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    questions from a first timer

    We have 11 eggs in our incubator, and just tonight we started hearing peeps and seeing a few tiny holes pecked in a couple of the shells. It's so exciting! Here are my questions: 1) My husband opened the incubator for a few seconds. I know this can be very bad for hatching chicks. Is it...
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    My laying hens have matted wet butts!

    Two out of my six hens are big enough to lay. Our wyandotte had a matted wet butt yesterday, though its back to fluffy today. Our sex-link has a matted wet butt today and may have lost a little weight recently. We're pretty new to chickens (3 months) and have no idea what to do, but they have...
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    Corn Starch Dust Bath?

    It's cheep, fine, non-toxic, and dusty... Does anyone know of any reason I can't add it to a mixture of compost and sand for a home-made dust bath in my chicken tractor?
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