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    Chicken half dead out of the blue

    HELP! I found one of my hens half dead this morning laying on the coop floor. PLEASE no rude comments. I’m incredibly heartbroken. I know at this point she isn’t going to make it, I’m just trying to figure out the cause now. I brought her inside to be safe and warm as she passes. I’m putting her...
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    Chicken still sick AFTER being egg bound

    Hello. My chicken was egg bound. I noticed her acting funny last night and then this morning she wasn’t walking and had the regular egg-bound symptoms. I soaked her in epsom salt bath and gave her extra calcium. I left her alone in a dark and quiet place and she laid an egg shortly after. The...
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    Please help! Roosters head pecked raw!

    I don't have one unfortunately. It's dark out now and they've gone to roost. There's no holes. They just pulled out all his feathers and it's oozy. Like when the rooster mates with the hens
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    Please help! Roosters head pecked raw!

    Hello. I'm a pretty experienced chicken raiser but i've never had this problem. I have one flock of chicks (almost 2 months) and another flock that are about a month old. I tried to integrate them last night (never had a problem before) but I had a beautiful white creasted polish rooster who the...
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    HELP! Not sure if chick can get out of egg!

    Also, here is her last night. You can see her pip hole and that is her beak sticking out
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    HELP! Not sure if chick can get out of egg!

    I posted last night looking for advice and I have updates. After 25 hours, she cannot seem to get out. Her pip hole was low down and irregular. She clearly could not zip. Her beak has been stuck out and moving and chirping. She is trying to get out and can't. As it has been 24 hours, I helped...
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    Does this pip look strange to anyone?

    thank you!!
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    Does this pip look strange to anyone?

    hopefully! the strange hole is what's worrying me but i'll give her some more time
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    Does this pip look strange to anyone?

    it's not so much the lowness of it but rater the hole. she did it at about 8 pm and it's 10:30 and there has been nothing new. i don;t think she can zip, her beak is sticking out and shes peeping
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    Does this pip look strange to anyone?

    really looking for any advice here. i can see her/his beak sticking out and hear him/her peeping but it almost seems like he/her can't zip
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    Does this pip look strange to anyone?

    bump. any help?
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    Does this pip look strange to anyone?

    My camera takes low quality photos but this pip seems off to me. She started about an hour and 1/2 ago and no movement. The pip hole looks strange, like she's trying to zip but can't. It also seems low down
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    Incubating my own eggs - help!

    Amy, I am only going to be collecting over 2/3 days I believe so I shouldn't have to worry about a staggered hatch too much! When I had eggs sent to me, it was required to let them sit and rest for a day. I was wondering if that is also required for fresh eggs?
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    Incubating my own eggs - help!

    Thanks Amy! My question though is do I HAVE to set them for a day or can I just collect them and put them right into the bator?
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    Incubating my own eggs - help!

    This is the first year my flock has had a rooster in it. I plan to hatch my own eggs this year. My question is - When I ordered hatching eggs last year, I was instructed to let them set for a day in room temperature before placing them in the bator. Do I have to do this as well with my own...
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