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    June hatch-a-long!

    Set my egg this morning, this is my second batch in 2 months but I got people calling me to buy them. First batch turned out really nice hoping for the same with this batch, maybe I will even get to keep some of this one!! Good luck to all who are getting ready for hatching.
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    June hatch-a-long!

    Hey chicken4prez can i jump in on your hatch-a-long? I will be setting 18 black and white ameraucanas and 16 bantam mixes tomorrow?
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    Hatch A Long with PenguinsCrafts

    Has anyone had twins successfully? I have a large egg that I see two embryos and I was just wondering if both will survive! Got two weeks left before expected hatching.
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    Hatch A Long with PenguinsCrafts

    I am setting 40 Easter Eggers tomorrow, can I join this group or will I be too late??
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    What is wrong with my rooster

    Oh I incubate, rather than natural way
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    What is wrong with my rooster

    Candy442: the only reason why I was asking about if chicks would have the same behavior problem is because he is such a beautiful bird that I wanted to breed him. But I won't if it does
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    What is wrong with my rooster

    Yes, I have taken him out of the main coup and placed him in the baby side for now, it just really threw me for a loop. I didn't know if anyone else ever had a similar issue kinda hoping it is just because he is so young.
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    What is wrong with my rooster

    I have a rooster who is 5 months old, he is already breeding with the hens and he is very handsome! My problem is that he has been picking on certain hens, yesterday he banshed a hen which is one year old to the coup. I found her wet dirty with her head stuck in a corner and most of her...
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    Bloated chick

    A pic of how bloated she is I have never had a baby do this, however it may be more worthy to say that she is behind in growth then the others a 7 weeks she is very short legged and just her overall appearance is different than the other five bought at the same time. They all have feathered...
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    Bloated chick

    She pooped last night but is was kinda white looking also from her vent there was a long white stuff, could this be a yeast infection? She is so bloated that she walks like a little penguin instead of a chick Her croup feels small she is not eating very much but she does like the molasses...
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    Bloated chick

    Sorry about not replying earlier but my internet went down. she was in the coop with the other babies are, no heat ( I am in Fl. so it is pretty warm), I mixed the molasses in with her baby food that I mixed with warm water to hopefully get her to drink more. Has anyone given an enema to a...
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    Bloated chick

    I have a 6+ weeks old and I was watching her and she went to poo and nothing came out when I caught her she packed with dried poo so I cleaned her off really well but she felt like she was really bloated, she is eating and drinking fine and does not act sick. Does any one think that the...
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    Topic of the Week - Feeding table scraps to your flock

    I start mine giving mostly veggies when they are just days old, by the time they are 8 to 9 weeks old they are used to eating different items and usually they will eat happily whatever I put down for them.
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    Chicken math

    Yesterday I went into the feed store for food and walked out with three babies, not that I needed them just I hatched out 9 in January, my husband was with me I might have gotten a couple more but he said I could only have two so I of course choose three, thinking of sneaking back today!!
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    January 2017 Hatch-a-long

    I only use a egg turner cuz I am really bad about remembering to turn the eggs
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