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    Sick rooster, open mouth breathing.

    I’m honestly not 100% sure. I didn’t notice it until after, but I’m not sure I was paying attention for it either? The time between me seeing him down in the coop, bringing him in, and realizing he had mites so bringing him back out until I could treat the mites was so short. I don’t think I...
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    Sick rooster, open mouth breathing.

    Typically I do treat with the Permethrin 10 spray, but it’s winter right now and our temps have typically been below freezing so that won’t really work for us right now, it’ll just freeze. I can’t even give the coop a good cleaning like I normally would and wash everything down because, well...
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    Sick rooster, open mouth breathing.

    Ok I have a roughly 2 year old cuckoo maran rooster. Since Friday night I’ve noticed he’s been off, when I initially brought him in the first obvious thing I noticed as mites crawling all over him (ew). I’ve since treated the mites with a permethrin dust, and have been feeding him grain with...
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    Avian Influenza

    Hello, So, for the first time I've had some of my flock test positive for Avian Influenza. I have them tested each year for this and salmonella pullorum and up until this year they have always been negative. The initial test was taken March 31st, and I got the results April 5. From there she...
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    Preparing to build a new coop

    I am in the middle of nowhere, but still probably worth looking into! Thanks!
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    Preparing to build a new coop

    I am looking for any input/ideas/concerns/whatever. I had a mob of 4 raccoons break into my coop the other night, they peeled back the metal roof like it was a sardine can, and their weight caused the walls to start to buckle. (it was an old metal shed on a almost deck platform). I was hoping to...
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    How long do I really stay out of incubator?

    It is a still air incubator so that's totally possible. I'm actually not really happy with it in general so this is likely the last time I use this incubator. I got it back when I was first starting and "didn't know any better" really. The longer I have it and more I use it, the more I realize...
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    How long do I really stay out of incubator?

    Ok, so I've read that once a chick hatches, you still don't need to remove them from the incubator for 24-48 hours once hatched to allow all the rest to hatch. My first hatchling has been hatched just over 24 hours now, and happened quick. Two more followed just as quickly and will be hitting 24...
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    Remove turner?

    https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/little-giant-still-air-incubator-2167379?store=2015&cm_mmc=feed-_-GoogleShopping-_-Product-_-2167379&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvbiBBhD-ARIsAGM48byL8PnEXrbkykzeJZGufsUd7kkVLcsZQZoYow0ZWxe1tla5m2DzYgIaAiurEALw_wcB That is the incubator that I have.
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    Remove turner?

    Hello, This is my first year using an egg turner to incubate and I am getting at day 18 now. Do I just turn off the turner or fully remove? I feel like they are going to get stuck if I leave it in. But if I take it out, then do I just lay them on their sides (they've been upright in this...
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    Not sure where to put this, but it involves eggs!

    That makes me sad. I would say last night it was probably around 60, maybe even in the 50's. I live in coastal NH.
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    Not sure where to put this, but it involves eggs!

    Hello! I have a fresh little bantam hen who had decided to go out and lay her eggs in the woods and then lay on them. Initially I thought she was scooped up by something but then she reappeared, we followed her, and found her laying on 10 eggs. I debated what to do, I wanted to let her keep the...
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    What should I feed?

    Hello, I have a very mixed flock as of this spring and I'm wondering what is my best options for feed. Currently I am using Nutrena NatureWise All Flock, but not sure if this is what our best option is, if I should look into others, etc. Our flock currently consists of "the older crew" which...
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    NEW!!!

    Hello, just doing my introduction. Copy/pasting the thing because I'm uncreative this early in the morning. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens for about a year now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 24, I think (3) What breeds do...
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