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    broody yet fickle

    I have a question about brooding chickens. I have 2 hens, one a frizzle bantam and the other a BO, who are sitting on eggs every time I collect. After about a week of stealing their eggs and having them curse me with their squawks and ruffled feathers, I thought, what the heck, let 'em sit...
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    No signs of life...What should I see

    At 7:30 this evening, I will have 7 surving eggs at 21 days in the incubator. Shouldn't I see some sort of movement or hear peeps? Do the eggs just lie still? When I candled Thursday, the eggs were filled with chick. A word of encouragement please? What is your experiences?
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    Help please, my turkey can't walk

    I came out this morning and my 4 month old turkey can't walk. He will eat and drink when these items are put in front of him, but he literally will not get up. His legs look OK but I noticed when I examined him that most of his chest feathers are missing. This is all new. Any suggestions? I...
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    To clip or not to clip

    I have a new chicken coop with 3 month old chickens which are flying now. My concern is they are flying over the 7 foot fence and I have dogs waiting on the other side, which I don't trust unless I'm standing right next to them. So far a few have gotten out without incident but I'm worried...
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    What is the breed of these chickens?

    I have a couple of chickens of which I'm unsure of the breed. I think the grey was is Aracauna but I don't have a clue what the other is.
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    Hello from Kansas-New to Chickens and BYC

    Hello all. I wanted to let you know that although this is my introduction post, I have been using your websight since February, when I first contemplated, (actually when I got my husband to consider the possibility), of chickens. I am now the proud owner of 25 chickens, 7 of which are bantams, 6...
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