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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    My hatchery EE hen and a roo that is polish frizzle x Silkie = Is this chick considered an Easter egger or just a barnyard mix?
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    Third eye lid injury

    Update! Her comb started filling in again and she started laying every other day or so, but yesterday I noticed there was swollen again and this morning it was crusty. So I used a warm washcloth on it and the hook came out in a large glob! I put Terramycin in it and put her in a hospital bin...
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    3 wk chick. Swollen abdomen

    Well here is an updated photo. I was thinking it was smaller, but maybe she is just a little bigger. I hate to spend lots of money on a chick, but maybe I will call around for an avian vet tomorrow. I don't want her to suffer.
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    3 wk chick. Swollen abdomen

    Just want to update that she is still the same but seems to be fine. She might sit a little more than the others.
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    The EE braggers thread!!!

    I got two EE chicks from my pet chicken one month ago and they both have little poofs on top of their heads as if they have Silkie or polish mixed in. Just wanted to share.
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    3 wk chick. Swollen abdomen

    I don't think it's the crop. It's so low. And its not her whole belly. if you look at the last picture, it pushes her little fluff to the floor on the right side. It is shaped like a large fat pill or bean and its pretty hard.
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    3 wk chick. Swollen abdomen

    [/IMG] Anybody know what this bean shaped tumor looking thing is? This austrolorp is about three weeks d from my pet chicken. It may have been there the whole time. I had a chick with perosis in the same batch and that kind of took most of my attention. But the mass has grown. I thought it...
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    One day old chick w/ broken leg, please help!

    Also look up perosis. My hatchery chick had it and I taped her up with athletic tape for a week or two and she is fine now. Good luck.
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Well thanks for your advice. Good points made. I'm a newbie to hatching. The two eggs that couldn't unzip by themselves turned out to be two chicks that both have a missing outer toe on each foot and can't stand up. I will have to cull them if they make it through the night. I don't think momma...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    The one pictured above was dead when I found it. I had to shield the second hatchling from beak, and assist with the third because she kept pecking at it. The fourth unzipped just fine. So I left 5 and 6 alone for the night at 11 pm. There are three other eggs that are not making and noise or...
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    Hatching help!!

    Well I got lucky. I assisted the hatch. Yolk was absorbed. Tucked her under momma and took a break. There are two more eggs under her that have pipped. Five total. I can't stay out there all night to assist with the other two if she started to peck them open like she did with this one. And...
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    Hatching help!!

    Is it normal for momma hen to peck at the chick when it's hatching? Or is she going to kill it.??
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    Thanksgiving Hatchalong

    I'm double posting this. It's on the broody hen thread too. Kinda freaking out. What happened here? It pipped yesterday afternoon. Nothing at 5:30 this morning. Got home to this. One chicken hatched fine while I was at work. Another just now. Momma was trying to peck at the second one as it came...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    This little chick pipped and chirped yesterday. Checked It at 5:30tjis morning. Still a pip. Got home to this. Another egg hatched successfully while I was a work. Second successful hatch just occurred why I covered momma's mouth because she wanted to peck at it. Is it normal for her to peck the...
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    Thanksgiving Hatchalong

    Day 20 ends with one 1 egg pipped. There was a chirp coming from one of the other eggs but no pip yet. So two definite chicks out of 11 eggs! I really wish I didn't have to work tomorrow! Last time I let my broody hatch, everyone hatched on day 19 and 20. Fingers crossed. Wish I was more...
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