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    ants in my incubator

    Thank you. Ants are gone, four hatched. Fifth died halfway out of the shell. I have not had this happen before.
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    ants in my incubator

    I don’t really know how they are getting in. That is a great idea. It dos have the motor on top. Two chicks are working their way out of their shells. I have killed just a couple of more ants. I think they were moved in time to prevent injuries. I have been babying these eggs. I don’t know of...
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    ants in my incubator

    Two chicks are working their way out of their shells. There have been a few ants that came out. I think I moved them before there as any injuries. I am so excited.
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    ants in my incubator

    I woke up to five pipping Aracauna eggs and ants in my incubator! I am just sick. I immediately heated up a different incubator and moved them one by one. I sprayed underneath and around the incubator. The chicks are all loud and alive. I took out each egg and made sure I got rid of all visable...
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    How Many Hens?

    Thank you. Color was part of it. I was under the understanding that egg color didn’t change but may lighten with aging. Most curious is eight eggs in less than two days. My two little Cochins have their favorite spot and there were two eggs there. I was wondering if someone put them there. I...
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    How Many Hens?

    I currently have three hens and one rooster residing in my nice big coop. They are let out to free range daily. I have recently added a fenced in area. The last couple of nights I didn’t close them totally up. I left the door open a bit. I have been getting more eggs than I have hens. I was...
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    Review by 'Barb Root Hinkkanen' in article 'Repecka Illustrates Coop Ventilation'

    Thank you. You answered all of my questions and some I didn’t even know I had.
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    Comment by 'Barb Root Hinkkanen' in article 'Repecka Illustrates Coop Ventilation'

    Thank you. You answered all my questions and some I didn’t even know I had. Great drawings…
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    Crippled chicken

    I tried giving him Selenium and vitamin E, and baby vitamins, and vitamin C. He wasn’t improving so he is now in chicken Heaven…
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    Crippled chicken

    Thank you. We have no chicken vets near us. I didn’t think of that. I wonder if a wheelchair would help. I’ve checked his legs and he doesn’t act like anything hurts him at all.
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    Crippled chicken

    I have a crippled chicken, a little over six months old. He, I thought it was she, was born with a deformed foot. He’s a Silkie/Cochin mix with five toes. He’s always been able to get around without any issues. A few days ago, when I went out to open up their coop, he didn’t move. Unusual so I...
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    First Aid Manual/Kit for Poultry

    It’s a great idea. I add different things as I need them. I haven’t created a complete list, but will work on it. I bought surgical instruments because I had to remove some huge ingrown feathers. I was terrified but I did it. She healed very quickly and within a week, you couldn’t even see...
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    I don't know if I can do this...

    Yes, I doctored her for two weeks before I was convinced she would not improve. I think she was probably injured internally. I cannot eat my chirpies. I don’t want to. I rehomed my roosters. I was raised on a farm: we had meat birds and processed 100 every year for the freezer. I had no...
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    I don't know if I can do this...

    Absolutely, they grieve, they cry, actually seeing the dead bird gives them closure.
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    I don't know if I can do this...

    Thank you for all the information. This is the most informative and thorough explanation I have seen. I’d like to add a tag so folks can use it. I was able to rehome my roosters. I was raised on a working farm and we raised meat birds. I have been processing them since I was a little girl. I...
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