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    Pesky Poultry Lice!

    Have you used DE (Diatomaceous Earth) before? Might help you: https://www.diatomaceousearth.com/blogs/learning-center/diatomaceous-earth-natural-chicken-mite-treatment
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    We don't know what's wrong

    Shame, hope it gets better! Maybe try grinding-up the food to a fine powder. Separate it from the others if you think he may be sick but I'm sure once he eats he'll bounce back :)
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    Help! Mother hen got on wrong nest

    Unde Under good conditions, 10 hours is the max. You did mention it was freezing tho so that's not good. Could another bird have been in there? If another bird was in the box through the night and got off at first light then you may get lucky. Good luck!
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    What breed and sex are my chicks?

    Here's a Potch Koekoek - almost identical :)
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    Coop Roof?

    With a tin roof you can catch the rain water and pipe it to a water bowl under the coop :)
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    What breed and sex are my chicks?

    Roxie looks just like my Koekoek chicks! :)
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    Do I need to intervene? Heard chirping 36+ hours ago....

    This post may help you decide what action to take: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/intervention-helping-your-chicks-hatch.9316/ Good luck!
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    Help! Mother hen got on wrong nest

    Some links that may help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicken-abandoned-eggs-found-cold-this-morning-can-i-warm-them-now.388728/ http://www.irishfowl.com/talk/topic-24724.html?c=8 Hope they all hatch for you!
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    chicken has worms and diahrea

    Ok but I didn't make this stuff up https://academic.oup.com/ps/article/90/7/1416/1543647
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    chicken has worms and diahrea

    Food grade Diatomaceous Earth is what we use occasionally to ward off worms. Its a natural product. It is a good idea to deworm at least once every 3-4 months. I just cook up a bowl of rice, let it cool a bit, and add a generous scoop of DE. It sticks nicely to the rice and the chickens dont...
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    chicken has worms and diahrea

    It's highly unlikely - Worms are contracted via eggs found in other poo. I guess any animal that eats/sniffs/touches the contaminated poo is at risk of ingesting the eggs but the egg from the chicken and,while sometimes coated in a little poo, is generally cracked open and then cooked/consumed...
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    chicken has worms and diahrea

    I give a little Food-grade diatomaceous earth in the chickens feed every few months as I was told it's good to help prevent that. I make a pot of rice as just before it totally cools down I mix in the DE. Chickens don't even think twice lol. I think worms come from the eggs found in other...
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    Koekoek chick eye half open

    Thanks Eggcessive! Would be great to give it full 360 view
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    Bedding - to change or not to change?

    That's so cute! What if you put a little food by them when you're cleaning? Should keep them happy. The more you handle them, the less they'll fuss :)
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    Koekoek chick eye half open

    Thank you, I'll look into that! I'm in South Africa so I'll google that ointment. It's pretty much exactly like the other chicks as far as behavior goes and every time I look at the eye it looks clean. I've never seen it sneeze to be honest :hmm
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