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    First time using an incubator soon

    It's a Hethya brand incubator, not a cabinet model, it has stackable boxes with automatic turners. Haven't pulled it out of the box yet so I'm not sure but I believe water is added through a small port in the side. Already have stuff for a brooder. And yes all hens are mature, just didn't know...
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    The chick that got thrown away

    I typically put eggs to my ear and lightly tap the egg and whistle and if they're alive they tap or chirp in response. If I still don't hear anything I set it on the counter (any flat surface works) to see if it wiggles or candle just to be sure. It's my biggest concern and I don't want to throw...
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    First time using an incubator soon

    A friend asked me to hatch some eggs for him, I have an incubator but haven't taken it out of the box yet because I normally just let my hens hatch chicks and since last year I only got 3 cockerels from hen hatching, I decided to give to incubator a run and see if I can get a decent number to...
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    Stick tight fleas?

    The cat doesn't have access to the chickens but should I treat the flock for worms too? I haven't seen any worms in there droppings, all I have on hand for the birds is permethrin and ivermectin pour on, not sure what type of wormer they need.
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    Stick tight fleas?

    Kitten is between 2-3 months old, her mom is a stray and I'm not sure when she was born, they just showed up about 6 weeks ago and then mom weaned and took off. She weighs 3 lbs 1.5 oz and I just gave her a dose for tapeworm called praziquantel. I just figured if she's got these fleas it's a...
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    Stick tight fleas?

    I planned to just give the cat a flea bath, is there anything special I need to use for the cat? Permethrin is just for the chicken coops.
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    Stick tight fleas?

    @casportpony I saw from another post you have experience with these, can you verify?
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    Stick tight fleas?

    I found these little bugs on my kittens ears, they look like fleas but they were attached to her and I had to pluck them off with tweezers and I dropped them in a cup of bleach. I'm not seeing any on my chicken's yet but I've got 35+ birds to inspect and will be scrubbing down the coops and...
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    Crushed egg advice

    I woke up Tuesday morning and the chick had hatched all on it's own. It's from a cuckoo maran hen and blue laced red wyandotte rooster.
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    Crushed egg advice

    It looks like it's pipped externally, a small piece of shell is off and I was able to see the tip of it's beak but it's moved now I assume to begin zipping. Hopefully this goes smoothly and I don't have to help. I've been whistling at the other chick and noticed the egg wiggles pretty hard when...
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    Crushed egg advice

    What is wet bulb incubation, never heard of that before?
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    Crushed egg advice

    It's not possible to clean the egg as it's crushed under the dirty spot, attempting to do so would break the egg more which is why I didn't try cleaning or repairing the cracks days ago. The chick has already pipped today and chirping, it's been in my brooder for 4 days now so I don't plan to...
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    Crushed egg advice

    I originally posted in emergency thread but sharing here also since I'm not getting responses over there, here is the original thread: Thread 'Crushed egg advice' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/crushed-egg-advice.1632306/
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    4 day old chick not eating

    I made a mash and put it in a lid from a baby food jar and it started eating it. I figured out it wants to stand in my hand to eat, when I put it down it just starts chirping at me and searching for my hands.
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    Crushed egg advice

    Here's the thread about the other chick Thread '4 day old chick not eating' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/4-day-old-chick-not-eating.1632271/
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