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    polish bantam eggs wanted

    anyone know where I can buy fertilized polish bantam eggs? Ive been searching the web and have not found any!
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    hen acting strange, suspect egg bound or peritonitis

    Thanks Lesa Im about to do the bath! I hope it helps her!
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    hen acting strange, suspect egg bound or peritonitis

    I have a white leghorn that was rescued from an egg farm about 3 years ago. She was 2 1/2 when I got her, so this year she will be 5. A couple of days ago I noticed she had trouble jumping onto the ramp into the coop. Then I saw that she was walking funny, keeping her tail down almost dragging...
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    eggs are hatching! do i need to do anything??

    I had ordered some fertilized eggs a couple weeks ago for my broody hen. I hear peeping and managed to get the hen up enough to see that one of the eggs is cracking. It is 12:30 am here and I don't know if I can go to bed and hope all goes well, or do something! I don't even know what to do if...
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    help broody hen

    she has been sitting constantly for almost 24 hours, but started guarding the eggs about 3 days ago. I did take a couple away, and since yesterday I havent taken any. I kind of feel bad for her and want her to be able to hatch babies, but I dont have a rooster! and if I order eggs they may not...
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    help broody hen

    she wont eat or drink even though I put it right in front of her! she attacks me also! Great idea about cooking her an egg! I know she will eat it, although i gave her some sweet white corn which is like crack to her and she didnt touch it!
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    help broody hen

    im sure this topic has been addressed, but i am not having luck finding past posts! I have a hen that has gone broody, and wont eat or drink! How can I get her to do this?? And has anyone ever given a broody hen a fertilized egg to hatch? I do not have a rooster so the eggs she is sittin on...
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    need advice to catch a chicken

    forgot to say that they don't know where she goes to roost at night. I dont know these people, so it isn't easy to ask alot of them, and to hang around until she roosts. The woman is very nice but her husband is kind of a grumpy know it all type. So yeah, the obvious choices aren't that easy to...
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    need advice to catch a chicken

    thanks everyone for the suggestions! I do have a live trap, however, not sure the hen weighs enough to trip it, and since it isnt my house, not sure the homeowners will be too happy if other things get caught. The net seems to be the best chance if I am able to get her cornered somehow! The...
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    need advice to catch a chicken

    dont know where to post this so i hope noone gets mad at me! I was referred to a home today that has a stray chicken in their backyard. It has been there a couple of weeks, and the homeowner has asked neighbors about it and noone claims it. I went there today with a crate, food, and some fresh...
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    really weird egg

    This hen has been laying for over a year! She gets oyster shell in her food also.
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    really weird egg

    one of my chickens laid the weirdest egg last night! it looks like a normal egg, BUT the shell never hardened! it's squishy! is this a common occurence?
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    quail help needed ASAP

    I listened to the vidoe and it didn't sound like what I heard. I will go check all of the remaining quail for her tomorrow because I agree it could be a male in there somewhere! Thank you everyone so much! and thanks especially for not kicking me off because of bean sprouts! :-) I do also...
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    quail help needed ASAP

    The only thing she can recall that is different is that right before all the injuries occured, she had been feeding them bean sprouts as a treat. She said they loved it, and is convinced that had someting to do with it! I told her I was going to get kicked off this list if I post the bean sprout...
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    quail help needed ASAP

    So I just talked to her and the one with feathers laid an egg today so it isn't a male> The pic of the tibetan is nothing like what she has> Hers are two colors, some are very light and others are darker. the noise reminded me of crickets chirping!!
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