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    Broody Hatched Chicks

    I know this is an old thread... just wondered how your mama made out? I have eggs hatching soon and it’s cold!
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    Elector PSP like clay - any tips for thinning?

    I feel the same!! Can I ask where you purchased? I bought mine 22 months ago, but it was hard to work with from day one. I also should have returned it- but I’m in Canada & ship to a box in the US, so it’s a pain to come and go. And now the border is closed OF COURSE! I just dealt with my clay...
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    Elector PSP like clay - any tips for thinning?

    I found this thread because I’m dealing with my own clay mass of PSP :he. I ended up cutting open the bottle and putting it in a mason jar. Now I measure out the product in a very small bowl & whisk it before fully diluting it. Totally annoying for the price!!!
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    Rooster limping badly

    This is a super old thread- but I found it because my roo is having the exact same problem. Did yours make it?
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    Wrinkled eggs... every day :(

    One of my ISA Brown hens has started laying wrinkled eggs- every day. She was gifted to me about 6 months ago and has been a fantastic layer. Huge, dark brown eggs almost every single day. I know she’s older, because tiny spurs are starting to grow. I don’t know her back story. She does not...
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    Broody with one little chick in the main flock

    I hope that’s it- I’m actually relieved to hear that, so thank you. With there being just one chick, it’s been a little nerve-racking...
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    Broody with one little chick in the main flock

    I wondered that, too. Maybe she isn’t leaving him so much as trying To show him how to roost. Our bars are pretty high. Maybe I’ll see about getting something intermediate and she what she does tomorrow.
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    Five chicks hatched... one lonely egg left

    Sorry, I missed coming back to check this thread. Unfortunately, the yolk wasn’t absorbed and chick didn’t make it. I learned a valuable lesson and will never do that again! I have eggs ready to hatch this week and I will be waiting, waiting, waiting!! Thank you for your help!
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    Broody with one little chick in the main flock

    My broody has raised her one little chick with the adult flock (25 birds). Chick will be 4 weeks old in two days. Broody is showing signs of leaving him/her. Their nightly habit has been to settle together in the corner of the coop while the rest of the flock roosts. Tonight, she was up and down...
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    Five chicks hatched... one lonely egg left

    I cracked a larger hole in this assuming it was a goner... and the inner membrane is intact and it looks like it’s breathing! What do I do!?
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    Five chicks hatched... one lonely egg left

    Five chicks hatched on day 20, which was 48 hours ago now. I have one egg left. I candled it and can see movement, and I’m guessing there’s some of the chick in the air sac because it’s not a clean line anymore. I can’t make out what part it is tho- it’s not like a clear beak. No external pip...
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    LICE! Help- I’m new! Is this safe??

    AFC27D47-4954-47D4-A99C-C3DE89A09E34 by karigirl posted Aug 24, 2018 at 10:33 AM Can I spray my flock & coop with this? Also, I have a broody sitting on 4 eggs. Do I disturb her and treat her and all the bedding around her as well?? Thanks for your help!
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    Canadians check in here....

    It can be very humid but not constantly. Windsor is a good place to live if you want to experience ALL weather conditions ;). I admit I didn’t read long & bought a Yosoo Automatic on Amazon. Hopefully it works lol. ‍
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    Canadians check in here....

    Hi from Windsor! We have 1 EE, 1 Hamburg, 2 ISA Browns , 4 Buff orps & 1 BO Roo :). Our incubator arrives next week & im planning to hatch out Buff Orps . Getting ready to expand our coop!
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    Coop INSIDE a larger barn- chicken wire?

    We are planning a 25’X40’ open coop inside our metal pole barn. I’ve been stalking this site for all things chickens and have found so much info!! My question is - can we safely use 3’ high pallet walls around the bottom of the coop, and then use chicken wire from there to the ceiling 9+ feet...
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