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    Lethargic silkie with injured leg

    My girl was fine yesterday. Today I found her lying face down at the bottom of the ramp out of the coop. She can't stand on 1 leg, but doesn't cry or complain when I touch it. She won't eat or drink, just lies on her side. She can flap both wings but pretty much just lays there. I'm really...
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    Chicks Arrived Today

    Kim, I am so glad that you have some happy healthy babies and they will be taking care of the rest of your order. We ordered our very first set from them for delivery this week and all 5 were doa. The girl at customer service was really nice and said that they were having lots of issues with...
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    Newly hatched chick with bent toes

    One of my chicks hatch yesterday and it is having trouble walking. I didn't notice until it was dry that it's toes were all bent back and crooked. Is there any way to fix the feet?? thanks you, Gigi
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    Any Hope for bloody chick

    I went to check how hatching was doing and the broody hen looked like she was eating one of her babies. I removed all the hatched babies including the one that was getting eaten. It's butt is all bloody. It's still breathing though. Can i put some kind of medication on the wound. If there any...
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    Hatch Day Today!!! June 4th "Update with Pictures"

    Today's mine as well! so far 5 that i know of have hatched. so exciting!!!
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    Broody question

    Today is hatch day. I hear little chirps every now and then. I was wondering if there was any way to tell if she is a bad mother before she kills a chick. She sat on her eggs the entire time but i'm still worried she might kill one. thanks for the help, Gigi
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    Broody hen Hatching question

    Hello, I was wondering if my broody is going to get up when the babies are hatching. If not will i know they are hatching before i see a chick running around. It is the day before expected hatch day of my first broody. thanks for the help, GiGI
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    Nova Scotia Canada

    WELCOME TO BYC
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    Hello from VA

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    New member from Yorkshire

    WELCOME TO BACKYARDCHICKENS! You are at the right place for learning about chickens
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    Broody behavior question

    thanks guys
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    Broody behavior question

    My broody, Betsy a Black copper Maran, is sitting on 20 eggs at the moment. i went in her little isolated area to change the water and she completely freaked out on me. She was growling. Is that normal? should i be worried? sorry i have used incubators before but never hatched with a broody...
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    I need a name for my new chick. (Pic)

    i really love the name dumpling she is a beautiful little chick
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    My first baby!!!!!!!

    congratulaions!!! they are adorable!!
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    Where can I find good info?

    thanks this thread has a lot of information!!
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    Candling Eggs???

    Hello, I use really strong flashlights. This link really helped me when I was candleing. It has some great pictures. www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=230 Good luck, Gigi
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    Where can I find good info?

    Hi everyone! I am really new to incubating eggs using a broody chicken. I was wondering if there we any sites or books I could read that had good information about incubating with broodies. Thank You for your help! Gigi
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    Wanted to share pics of my babies :)

    so cute
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    Please help little chick not moving

    thank you for your help. She's gone. (not really sure if it was a she but we always thought of her as one) She stopped breathing while i was dissolving the sugar in the water. I'm guessing she had something wrong with her and stopped lliving off yolk reserves. but thank you for your help, gigi
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    Please help little chick not moving

    hello everyone, I incubated some eggs and they hatched a little over a week ago. they were scheduled to hatch on wednesday. we had some lower temps so i expected a thursday friday hatch. one hatched hatched right after midnight on saturday, while the others hatched on thursday and friday, so it...
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