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    New born chic injured

    I appreciate you responding. Wounds are around his head and torso. Unfortunately, we lost him. ☹️
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    New born chic injured

    Hey BYC. I’m trying to see what, if anything, can I do to help new born baby chic to survive. Today, when we went to the barn to do our daily routine of checking, cleaning, etc., we found a new born chic under our spectacled Sussex (“Spectacles/Specs”). Specs has been in her nesting box for...
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    Meaning of my rooster’s vocalization

    So far, none noted.
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    Meaning of my rooster’s vocalization

    Ah, thank you so much! I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something.
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    Meaning of my rooster’s vocalization

    Whew! Thank you!
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    Meaning of my rooster’s vocalization

    He’s a Rhode Island Red. It appears that he makes the noise at random times of the day.
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    Meaning of my rooster’s vocalization

    He was given to us, but, I think he’s between 1yr to 2 yrs old. Yep, he crows beautifully! His breathing is normal. He doesn’t sneeze, have a cough or sound congested.
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    Meaning of my rooster’s vocalization

    Hi BYC family! Macho, our rooster, makes this weird ‘guttural’ sound. Sometimes, he makes it while hiding behind something at other times he is simply standing out in the chicken yard. He lives with 15 girls in a barn within a fenced-in area of about 1/3 to 1/2 acres. Fencing is over 6ft tall...
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    Hatching assistance

    Hi everyone. We assisted as Altairsky suggested using coconut oil as noted in the link Debbie provided and voila, we have Coco (the first pic)! The membrane was very dry, so, Coco may not have made it without the assist. Woohoo!! By the way, Cinnamon pipped while we were working to free Coco...
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    Review by 'crowers' in article 'Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry'

    Thank you so much for this detailed guide! It is a life saver.
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    Hatching assistance

    I've read about shrink wrapping, unfortunately though, we had to get the 2nd new chic out. I increased the humidity and am keeping watch. Thank you for the providing the link to the assisted hatching info. I will gather my supplies and be ready. Thank you so very much!!
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    Hatching assistance

    Hi everyone. This is our first time hatching; we’re using eggs from our flock and the Little Giant incubator with heater & automatic tuner. Two chics popped since Memorial Day. We’re concerned that one egg in the process of hatching is having difficulty. The chic is (loudly) chirping but seems...
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    Unexplained loss of feathers

    Great! Just followed the link and it looks pretty easy. I will give it a try. Much appreciated!!
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    Unexplained loss of feathers

    Never heard of a chicken saddle. I will see if they are easy to make and I will make one or where I can buy one. Thank you!! :-)
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    Unexplained loss of feathers

    Ah, I will check Macho's nails to see if he's due for a pedicure. Thank you!
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