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    Can anyone tell me is this a prolapse?

    Thank you - I have soaked her this morning for a good half an hour, and put vaseline around and slightly inside the vent. I can see some blood when you push on this sore area that is behind the swollen part in her vent towards the rear. I have warmed a towel and she has been sitting quietly...
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    Can anyone tell me is this a prolapse?

    I took the 3 pictures at the same time so not sure why they all look so different - she is passing poo and there is a slight crust there if that is the plug you refer to - if I push to hard to clean she shows her discomfort. They are all fed normally on layers mash which I mix with boiled water...
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    Can anyone tell me is this a prolapse?

    Hi all, been reading all the posts re:prolapse and am following the care advice given. Our little Jenny hen (bantum mix) which we bought about 18-20 weeks ago has never laid an egg yet and would have thought she would be by now. We thought we were on the verge of laying a couple of days ago as...
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    Soft shells

    Hi I bought an Araucana back in January and she arrived laying beautiful blue eggs - we had one every day for many weeks but recently over the last 3-4 weeks she will lay 3 lovely eggs 3 days on the trot then the next 4 will be soft or broken. I only feed layers pellets or mash, I bake the used...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    OK I am all done last 2 I assisted as had pipped first thing and beaks were out of the pipped part of shell, by 10pm no more movement but could see membrane was very dry even though I had whacked humidity up to 80%. Candled the last 4 eggs whilst incubator open and they had stopped developing...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    Quote: I am so sorry about your hatch, They are very hard calls to make. Help too early and you might hurt or kill them, Help too late and....your too late. I hope tomorrow is a much better day. What sad news - so sorry - at least you did what you did I wouldn't have had a clue about all what...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    Quote: It is a long process isnt it - we have 9 out of 22 so far out but last 2 nights are taking their toll on my sleep!! Very tired.
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    First Chick at 3.40pm - very exciting he/she wasnt the first to pip either so obviously a fast mover Now he/she seems dead set on waking the others up Not sure if I have uploaded the photos right so apologies if not Going to be a long night!!
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    Quote: Things can go very slowly.. From pip to start of zip, this first one took about 12 hours.. Then it took another two hours to zip and hatch.. As for chirping, I never heard anything until the start of zipping... Goddess OK thanks Goddess - quite a tiring process no only for the...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    OMG OMG OMG - though I heard chirping last night - checked before I went to bed 1am and one had pipped - was so excited hardly slept woke this morning and 4 more have pipped and can hear lots of periodic chirping. All seems to be progressing slowly though so hope all is OK. What a wonderful...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    What lovely pictures - lucky you I dont have silkies but a friend of mine has lavender hens hoping she will let me have some fertile eggs for the next hatch x. OK I locked down 22 eggs from my 24 last night and increased humidity - took out dividers and sponge mat as per incubator instructions...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    Day 15 for me too and just finished candling them all removed one more egg that I was questioning anyway but definately what ever was happening in there has stopped as no movement and very small chick shape compared to the rest at this stage (RIP little chick)!! Still pleased with 22 out of 24...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    HI all I candled yesterdday Day 13- 1 was clear so took that out, 1 there was veins but not a lot of movement so questioning that but put back in to check later. So 22/23 out of 24 so far. have just ordered new coop for mine as we want to keep in total about 30 birds. I notice a lot of you...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    Quote: Which candler did you get? I am thinking about buying one also. Dont think it had a brand went to this website http://www.pandtpoultry.co.uk/product/categoryid/95/productid/1219 as another company let me down - I was really pleased as ordered it yesterday afternoon at 4pm called them...
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    Setting Thursday March 25.. Anyone want to join me??

    Hi all, Got High Density candler in the post today so have managed to candle all eggs at day 7 23 out of the 24 all have veins so looking good. I also received my gimmick magnetic sexer (couldnt resist ordering to see if it works) but magnet sways back and forth on all 23 so all cockrels - I...
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