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    How do hens control humidity in natural incubation?

    I had a broody hatch eggs for me and two died after they pipped. They both looked like they had the "shrink wrapped" issue. Three others did not pip at all. Four hatched healthy on day 21. If my hen came off of the nest/eggs to eat/drink/etc. for a few minutes, would that have been enough to...
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    Advice on an orphaned wood duck

    This past spring, a friend was fishing and a very young lone duckling was in the water where he was wading. It swam up to him and was completely alone. He brought it into work knowing that a coworker and I both had chickens. I took it home and raised it with some other peeps. We thought it was a...
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    Help with a hen with foot blisters and loss of weight...

    The example you attached does look very similar. If it is bumble foot, but I cannot see any black dot, how do I remove it? I'll start soaking her feet in epson salts in the meantime, but it seems as though it is necessary to physically remove the infection. Any additional suggestions for...
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    Help with a hen with foot blisters and loss of weight...

    I have a 1 year old hen who recently began to lose weight. She stopped laying a few weeks ago. She is a little slower than usual, but still active and comes out to free range in the yard with the rest of the flock. I wormed her and checked for mites to rule those problems out. When checking her...
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    Faverolle cockerals or pullets?

    Oh, that would be a relief! Thanks for the feedback-crossing my fingers!
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    Faverolle cockerals or pullets?

    Thanks, the one on the right is the one that I am most curious/concerned about. I'll cross my fingers and hope for the best. I don't mind the coloring if they are both girls!
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    Faverolle cockerals or pullets?

    I bought these two chicks as sexed pullets from a feed store in our area, who gets their stock from Ideal Poultry. Neither chick is displaying the coloring of a typical salmon faverolle pullet. Is one or both of these chicks boys, or just badly colored pullets (as hatchery favs apparently can...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    I had a rooster who's upper beak broke. He developed an issue with lice eggs, though I never saw any crawling or any other evidence of them, and the rest of the flock was ok too. I bathed the too in a flea dip (containing pyrethrin) and it seemed to clear up the situation. I added a sand box in...
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    How to attach Hardware cloth?

    x2, plus gravity is working in your favor when you are trying to tie in the first part of the piece. Holding it horizontally is a big pain. Happy building!
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    Barred rock/Easter egger crosses-anyone care to venture a guess?

    Thanks for the condolences.and the explanations. :) I love all of the teaching/education that goes on with this site, it really is such an outstanding resource because of the people who participate in it. Reading about chicken genetics is an entertaining task. I just reread my post and realized...
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    One pullet deceased, another showing same symptoms, please help!

    Ok, I can understand and appreciate that reasoning. There is definitely a sharp learning curve when it comes to all of the things that can go wrong with chickens. Of course hind sight is 20/20 and I probably would make a different decision about saving that first bird now, At some point, it...
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    Hen with a bulgy, lumpy bottom - ascities, hernia, or other ailment?

    Update on the bulgy hen: She has been reunited with her flock mates and so far, she is acting like her regular, old self. No one is going after her backside (thankfully), and her eggs are slowly getting larger again. The bulge has not grown or changed size, so as long as she seems healthy and...
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    One pullet deceased, another showing same symptoms, please help!

    Oh dear. I did treat one other bird with Tylan last spring, but that was the only one. That bird was kept separate for at least a month after any respiratory symptoms had vanished. Since then, I have not had any other respiratory issues with anyone in the flock until three days ago. The new...
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    One pullet deceased, another showing same symptoms, please help!

    Three days ago, I noticed that one of my 14 week old pullets was wheezing and gasping for air in the coop. She was seemingly fine the day before. I did not notice any sneezing, although another pullet had a stuffy nose (though she was and is acting completely fine at the moment). I brought the...
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    Sickly rooster...loss of weight, crop never fills (though he wants to and does eat) Help and suggest

    What are the advantages of the Safeguard over the Wazine that I first used (if any)? Since I already opened the bottle, wouldn't it be just as good to use this to treat the rest of the flock? I only have 13 other birds, and all are the same age (9-10 months). It is not that I am opposed to using...
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