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As the Brooder Turns

My duct tape solution worked for like two days. Well, technically it worked perfectly on the areas it was covering. The problem is that it’s not really practical to wrap four pullets completely in duct tape. That’s right, the plucking continued and expanded to four chicks’ necks, tails and backs. It was easy to find the culprits.…… Continue reading As the Brooder Turns

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The Awkward Teenage Stage

The pullets (female chicks) will be three weeks old tomorrow and they are looking scraggly to say the least. They’re in what I call the “awkward teenage” stage where they’re half fluff, half feathers. You can tell I have one runt (why is there always at least one?) who is smaller and has less feathers. She’s one…… Continue reading The Awkward Teenage Stage