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    Pasty butt question -- just hatched chick

    Thank you for the advice. Not sure what it was. I soaked her in very warm water and most of it just melted away. I put some neosporin on, and she seems to be all better.
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    Pasty butt question -- just hatched chick

    Hi folks. Had a great hatch today. Our second round in one week. Almost all doing great, but one little chick emerged with a crusted over hiney, and it looks all swollen and it's got a bit of shell stuck to it. Is that what's called pasty butt? I thought that was a condition that emerged after...
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    Hi from Placerville, California

    Thanks everyone! Loving this site. BTW, our first hatch went pretty good. Had 11 of 15 make it. They're running around the brooder cute as all get out.
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    staggered hatches!?....HELP!?

    I'll be interested to see the replies from the pro's. We have a bunch of eggs in the bator right now (our first ever), but we staggered it, not understanding that you have to do things differently in the last three days. So now, we have some that are ready to hatch tomorrow, and others not...
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    Not even a newbie yet...but need validation!

    Hi there! I just joined BYC too! And...I also have 7 year old twin girls (and an 11 year old girl). We've had chickens for a couple of years, and it's a really fun activity for the kids. They still love to collect the eggs. It's not a novelty that wears off. We got some Easter Eggers, and...
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    Hi from Placerville, California

    Hi peeps. I've browsed this site many times over the past couple years. Finally joining. Thanks for all the great advice! Never thought I'd be a chicken fanatic! But, here I am. We (me, hubby, 3 girls in grade school) are not totally new to chickens. Started with a few hens a couple...
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