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    Help me identify a predator

    I have had three different attacks, each time several chickens were dead, a couple injured and only one eaten. The one that is eaten is always the same. Leggs and insides are gone, and head is gone. Most of the breast and the wings are left. I can't always get my coop shut befor it gets dark...
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    Feather loss in 9 week olds

    I found a couple of blister type things on them today. I seems that the blisters are full of air not puss or water. Some of them do have a dark runny poo also. Could this be Meraks?
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    Feather loss in 9 week olds

    I have a group of 9 week olds and a group of 4 week olds, both are losing feathers. Not all are affected and some have mild loss while others are naked around neck on back and around vent. There are no sores or blisters. Not even any visible rash, just naked skin. My question is, do young...
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    Well I have 7 BCM babies out of the 3dozen I started with. They were from ebay and I think I had a humidity problem at some point. only 2 made it out on there own because the rest were bound by the membrain. I helped the rest and one more is trying to zip. Thy start to zip but can only get about...
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    Thank you for your advice. I travel for a living so the last batch I wasn't home for, so I didnt know what to expect. Since the first on has hatched and is making alot of ruccus in there I see progress with all of the other three.
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    humidity was down to 43 when I got home from work. it had been in the around 70 since lock down and I wanted to let it come down a bit so I left the plugs out of the holes this morning it was day 20 didn't expect pips until tonight or tomorrow. Keep in mind this is only my second batch now I see...
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    My phone is down right now and is the only way I can take pics. I think you are right about the yolk. I have one more question. I think the first three may be shrink wraped. They are not making any progress and I just had one that hatched that piped well after the first three. Is there anything...
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    How so hokankai? should I remove the egg for the safety of the others?
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    Ok humidity is back up to 62 percent, but I have one egg that piped on the bottom and it seems to have some kind of discharge coming out of it. I looks kind of like isulation or something that is sticking out about 1/4 inch. I know its not part of the chick because it is yellowish and these are...
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    They are so cute! The black ones eye looks huge against its neck.
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    This is my first time being home to see the hatching and I want so much to try to help them get out! LOL
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    Today is day 20 for my eggs and I have about 3 piped and some more rolling around in the bator. I am worried because when I got home from work my humidity was down to 45. I opend and added water then pluged the two holes. I am worried the ones that have piped already my be stuck does anyone have...
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    Sneezing and coughing

    LOL... guess I will reply to my own post. Maybe someone can help me with this one too, I suspect marke's in my flock. I have been getting about one hen every month or so that gets sick.... becomes unable to walk and of balance doesn't got to roost any more, then dies. There have been three of...
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    Sneezing and coughing

    I have 8 hens and a roo. The roo and about half of the hens are sneezing or coughing. No change in behavior and there combs are bright red so I treated them with 1/2 cc Tylan injected and will continue for 3days. The question I have is, should I treat the other 11 pullets I have in the same coop...
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    March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

    Hi all, I set 36 black copper maran on the first of march. These were shipped eggs and I candeled at day 10 pitched 14. I broke them all open and nothing was going on a few had blood rings. This is the first time I have tried candeling and I've been looking at all the charts online to try to...
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