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    upside down egg question

    It'll be ok. I have had eggs delivered to me that were upside down for days while in transit and they did fine. I have one chicken who lays eggs that are perfectly oval from time to time. I have put a couple of hers in the incubator and found out I put them in upside down after 6 days...
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    Hen with vision problems, growths - UPDATED HAD TO PUT HER DOWN

    I was reading about diseases a few minutes ago and found this: http://fowlfacts.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=afflictiondiseaseff&action=display&thread=1217 Might be worth reading thru. But swollen eyes can be a symptom of numerous diseases so you always have to be careful about diagnosis...
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    dead birds

    Sounds like it could be coccidiosis but there are several possibilities. There are a few drugs used to treat it, we have used sulfa drugs with success. http://fowlfacts.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=afflictiondiseaseff&action=display&thread=1213
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    White Ameraucana's? What do you think? pics included

    We have hatched LOTS of Ameraucanas and EEs, if the leg color changes for us it gets lighter, never darker. That's our experience.
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    What breed are these Black Chickens?

    Quote: I hear ya. I said they were just BSL's to begin with because that's exactly what the hens look like and they said "No... They are bantams." But BSL bantams are definitely possible. Then I noticed the comb, the hens and rooster all have rose combs I am told. Because I don't recognize...
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    What breed are these Black Chickens?

    Good Morning folks. We hatched a couple dozen eggs for a friend and do not know exactly what breed we have here, or rather, what breed the black chickens are in the pics. They don't know for sure either . We would just like to know what breed the black ones are. The pics here are the only...
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    Double stacking???

    I do not have a GQF, just a homemade incubator (old ice cooler) but have stacked eggs during the last 3 hatches and it has worked out well for me, still exactly 95% hatch rate. Just make sure they can all get out of their shells when the time comes. And I do staggered hatches when stacking...
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    Dead Chick didnt hatch. Graphic pic

    Yeah, that is the yolk sac there. We usually end up with 1 or 2 in a hatch that fully develop but do not make it out of the shell.
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    Do Hens have spurs?

    We just got rid of a pair of red sex-link hens that were several years old. Each one had a 1 1/2 inch long spur on one leg only.
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    How quick will my birds mature?

    We actually have 1 coop full of nothing but the breeds you have listed. We put them outside at 4 weeks old, which was about 5 weeks ago now, and they are doing great. We actually put ALL of ours outside at 4 weeks old.
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    will silkies use a ladder???

    Our Silkies have no problem with ramps. They use a 34" long ramp that goes up about 14" or so high and somehow manage to get up on their 6' high roosts every night. I will say though that up until about 3 1/2 or 4 months old they stayed on the ground at nights. We have another coop that has a...
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    how long does 50lb food last?

    Quote: Same here... about 2 lbs/week average per bird. But, we have gone through as much as 3.5 lbs/week in winter months, it varies a bit.
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    can i put eggs from a different breed of chicken under a hen?

    My last broody hen "stole" eggs from 4 other hens and hatched them out. And I even put one chick under her that I hatched out of my incubator while hers were hatching. They aren't picky at all... the more the merrier.
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    VERY aggressive RIR

    RIR roosters are definitely known for being aggressive. Always have been, always will be. My Grandfather started raising RIRs and NHRs in the 40's so I've heard plenty about them but... We had one beautiful SQ RIR rooster that was named "Dumplin'" early on because he was very mean and we...
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    Anyone else freaked out your chicken will peck your face?

    I wear safety glasses all day long at work and they have saved me substantial misery several times. I keep safety glasses near the coops, on my mowers, hanging in the garage, in the truck, in the house... everywhere. I would recommend that everyone buy a $2 pair and wear them while in the...
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