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    Help Needed Urgently......

    hi there he survived the night not sure what to do now .. dont think it was his yolk sac been reading up about that and it seems to happen quite a lot ... well it was red andhard i think it was his innards pure guy ..guess all i can do is wait im suprised he lived thru the night..have been...
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    Help Needed Urgently......

    hi there i have a problem with a baby chick and i think its a major prob.. what happened is my broody hen has been sitting on approx 10 eggs for the last 24 days now she has hatched 5 stood on 1 and killed it by mistake ... and pushed one egg out now the 1 she pushed out off the nest hatched...
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    moving

    hi there fellow chickeneeers been looking through this sight and think it is an excellent resource for all thing chick related ...i have just had my first successfull hatch of three on day 23 i was starting to get worried after having 4 previously unsucessfull attempts at incubating eggs... im...
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    our finished coop

    NICE COOP WELL DONE
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    HELP PLEASE

    HI THERE I WENT OUT YESTERDAY AND FOUND ONE OF MY GIRLS VERY LETHARGIC I WENT TO PICK HER UP SHE DIDNT RUN OR MAKE A NOISE AT ALL WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ODD ASS WHENEVER I PICKED THEM UP BEFORE THEY WENT DAFT ANYHOW I NOTICED SHE WONT OPEN HER EYES AM WORRIED I HAVE TOOK HER OUT OF THE RUN AND PUT...
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    STRANGE LOOKING EGG

    IS THAT BAD IM NEW TO THIS ONLY HAD MY GIRLS FOR 8 WEEKS OR SO DONT KNOW MUCH THATS WHY IM ASKING FOR ADVICE WHAT IS COCCSIDOSIS NOT SURE IF I SPELLED IT CORRECT BUT WAT IS IT AND CAN IT BOTHER MY OTHER GIRLS I HAVE 11 HENS 1 COCK I DONT KNOW WHICH GIRL POPPED IT OUT
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    STRANGE LOOKING EGG

    I GIVE MINE A MIX OF OYSTER SHELL AND EGG SHELL ROASTED IN THE OVEN FIRST JUST WORRIED INCASE SOMTHING IS WRONG
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    STRANGE LOOKING EGG

    HI THERE TODAY I HAD 8 EGGS ALL OF WHICH WERE FINE NO PROBS BUT LATER ON TODAY I FOUND THIS IN THE COOP NOT SURE WAT IT IS IT LOOKS LIKE AN EGG BUT WITHOUT THE HARD SHELL IS THERE A REASON FOR THIS THIS IS THE FISRT TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO AVOID THIS IN THE FUTURE WOULD...
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    how do i tell

    is there a way to telliff the eggs are bad or good before i break them open i read somewhere about dipping them in water is this true if they float they r good and if they sink they r bad could anyone let me know how they test there eggs because i wouldnt like to crak one open and find something...
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    hello

    :(hello from a new chicken lover in the uk keep up the good work byc
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    here is my first egg yippeee hope for many more from my ladies
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    what breed are these

    can anyone tell me what kind of chickens these are they are ex batt chickens not sur wat breed????
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    just started no eggs yet

    :weeehi there ihave just started with chickens i have rescued 11 hens and a cockeral from an animal sanctuary i have built a coop inside an old out building we have in our backyard i belive they are RIR,S BUT AM NOT SURE HOW DO I TELL they were ex battery chickens and we were hopeing to try...
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