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    Will a Great pyrenees mix bark alot?

    Yes, especially at night.
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    Ginn grey and Johnny jumper grey gamefowl

    When buying indirect you run the risk of not getting what your looking for NOT saying that for all but there are a lot of chicken peddlers out there that will slap that label on fowl just for the purpose of making a dollar. But if you are just looking for a pet this should not be of much concern.
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    What is this??

    Yes has a sponge applicator attached to the top (kinda like pvc glue) apply, put bird on a clean surface for an hours or so as this is oily and dirt will stick to to the legs real easy.
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    Another egg died on me, am I doing something wrong?

    Here are some possibilities, no need to candle daily, day 7 and 14 should be plenty. Handling them to much makes it easy to contaminate the egg with bacteria off your hand. Which brings me to number 2 would have been a bacteria that caused the progress to stop, i disinfect on candling days with...
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    What is this??

    Most feed stores have it
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    what to do with the babies??

    Hen hatched is always best, just make sure if at ground level there are no ants near by, i'm from TX so its a problem here this time of year, we spray a light insecticide around hens near hatching date
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    Incubating day 17

    I have seen some that say raise humidity last three days to above 65, but i have had chicks hatch out early with the humidity at 60 so i leave mine at 60 for the full 21 days and have had no issues. what i have seen is if the humidity gets to high chicks pip but never get out. so for me anyway i...
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    Humidity in the GQF 1588

    open your vents if you already have not done so, also if your not in a controlled room, and your humidity outside is higher its gonna be higher than what you are trying to achieve
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    What is this??

    spray scarlet oil (red kote)
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    Separating eggs in incubator...ideas needed

    pantyhose cut them and tie the end after you put eggs in or laundry bags, i have even used the loofah just cut rubber band off them and cut to the desired length
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    Baby Chick Pecking Everyone’s Toes

    JMO better styrofoam in their craw, which they digest easily, than their brooder mates. Chickens are like a garbage disposal when free ranging they eat everything the only thing aside from some poisons that harm them is too much sand, thats what causes the majority of cases with them being crop...
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    SOS sick chickens

    If its a respiratory infection you will need the antibiotic, i hope the vet rx does work though, ive always heard vet rx just helps the process. Best wishes
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    Baby Chick Pecking Everyone’s Toes

    Lol it does not hurt them.
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    Baby Chick Pecking Everyone’s Toes

    OMG i do it yearly with every batch i raise to prevent tail pecking etc, but ok
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    Scaly leg mites

    scarlet oil aka red kote
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