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    Broody adopting hatchery chicks (behavior)

    I'm more of a lurker than a poster, but wanted to share this experience while it's fresh. I have a splash ameraucana who will be a year old in a couple weeks. She has a severe cross beak and spends all but her days inside so the can take the time to eat in peace of the others. She's only a...
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    Chickens will eat .22 slugs

    Princess started with an impacted crop turned sour. Found a vet nearby, treated with Nystatin for a week. Gave it another week and she just couldn't clear her crop. Another trip to the vet, this times for x-rays. I was expecting either nothing, or some uncurable disease to show up, but wanted to...
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    Momma's eggs hatched (in the nest box). Advice needed

    Looking for some advice. I had a girl go broody in one of the next boxes. I left her there to complete the process. The last egg hatched last night and she's doing great. I can't leave them where they are because the others want to box, and it is about 30" off the ground. I plan to move her and...
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    The game everyone loves. Hen or Roo?

    So I set 7 eggs from my pullets and 6 hatched (surprisingly) as a test run for my new Nurture Right. 3 ISA brown eggs , and what I believe are 4 Black Australorp eggs. One may possibly be from a RIR, but I'm 90% sure all 4 were from my BA. The Rooster is a Black Australorp. I checked wing...
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    Lurking a while and finally joining

    Hey All, been learning here for a while and finally decided to join. I'll soon be heading in to my second year of chicken stewardship and a lot of you have helped me along the way. Following the "Sample template" for introductions.... I started with 4 hens bought as chicks in March, but ended...
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