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    Egg bound for over a week? what else could it be

    I thought my hen was egg bound but its now been over a week so I believe thats not a possibility any more She has a very very large lower abdomen, it is solid rock hard to touch. however she is still eating and drinking and pooping and moving around with the flock. What could it be? shes...
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    First pip on Day 18?

    Oh what little cuties!
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    First pip on Day 18?

    oh also for got to say congradulations !!! What colour is the wee cutie and what breed or breeds :)
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    First pip on Day 18?

    Woops sorry that was a spelling mistake it was ment to be size, sorry for that confusion, im not the best at typing my fingers seem to go all over the show
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    my chick wont poo

    Oh my gosh thats such horrible news :( at least he had a happy life before this
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    First pip on Day 18?

    No need to worry, chicks can hatch from day 18-23 bust most commonly day 21, it all depends on the sixe of the egg, temp and humidity I hatched a few batches of chicks (under a hen) on day 18, no problems what so ever Hope they are the cutest wee things ever, and hopefully all girls :)
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    When do hens molt?

    Hello, it does sound like moulting, my hens have all just come in to moult and it is Autum (fall) where i live and hen do stop for a short time when moulting then soon come back in lay (generally after winter but hopefully before) and 1 1/2 years is a perfectly normal age to stop,
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    my chick wont poo

    try putting the chick in a warm bath of water, I have never tried this myself and not sure if it will work, but have read a few times that this makes them poo so its worth giving a try?????
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    Duck eggs not hatched?

    I hatched some pekin duck eggs not long ago, they hatched 4 DAYS EARLY!!!! was a bit of a shock, but dont worry to soon , I have had chicks that hatched 3 days late so hopefully there is still time good luck :)
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    Rooster type

    You can use any breed you want to :) although if your wanting to hatch chicks to lay when older i suggest getting a breed of rooster that has good laying abilities
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    im lost!

    Oh im sorry to hear that, :( this may sound horrible but you could always get some more, this way you will feel better again, maby even buy a mum and her chicks or some chicks and raise them in a brooder. Think about the positives like you can get to choose lots of exciting breeds, clean out...
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    Help with my incubating eggs!!

    i have one hen my roo didn't mate with becuase i tried to hatch from her but each time the eggs would be infertile, I moved her in with a differant roo and have hatched chicks from her since :)
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    my barnvelder chick

    thanks you they are you can also get blue barnevelders aswell and i think splash, but the splash isn't as common Barnevelders are so easy to sex aswell, unless its just mine, but there combs and wattle grow more than the girls at about 3 weeks! it was so easy , and at 6 weeks my two chick roos...
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    my barnvelder chick

    Oh my gosh thats horrible, Im so sorry, what do you think it was?
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    my barnvelder chick

    What ever she is ,she is CUTE! heres some pics of mine, the last one is a roo but the first two pics are girls
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