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    Accidental Tearing of Large (~2"x5") Section of Feathers AND Skin

    UPDATE: Thank you all for your help and information! The chicken and the children are both doing well, though only the former has laid eggs. (She actually laid an egg every day since the incident, starting on the morning after, so she's doing well!) The wound has healed nicely, and she's...
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    Accidental Tearing of Large (~2"x5") Section of Feathers AND Skin

    That is a heat lamp, but it's not currently plugged in. Should I plug it in?
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    Accidental Tearing of Large (~2"x5") Section of Feathers AND Skin

    She's currently separated in our little "chick palace" chicken tractor. She has shelter, a perch, and a mini run with hardware cloth sides.
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    Accidental Tearing of Large (~2"x5") Section of Feathers AND Skin

    Here's what it looks like this morning. (Some pictures of the patch of skin/feathers, as well.) She seems cautious, calm, but alert. She accepted some bread treats, though she didn't seem super interested.
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    Accidental Tearing of Large (~2"x5") Section of Feathers AND Skin

    Thank you. ,❤️
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    Accidental Tearing of Large (~2"x5") Section of Feathers AND Skin

    I actually make a salve based in beeswax from our hives that includes vitamin e oil, Shea butter, sweet almond oil, and coconut oil. Do you think that would be okay? The beeswax seals in moisture and works like a barrier cream (we use it for chapped hands and diaper rash, as well as cuts in...
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    Accidental Tearing of Large (~2"x5") Section of Feathers AND Skin

    Thank you!!
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    Accidental Tearing of Large (~2"x5") Section of Feathers AND Skin

    We have a Sapphire Gem hen that was hatched in early April. She was part of a batch of chicks that we raised together in a mobile chicken coop/mini run until they got big enough to join our existing flock in the big coop. They've been successfully integrated, but only a few automatically go to...
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    Cups or Nipples?

    Same here in Wisconsin.
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    EE Chick with Scissor Break: Cull?

    We had great success with hatching some EE chicks, but this one ended up with scissor beak. It's gotten worse over the last few days. It was my daughter's favorite of the bunch (which hatched on her 8th birthday), but I've been letting her know it's probably going to have to be put down...
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    Should I Assist?

    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction! We'll definitely try the little shoes. 😊 Here's a pic of the only other chick that hatched from this batch so far. (He/she was hatched out alone for over 2 days.)
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    Should I Assist?

    Not sure. He's moving, breathing, and chirping in the incubator, but his toes are really curled. (Is that normal?)
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    Should I Assist?

    Update: Assisted. This is what the shell looked like afterwards
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    Should I Assist?

    Humidity up to 82%, but it hasn't been below 73% since I pulled out the turner four days ago. (We're on day 22.)
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    Should I Assist?

    Help! I think my incubator stinks, because my other incubator produced the healthiest, strongest chicks I've ever seen, but this one is taking forever and the chicks are having a tough time pipping. Specifically, though, does this chick need help? He's been able to get this far and is still...
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