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    Egg glop.. goopy sticky mess that's killing chicks in the egg

    I've fixed the links! Sorry about that. My incubators (Farm innovators =/) Will only do 20, 40 and 80$ sustainably. I have kept them at 40% for right now. I've had a low humidity hatch before in a different bator (hovo). I found that the white membrane would become sticky and cause the...
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    Egg glop.. goopy sticky mess that's killing chicks in the egg

    This is the first year I've done a dry hatch and I have a phenomena that is baffling me and killing chicks. Some people have seen this before, but no one has been able to tell me WHAT and WHY and HOW to fix it. In my case, this is killing chicks in the egg. It's different from shrinkwrapping...
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    Moose Jaw, SK, Canada - Market Style Poultry and Exotics Sale - August 3rd, 2013

    In case you live in the area, I thought I'd invite you to the sale! Hi all; Lou and I are holding the Semi-Annual Market Style Poultry and Exotics Sale at her sanctuary, Free To Be Me in Moose Jaw August long weekend. When: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 from 10:30am - 4pm Where: Free To Be...
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    The whole flock is sick! how to save them?

    I debated on even posting to this, as I'm not wishing to get into a debate when the poster is trying to save their birds, however I find this post somewhat insulting and contradictory of itself. I'll say my piece and leave it be, whether or not you choose to rebutt (which is your right, of...
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    Respiratory illness in my chicken...advice please

    If you can, boil some mint in water and put a steaming bowl of the water near enough that she can get the fumes and far enough she cant try to drink from it while it's hot. It's universal that mint helps to clear the nasal passages. You need to expose her to a decongestant, a natural one since...
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    Are my chickens sick?? they laid a black egg!!

    Hmm. Wouldn't it be interesting if you have a new egg colour! I'm opting for some zombie reference in the chicken breed. Or halloween... Hallow Egger or somesuch. Perhaps you had a stray cayuga in there during the day, come and gone? Anyone near you own cayugas?
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    The whole flock is sick! how to save them?

    Checking to see how your flock is doing? cleared up? Getting worse or staying the same?
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    Chantecler Thread!

    I'm going to catch so much heat for this, but I can't leave this alone. "Messing" with a breed "designed" for a specific climate is exactly how we got the Chantecler in the first place. The best traits of specific breeds were blended together to create mutts, mutts that were continuously...
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    Chantecler Thread!

    They'd be worth adapting to your climate, it would just take some time. MEssage me any time you like -- I'm not an expert, but experience is a good teacher.
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    Chantecler Thread!

    Something to consider would be your climate. I lived in Georgia and Florida for a while, so I'm relatively familiar with the temperatures Tennessee gets. Your incredibly warm and often humid summers could be an issue for these birds. They were specifically designed in Canada's frigid climate...
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    Chantecler Thread!

    Hi Gucci. We are selecting the larger egg girls. We are also planning to re-introduce some of the foundation breeds as well. We will keep a pure flock, whether their eggs grow in size or not by selecting larger eggs to hatch from, however I will have a project group as well. I recently...
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    Chantecler Thread!

    My chanties are the only consistent layers right now and it's -30C here right now. I've learned my Chanty eggs and what they look like. I have 4 white pure girls laying right now and I get 3 of the 4 every day. Their eggs are smaller than my other birds, pure and mixed. My Orp/chanty mixes...
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    The whole flock is sick! how to save them?

    Then you'll recognize it quickly. It's been pretty obvious in my experience.
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    When to clip a broken beak?

    Thank you. I always hate losing a life on this farm, even if they're going into the freezer. I think he just got bested. He tore apart my Chantecler roo when he first arrived to the coop, took him a month to heal. Once the Chanty was able to walk without a limp again I released him and...
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    Rooster unable to walk :(

    B12! In liquid form? How do you give this to them. I'd be interested in giving them the opportunity to recover from the paralysis. Do you have a bit more details on this?
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    When to clip a broken beak?

    DC was passed away in the coop after work today. No need to reply!
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    The whole flock is sick! how to save them?

    I have to say that though what Eggcessive has stated in bold is entirely correct, I still don't agree with it in a way. If you can use a natural antibiotic like Oregano oil (which doesn't promote resistance), you will stop the bird from having to deal with the bacterial infection it may or may...
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    When to clip a broken beak?

    bump.
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    Rooster unable to walk :(

    I’m not convinced he had heat stroke. My roo that had Mereks drank water like there was no tomorrow but didn’t want to touch food. If he had diarreah, he’d also be drinking more to keep hydrated. If it’s Mereks, its really a game to wait and see for as long as you feel is humane. Some...
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    The whole flock is sick! how to save them?

    I have to disagree with Croyza being untreatable and the coop/grazing areas being unsalvagable. I will start with a disclaimer that I just do what feels right and what has worked for me over the past year and a half of chickening, and I've run the gammut. My first chickens came as a full...
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