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    Black thing growing on rooster's foot

    It is on the top of his foot. Thanks to those that responded. krv
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    Black thing growing on rooster's foot

    My mother-in-law has a mixed breed bantam rooster that is 6 years old. He has a black growth growing on his foot. About 1 or 2 months ago, she cut it off and doctored it. At that time, it was over an inch long, and about as round as your thumb, maybe a little smaller, and hard as a rock. It...
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    Chick with turned-in leg

    Thanks for responding. Can anyone else help me? I will probably have to put it down, but I just want to find out if there is anything that I can do to help it get better. Thanks, krv
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    Chick with turned-in leg

    Hi, We just had a few chicks hatch out and one of the chicks, 3 days old, has a leg that wants to turn inward. At times, it turns almost all the way toward the back, but not completely backward. I feel so sorry for it. It can not walk at all, and because of that it falls over on it's side and...
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    What is this?.......graphic pic.

    We just had some chicks (buff orpington) hatch and the chick in the picture hatched completely on its own, but had something attached to it's bottom. I thought it could be the yoke that did not get completely absorbed, but my son thinks it could an internal organ that developed outside of it's...
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    Chicken Psychology

    Hi, I would wait until day 25 or 26 to see if they will hatch. Here is what happened to my son's chicken. She sat for 3 weeks and nothing happened. We had already threw away a few that did not even have veins. We were going to give it until day 26 to check the eggs. But all 4 that she was...
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    What should we do about this.....day 18 on different days?

    What I am wondering is will increasing the humidity to the right percent hurt the other 12 that aren't on day 18 today? 6 of those 12 will be on day 18 tomorrow (Saturday) and the last 6 will be on day 18 on Sunday. Will a 55%-65% humidity hurt the eggs with chicks on day 16 and day 17 of...
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    What should we do about this.....day 18 on different days?

    Hi, We have 16 eggs on day 18 incubation today. We also have 6 eggs on day 17 today and 6 eggs on day 16 today. It is just 2 days difference from the first ones to the last ones, but will it hurt the latter 12 if we bring the humidity up to about 65%-70%? What should we do? I read somewhere...
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    How big should my waterer be?

    How many gallons should a chicken waterer be to last a week? We have 12 chickens (10 buff orpingtons, 1 americana, 1 standard black cochin) in the coop that it would be in? I would think that they drink more in the summer so you have to think of that when answering me. I am asking because I...
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    We have a chick and one on the way.... (picture inside)

    Quote: <<<My son has a black cochin bantam that has been setting for 22 days and still has no chicks. He candled them on day 20 (also other days) and removed the ones that were not good. He started out with 10 eggs under her, but then removed 6 because they did not have veins. The other 4 did...
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    What are the chances of the chicks still hatching?

    My son has a black cochin bantam that has been setting for 22 days and still has no chicks. He candled them on day 20 (also other days) and removed the ones that were not good. He started out with 10 eggs under her, but then removed 6 because they did not have veins. The other 4 did have...
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    Take out of egg carton or not? And a question re: blue chicks.

    Before our eggs hatch in our incubator, should we take the eggs out of the egg cartons or not? We were thinking that the chicks may have a little trouble if the eggs are not on their side. What should we do? Also, how rare is it to get a blue chick (I know that they are really a grayish blue...
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    It's sad....today would be day 21.

    I have a beta and it got a little slow acting when it was in my bedroom and the temperature got cold back there. But I brought it in the living room where the kerosene heater is and it started acting fine. Rick (son of krv)
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    It's sad....today would be day 21.

    Thanks everyone. I really have been alright with it. Some things just happen and we cannot do anything about it, and this was one of those times. This time being my first time hatching eggs and using my homemade incubator makes it a little sad. But I am looking forward to my next batch to...
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    It's sad....today would be day 21.

    The recent ice storm hit us hard here is Kentucky. A whole lot of people lost their electricity, including us. We just got it back last night, but there are still many without it around here. We were without power for about a week and my chicks-to-be passed on. They were in my homemade...
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