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    Unknown cause nonstop gasping yawning

    Anyone have any ideas as to what may be the cause of this in the video? Cockerel is approx. 4-5 months old Serama. He has been doing it for over 50 minutes now nonstop. Strange thing also is that his tail feathers normally sit at a vertical position. Now they seem unusually off to the side.
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    Reason #565 to question laying box to hen ratios

    All 5 other laying boxes are vacant…..just the one occupied with the 3 EE sisters. Lol.
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    Using thermal to detect dead eggs

    Wanted to post this since there may be others who have a thermal camera. I can’t believe I haven’t thought of using it for pulling dead eggs out of an incubator until today. The dead eggs will have a noticeable difference in thermal temps compared to the live ones. The pic attached is of a...
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    EE’s- any obvious cockerels?

    Posted are various pics of 4 Easter Eggers that came from TSC about 8-10 weeks ago. I’ve spent hours combing through threads on sexing EE’s to realize that due to the variances of EE’s I’m nowhere even close to being able to guess the genders with any level of confidence. For those experienced...
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    2 Coop options- your thoughts?

    Considering 2 options and looking for input to consider: 1. Coop Controls Automatic coop door 2. Wall vent fan 1. Seems like the other brands of automated doors all had enough complaints or issues to seem like legit concerns. I have the Ghost Controls gate system on my property and love it...
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    Eccentric, predator proof, fun, repurposed brooder box

    First time chicken owner and decided to build my own brooder box since the pre made ones were either sold out or too expensive. This box was made using all repurposed materials I already had leftover from prior human home rebuilds, etc.; with a few exceptions: the dog kennel pan, plexiglass...
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    11 new chicks arrived yesterday

    Hello, 2 questions: 1. Is there a particular website that you’ve found to be better than others with broad descriptions of various chicken breeds, that also has pics of the breed at various life stages? 2. Received 11 healthy, happy chicks from Mt. Healthy yesterday. Is it possible to make...
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    New to the Coop

    Hello! I’ll be the new owner of 10 day old chicks for the first time ever, somewhere around mid-February. I’ve ordered a mix of different chicks with 1 of the 10 being a Bielefelder, as the sole cockerel. My father had built me a beautiful new chicken coup for Christmas that I’m looking...
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