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    New year new me (new chickens!)

    Thanks very much guys for your thoughts. Looks like I'll be spending the next few days reinforcing the coop and run that I already have. I've been considering a LGD. My last dog sadly passed away several years ago and the time never seemed right to get another dog. Depending on how aggressive...
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    New year new me (new chickens!)

    Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back! The chicks arrived today and are doing fine. To answer some questions, I still have my original coop. My uncle and I built it together with quality lumber and materials so it's quite sturdy and raised well off the ground for added security. However...
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    New year new me (new chickens!)

    Hello! My name is Tracey and I have been here before. I was a newbie the last time and things were going great for a while. Then a fox and hawk destroyed my entire flock only 48 hours and I was so discouraged I took a long break from chickens. I'm trying again this year! My first batch of...
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    Pale comb, blood, lethargy. Help?

    I checked her vent. Nothing weird from what I could see. Nothing bleeding or bulging. When you say check her poop, do you mean check it for worms?
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    Pale comb, blood, lethargy. Help?

    Hi, I've just noticed that my bantam welsummer hen is acting a little strange. She isn't going for any food or mealworms and her comb is very faded. I noticed a little blood on her feet and neck but after wiping her down I couldn't find any clear sign of an actual wound. The other chickens seem...
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    K&H Pet Products Thermo-Poultry 25 Watt Brooder?

    They all grew up to be healthy productive chickens! I still use this product to this day and pretty much swear by it now. I have some chicks on it right now, actually. And they're in the house and our house gets quite cold at night. I think it better imitates the natural warmth of the mother...
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    April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

    My day-old chicks seem to constantly be fighting each other. Pecking at each other's faces and legs. Is this because there are only two of them? Not sure what to do...
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    April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

    It's really difficult to get to the water with how the incubator is designed. I ended up making a makeshift "dry-off" chamber out of a small plastic bin, a spare brooder heatplate, and a heating pad set to Low underneath it all. Seems to be working ok. The chicks are finally fluffing up...
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    April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

    I have three now! But the humidity is so high I can't seen into the incubator at all anymore. I have no way of getting the water out without opening it and I'm concerned that the chicks are never going to be able to properly dry out because of all the moisture. I think the next time I can do a...
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    April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

    It's Day 23 and those lazy babies are finally trying to come out. I have one that is actively trying to "unzip", while the other was doing well and then seemed to quit for no reason. Made a big open hole and I can see the beak, but now no movement and absolutely no signs of breathing?
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    April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

    End of day 21 and still nothing !! I'm pretty sure they're not coming.
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    April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

    It's already been 20 days and no signs of hatching. I put them in lockdown on day 16 after reading a guide that bantam breeds can hatch earlier. But still nothing. Should I call the hatch a failure at this point?
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    April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

    Well at this point I've made so many newbie mistakes I will be shocked if even one of my eggs hatch. 1.) I didn't calibrate my incubator after I took it out of the box & started using it. 2.) I forgot to wash my hands when candling the eggs around day 10. 3.) I made the mistake of moving...
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    April 2020 Hatch-A-Long! All are welcome!

    So a few days ago was my 10-day point with my eggs. I have 6 in the incubator and 4 under a broody hen. The ones under the broody hen looked great when I candled them. Pretty much completely dark on all sides. The ones in the incubator were only half dark half light, split right down the center...
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    Liege Fighter hens as good as roos?

    Hi, yeah. I've thought about other guard alternatives like geese. I don't particularly like geese since they seem to be pretty aggressive towards people from what I've seen. They also seem to honk all the time for no reason, no matter what. And if that's the case, I don't think my hens would...
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