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    Baby chick emergency

    It's a bit more complicated. The hen sleeps in a secuded corner of the yard where it's almost impossible to reach the spot without a rake (which I use to collect eggs). So I never had the opportunity to try to capture a chick sleeping underneath her at night. We have to work with what we...
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    Baby chick emergency

    I understand, @Project Blue, and we did try. But it was really hard to grab one of the little guys free-ranging. I'm trying to convince my husband to go that route, but he deosn't want to traumatize a second bird. The little guy inside is eating & drinking on his own & now a week old, is...
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    Baby chick emergency

    We made the mistake once before of keeping a rescue chick in the house too long. When we tried to re-introduce her to the flock, she was terrified and, sensing that, they all attacked her. We've tried repeatedly to get her back outside, but psychologically, it looks like she'll neverr be able...
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    Baby chick emergency

    We tried last night and to our surprise, the hen didn't seem to mind having another baby under her. But the baby wasn't having it. It's probably already imprinted on us and when we walked away, it started chirping in distress and ran after us. It wasn't having any part of the hen. We'll try...
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    Baby chick emergency

    Bonding with a sibling will make the mother more likely to accept the new baby? Or would it be just as likely that she'll reject them both when reintroduced? That would result in a real problem, having to hand-raise TWO of these little guys.
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    Baby chick emergency

    @LaFleche That sounds scary. That could work?
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    Baby chick emergency

    Good recommendations, @Project Blue, thanks. We're working on it. So far, it still looks healthy, but I don't know what we can do long-term. The last time we hand-raised a rescue chick, it imprinted on us and now is afraid to go out with the rest of the flock, who sense her distress and...
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    Baby chick emergency

    Thanks for the quick response. We'll get on that right now and keep you posted.
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    Baby chick emergency

    We brought in a bowl of eggs yesterday and had them sitting in the foyer last night. The hen that had been sitting on them no longer had much interest since two of them hatched last week. Last night, we heard a chirping and one of them hatched! In the past, our hens (all free-ranging) have...
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    Comment by 'cundare' in article 'Table Scraps and Leftovers for Chickens'

    "Don't feed birds nuts"?? I'm not sure where that advice comes from. Our flock has always loved pine nuts (pignolas) and cashews. It may be their all-time favorite food, other than live bugs & worms. We've been feeding dozens of chickens cashews for years (although it does get expensive!)...
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    Deter rodents humanely

    You know, one idea is, instead of changing traps, how about changing bait? We've had the experience of getting nowhere with a trap for weeks, then going to, say, peanut butter as bait, and catching a critter within -- no exaggeration -- minutes!
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    Deter rodents humanely

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ89XXC8?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1 I recently bought this product. All-natural, made from a combination of essential oils like peppermint & lemongrass, relatively inexpensive, humane. Clean & hygienic in little self-contained pouches (although...
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    Need Rooster Advice

    We've had a few roosters that were initially very aggressive, almost killing hens by violently mating. And then, as they got older and found that such behavior doesn't work well in our yard, they calmed down and became good citizens and even good fathers. But another simply got worse and...
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    Meal Worms or Black Soldier Fly Larvae?

    Hah! "Toasty goodness"!! That's a perfect description, the words I was trying to find.
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    Meal Worms or Black Soldier Fly Larvae?

    @Bawkbok Maybe I don't understand your comments. The price I mentioned is by far the lowest quoted here for either mealworms of SFL. If you find that too high, then maybe larvae aren't the type of feed you're looking for. I mean, 10 pounds of dried larvae is A LOT! It lasts us a month or two...
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    Meal Worms or Black Soldier Fly Larvae?

    We went through a lot of sources, but the best deal we've found for good-quality dried SFL is actually on Amazon. 10lb boxes of Wormsking larvae sell for $50, $45 if you set up a subscription, and are often discounted. Free shipping if you have Prime. Smaller sizes, down to 2lb, are also...
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    Cedar & Chickens

    Resolution: The birds seem to be keeping their distance from the table, but don't display any indication of being affected by the presence of cedar. Maybe they're just wary of new things added to their cage -- it's only been about 24 hours -- or perhaps they don't like the smell. We can't...
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    Cedar & Chickens

    Thanks everybody. I think we're in good shape. The cedar smell, which was so intense when we opened the box, is mostly gone tonight. And the boards are painted, which helps. We'll leave the table out overnight (& hope it doesn't get too covered in bird poop, although that's not a battle that...
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    Cedar & Chickens

    Thanks for the quick reply. Have you used cedar yourself with your birds?
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    Cedar & Chickens

    We tried so hard to give our guy a natural quality of life, but we had to draw the line when we caught a teenager carrying him off in his arms one day right in front of our house! We did our best to make his prison cell as comfortable as possible, building a 10'x15' cage with large-size...
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