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    want to buy 3 Buff hens

    i'm looking to buy 2-3 Buff Orpington hens in the 3-4 month age range in the central georgia area. thanks mick
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    Hock Joint issue

    its a buff orphington(sp).
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    Hock Joint issue

    i have a 4 day old chick that can't get up on its feet and has swelling in its hock joints.any ideas what might be the problem? thanks mick
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    where to place hydrometer in incubator

    i forgot to say mine was battery operated and that it had a cord for the temp sencor,so you have a egg turner also?i'm mainly worried about it binding up while laying on top of the turner
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    where to place hydrometer in incubator

    i have a little giant incubator w/fan and turner and i'm wanting to place a Digital Thermometer/ Hygrometer in side the bator.the instructions say to place the whole unit inside the bator.i'm only placeing 12 eggs in .do i just set the hydrometer on top of the turner to the side of the eggs and...
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    chick vitimins

    Quote: do you just mix it as per the directions or a smaller amount
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    chick vitimins

    what type of chick vitimins are available and the best places to buy them? thanks mick
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    hen laying eggs to soon?

    i'm just using a layer type of feed,should i add some oyster shell?if so where do i get it and how much should i use? thanks mick
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    hen laying eggs to soon?

    i have 2 RIR hens that have been laying just fine for 6 months,now one has started droping her eggs at various places around the yard and they are not developed completely the shells are very thin.what could be the cause of this? thanks mick
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    newborn chick question

    my newborn chick was born this morning around 11:00 am... It is now 8:15 pm eastern time - the chick is rolling around the incubator and having a difficult time standing.. After this period of time should it be standing and stretching its feet out? The shell seemed to have a lot of blood in...
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    *Got One* Starter incubator

    we got the Little Giant incubator from Tractor Supply and bought the egg turnner also,both for around $85.00 total.and just had our first chick hatch at 4:00 this afternoon!
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    first chick hatch question

    we just had our first chick to hatch this afternoon.4:00 ET +\\- it still has a part of the shell attached to its backside 3.5 hrs later ,should i just let it work it out?if so how long should i allow before i remove it? thanks mick
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    question about roo's

    Quote: sure how about these?
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    question about roo's

    this is the first chickens we have ever had .we have 5 RIR's about 4 1/2 to 5 months old and it appears that we have 2 for sure and most likely 3 roo's.we got them all at the same time when they were chicks. we realy like coming home from work and letting the chickens out to play and run around...
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    need help with RIR sex type

    thanks everybody for the input.it wasn't what i wanted to hear but thats how the ball bounces some times. we have 5 RIR's and it appears that we have 2 for sure and most likely 3 roo's.at what time should we seperate the roo's and hens?we got them all at the same time when they were chicks...
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