood chips.some use straw, but it's not very adsorbent...good dust free grass hay is ok, but...
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    Please Help! Chirping, then no chirping. Should I help?

    Good for you! It's really hard not to be tempted to interfere at the last moment, but it can take up to three days for the chicks to go from chirping inside the egg to breaking out. They communicate with the brooch hen for days before they hatch. If you interfere you could actually cause the...
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    Unusual chicken behaviour....anyone seen it before?

    I have a pair of pure serama chickens living in a cage in my entry area. I rescued the Rooster from himself! He's in possession of a very over rated confidence in his leadership ability....he thinks he should be in charge within the flock! So he takes on or challenges any and all comers...as...
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    Is my chicken sick or just being bullied?

    isolate the top hen away from the flock for a few days. It will shuffle the deck in the flock. She won't be the top dog! When she is returned to the flock. At least not right away. The bullies will be busy jossleing for the top position and likely leave the lone hen alone. For a while. Also...
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    Hen crowing - loudly!

    I wouldn't bother with trying to stop her from crowing. Unless you live somewhere that doesn't allow you to keep roosters. In that case preventing her from perching on her favorite spot might cut back on the crowing. But if you don't have a rooster....she might just find another place to sing...
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    Hen crowing - loudly!

    I have a pair of Seramas in a cage in my entry. The hen lays eggs almost every other day....and she also will crow! Not every day, but I've caught her crowing, at least a half dozen times....she will join in with her mate, the rooster Bob-a-Louie. They sing together quite often. Unfortunately I...
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