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Just realized this thread is from 2012.....

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All my birds have dust baths. No bumble foot. Idk how to check for egg binding. There diet is chicken scratch and laying pellets....... she is now shaking her head back and forth and cant standup. I don't think she hit her head. Her poop is kind of a white and green.......

Mines for quail tho.... lol

[/IMG] If I had to build mine from scratch it would cost around 15k.

No mites or lice they all have dust baths. No bumble foot I checked that. I noticed a little heavy breathing.making her drink with probotic and electrolyte. I have some wazine. Should I go ahead and worm her? I don't know how to tell if she has egg binding. I feed them chicken scratch and egg...

I have a bird with the same symptoms. She just sits there with her dead down and doesn't really move or do anything. Real Lathargic. I started adding probotic and electrolyte to her water. Haven't dewormed her yet. I have to make her drink water cause she doesn't eat or drink. Any help or...

Dust baths do wonders and make the birds really happy.

I feed mine the dumor chick starter from tractor supply cause its easier to get ahold of. I havnt had a problem with it. Ive looked for turkey or broiler feed and cant find it non medicated in my area. Congrats on your new babies!

You got a point! I havnt had a problem with it yet. But thats the best way I know.

haha guess I need to borrow my neices and nephews.

Last night i had 13 hatch out of 300. Cant wait to get home and check the incubator. Probably have 100 chicks running every where. Hopefully......

I turn mine over..... squeeze the vent. .... if white foam comes out its a male. If nothing its a female. Hasn't failed me yet.

I have stored eggs up to 2 weeks. The fertility rate goes down after 1 week. I haven't had horrible luck storing eggs longer than a week. I usually hatch no less than 200 eggs at a time tho. I have 300 in the incubator now and out of 300 I had 105 that were either infertile or started to form...

Thanks I hate when I wake up late and and they dont get to go out in the morning. Cuz I work weird hours so sometimes the dont get to go out till 11am. I thought of making one out of a motor for curtains.