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    Knowledge needed!

    I really appreciate everyones input! I want to do it right, for the health and safety of my flock. I read the article on ventilation, and now know the importance of ventilation. I will keep this into consideration while constructing. I also now realize how much I may need to rely on you all...
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    Wow! This really shocked and surprised me!

    I was watching you tube videos on sexing new chicks and ran across this link from the Discovery channel, (below) It actually made me very sad the way the chicks are handled. Throwing them around, dropping in holes, rolling down belts falling into holes and the rough handling they receive...
  3. MrsKluck

    Knowledge needed!

    That is great to know! Thanks for commenting. I feel better now knowing the size works for you and yours!
  4. MrsKluck

    Knowledge needed!

    For ventilation, I don't think I'm going to give it its own ceiling. So maybe a few inch gap from top the wall to the roof would work for that??? I'm not that concerned about "chicken dust" I have a big shop vac! I realize now, I better get to researching other designs.....like for the...
  5. MrsKluck

    Knowledge needed!

    Thanks Wyandottes7! Good news. Its a go then. I appreciate you taking the time to answer....and may call on you throughout the building project, which is happening over the next two weeks.
  6. MrsKluck

    Knowledge needed!

    Hi ya'all! I'm getting started on building a coop for the six chicks I just hatched. Below is a link of what I am doing. The question I have is for the size. The interior coop will be 5 x 10 inches.Realizing that as of right now, I don't know the sex of these chicks, I eventually would...
  7. MrsKluck

    Need advise quickly

    Just an update on my gimpy little chick. I went to bed last night thinking that I would have to splint his little legs....then amazingly....this morning his leg looked pret'near normal. No more dragging, no more hopping...and falling over. He was actually walking almost normal. By the...
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    Need advise quickly

    Yup, I feel pretty proud of my amatuer self. Out of 8 eggs, I have 5 chicks. I opened the other 3, and they were dead of course, but it looked like they all three had maybe a couple of days worth of yolk sac left. It was really sad to see. Why do they just die like that, and some live on...
  9. MrsKluck

    Need advise quickly

    It's kind of a cross between a hop and a limp. It's his right leg, and it does kind of drag behind him. I dug in the grandkids toy box, and unbelievably came up with a stuffed yellow Easter Peep. (like the candy) He's snuggled next to it right now, occasionally giving it a good peck trying to...
  10. MrsKluck

    Need advise quickly

    Ok, here are a few pics. He was peeping loudly non stop all day in the incubator, so I put him in a separate brooder. I tried putting him in with the four others, and they antagonized him endlessly. (although he put up some good defense.) So I ran to the Big R and got another light and set him...
  11. MrsKluck

    Need advise quickly

    Soaked his little bottom, and it cleaned up nicely. Still see his umbilical thread attached, but now his bum is much cleaner. Thanks for the encouragement. I am pretty proud of myself.....being new at this. I think I might just have an knack for this. Also, now that I have had a chance to...
  12. MrsKluck

    Need advise quickly

    Well, because I had heard no more peeping, and saw absolutely no pecking or other movement, I decided I needed to help the little guy out. I removed the shell. the membranes through the whole shell were tough and dry. After he was out, he was weak, with very little movement. Just laying...
  13. MrsKluck

    Need advise quickly

    Thanks for the reply. There are already two very tiny tears in the membrane. I have not heard any peeping in a while. What worries me is that there are absolutely no movements. This is my first time incubating eggs. Watching the other 4 hatching, I always saw small beak -like movements...or...
  14. MrsKluck

    Need advise quickly

    I have a hatch in progress and I have 4 healthy hatchlings (out of 8). This one has been pipped (see picture) since 8 o'clock this morning. He may have pipped during the night, but I know it has been at least 12 hours and there has been no progress. The membrane is so paper white and looks so...
  15. MrsKluck

    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 10-19-2015 Pic by JnK1

    Yes!! I AM A CHICKEN!!! I REALLY REALLY AM A CHICKEN!! Now go AWAY!!
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