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last night we were banding all the chickens that are not for sale and i noticed that my buff has what looks like bumble foot. the pad of her foot is swollen and this morning she was holding it up. So what action should i take? i have heard that it could be a parisite in the foot and to put...

i havent wormed and i have had him for almost a year thats bad isnt it i can find wormer at murdochs im shure is there a brand i should look for

im not at home to take a pic but i will after work! the low blood is what i was thinking thats why i thought maby it was lice / so i should check his poop at the vet how much do u think that will cost

yesterday i noticed that 1 of my roosters combs was a light pink color and this morning it has almost no color at all! he doesnt seem to be sick he is still eating. could this be caused by lice i have been dusting and spraing but i still find them here and there

you know i have eggs in the bator due to hatch and most of them have veins attached to the air cell and they are ok so far and hatching any day dont give up.

i have an LG and a hova bator and neither of them will stay at temp i am a first timer so i tried to keep it in the 99. to 100. range and sucsess i have two chicks so far. dont stress too much besides as im shure you have figured out, a tiny adjustment on the thermostat can be a 2 degree change...

i am a first time hatcher and have hatched 2 beautiful chicks so far. I have 64 more to hatch this week and i kept one plug in the first 18 days and the last 3 I had 2 plugs in. i couldnt keep the humidity up w/out both plugs in and then it was still hard i had to keep sprayn warm water in to...

im on day 7 the eggs are white,light brown and green. can some eggs take longer to vein than others

i have a few eggs w/what looks like a ring of blood so i think when i candle tonight i think i will get rid of them. they are dead arnt they i have tons of eggs w/veins so i think they are dead and the ones i can still see through arn't fertile is that correct.

go to wal- mart you want a hydrometer mine was like 6.50 its a small white square it tells you temp & humidity online @ ebay its 13.99 i just got 2 of the same model and if you call the # on the paper that came w/it you can get the fan for 33.00 you will need ventilation is key, jen

im on day 2 of incubation and my humidity is @ 31 in one bator and @ 43 in the other two do i need to mist it with a spray bottle if so how many times a day what is the ideal humidity at this point of incubation the two that are higher have a plastic liner for the water the other has a divit...

all the eggs im useing are mailed eggs and its my first time so im a little nervouse i did just what you said i figured that if i let them get to room temp i could them put them in the bator and i did i put the mi yesterday so i dont have too long b e for i can candel them

i got some eggs in the mail and they were left outside for some time they didnt freeze but they were very cold when i got them are they still ok to incubate? thanks:(