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    Never seen worms like this before

    Those in that thread look just like the ones I found. Fungus gnat larvae look very similar, but these are about twice the size. Wet conditions would lean toward something similar. I hope it's not a biting, blood-sucking fly. I could have put some under the microscope if I hadn't stomped on them...
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    Never seen worms like this before

    Yes, they were still alive and wiggling. It is a heated dog bowl type waterer on the ground. I always see earthworms underneath the bowl when I dump it, drawn to the heat from the bowl, so hopefully that's the case with these too. They didn't look like any fly larvae I have ever seen, besides...
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    Never seen worms like this before

    I found these in my silkies' water bowl today. I've kept chickens some 12 years now and have never seen anything like this. It has been consistently cold here, except today was mild in the 50s, so I'm assuming one of my birds must have spit these up into their water. I change their water every...
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    Can I fix her feet?

    Thanks, I'm going to see if I can get all those extra little fuzzy Silkie toes taped down like this. I'll update if it works out for her!
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    Can I fix her feet?

    Oh, that looks good. Is it just made of tape?
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    Can I fix her feet?

    This little girl had difficulty hatching out and her feet have been turned under since birth. I don't get too ahead of myself trying to intervene, but she was peeping so vigorously and fully zipped, just couldn't push out. I was gone all that day unexpectedly and when I got there, she had dried...
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    Chick with gimpy leg

    She is sitting with both legs stretched out oddly in front of her now. Not eating or drinking even though it is right where she can reach. I think she is in pain. Thanks for your replies. I'm afraid she is not going to survive. I don't want her to suffer. That is the hard part. :(
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    Chick with gimpy leg

    One of my 4 week old chicks has something wrong with her leg. When she's sitting on the ground, she has it stretched out straight behind her. I picked her up and examined it closely. The foot feels a little colder than the other and from the knee joint down it is hanging loosely with no...
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    INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

    Hi guys. I am in the middle of my first hatch ever and I was wondering if you all could take a look at my air cells and see if they look ok to you. They were candled on days 0, 7 and 14.
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    Opossum attack, need antibiotics?

    We had an opossum in the coop this evening and thankfully I heard the commotion and got out there quickly. None of my chickens were killed and I looked them over one by one as best I could with a flashlight and I didn't find any obvious injuries. One of my girls whose feathers I suspect were the...
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    Wanting to time out hatch for daughter's b-day

    I bought a Hova-Bator Genesis 1588 a couple months ago and have been studying up on hatching and read the Hatching 101 page here. I am wanting to hatch out some eggs from my own chickens and time them out to be in the midst of hatching on my daughter's birthday on March 8th. I want to know if 21...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Ok, she seemed to be ignoring them now, so I went ahead and took them from her and candled them. They've been dead for quite some time, nothing but a gooey mess inside. Yuck!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Yeah, this is my first hatch ever and an unexpected one at that. I've had chickens for several years, but this is the first time I've kept roosters long enough to get babies. I just went out to check on them and there doesn't seem to be any advancement in those 3 eggs. One is not cracked at all...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest - Guess when we'll hit 16 Million posts and you can

    2/17/2016 6:55PM
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Little mama did a good job! She went back to her nest quickly after things quieted down from the move. She must not have been setting as long as I thought while she was gone. It was 2 weeks ago when I moved her. I really did have to move her so DH could get back to chopping firewood and so my 3...
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