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    My Hen's eyes are swollen shut

    Thank you! I need to give her much more antibiotic then! She doesn't have any odor at all, and there's no diarrhea or anything to indicate more serious issues. My birds free range all day, so they spend very little time in the coop. All the feed is brand new and stored in air tight containers...
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    My Hen's eyes are swollen shut

    I have a hen that was fine yesterday, but today her eyes have become swollen shut. She has no discharge from her eyes or nose, and she isn’t coughing or sneezing. I cleaned her eyes with a warm washcloth and applied some triple antibiotic, and also gave her 5mg of amoxicillin that I keep on...
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    Eggshells changed drastically?

    They're in lockdown, and I've seen the eggs wiggle here and there, so I'm hoping for the best. I'm thinking my incubating temps may have been a tad low on these. It wasn't until halfway through that I read that still air incubators need to be a little warmer than forced air. I'm learning a...
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    Eggshells changed drastically?

    I will candle tonight and then they will be on lockdown. The eggs are extremely dark and with the dark brown shells, I'm barely seeing anything anymore, but the air sac has been enlarging, and we were seeing embryo movement up until they got too big to really see anything clearly. Thanks for...
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    Eggshells changed drastically?

    I've been turning them three times a day. Is that enough or should I have been turning them more?
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    Incubators Anonymous

    I'm incubating my first batch, but it's so intriguing. I think I'm well on my way to becoming an addict. I love candling them and letting my kids see the development. My chicks are due to hatch this weekend, so my fingers are crossed that this first round went well!!
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    Eggshells changed drastically?

    I am a hatching newbie. We decided to try to hatch a few of our chicken and duck eggs when our broody Pekin duck abandoned her nest. The chicken eggs are due to hatch on 10/20, and this morning when I checked on them, the eggshells look completely different. They have developed striations on...
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