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  1. Debbie292d

    Turning effect pipping?

    The last week of turning isn't important, really, as by that point, they are mobile enough within the egg that they won't stick to the side anymore. I think you're fine! Wishing you a great hatch!
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    Just joined

    Hiya, Annie, and welcome to BYC! :frow You might be interested in our DIY/Self-Sufficiency forum. :) If you want to post pictures of your chickens, you can do it here, or we have a What Breed or Gender is This forum too. We're glad you're here!
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    hey chicken lovers!

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow I'm a little partial to silkies myself, and am a breeder, but I think of them as pets too. Yep, they are sure cuddly! We're glad you're here!
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    Introduction!!

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow You got lots of info already about show quality chicks. Another idea is to find a reputable breeder who sells their eggs and buy an incubator. I personally recommend Brinsea and have three of those. I've got several exhibition breeders I've found via...
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    Help

    Hi Bess, Not sure what you mean, as you're here and posting. Are you talking about the Facebook group?
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
  10. Debbie292d

    New chick and mom hen stayed in run instead of going into coop tonight - suggestions?

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow I hope it all worked out for you and them last night. I know how worried you were, as we're where it's cold too, so I'd have also been concerned. I would have moved her and the chick inside if it had happened here. Hopefully it ended well and you'll have it...
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    New Member

    Well, hello again, Penelope, and welcome to BYC! :frow It's nice to properly welcome you here. I do hope Jack Jack gets better, but I have faith in you. You're doing great! We're glad you're here!
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    Heater or heat panel -10

    I get just as annoyed hearing “chickens don’t need heat” as I do hearing “chickens must have heat.” It’s how absolute those statements are made, yet they know practically nothing of the situation. There are considerations. It depends largely on the breed, but also the age of the chickens, the...
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    Favourite summer treats

    Scrambled eggs is always a hit. Ours love Kale too. I either just hold a bunch in my hand and let them pull it off, or tie a bunch and hang it in the coop. You could also lay it on the ground and put a brick on the stalk end of it so they can pull small pieces off. Both kale and scrambled...
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    Five month old chicken with splayed legs

    Hi, and welcome to BYC! Did this chick by any chance get into some extra calcium by way of oyster shell? I ask because this sure sounds familiar! If that happens, there's nothing you can do as the leg nerves run through the kidneys and are damaged. If not, then B-Complex should help. You...
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    Rumpless adult silkie + pasty butt

    I've not seen the missing tail-feather anomaly on any of mine, and assume yours was either injured as a chick or has a genetic flaw. Regardless, I've had a couple of "poopy butt" chickens through the years, but it comes from their digestive system, not how they were built. For those, we do...
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    Heater or heat panel -10

    Yes, most go outside all winter, provided hubby shovels paths for them, and the wind chills aren't too bad. Usually, we don't let them out if it's below 20°F, though. The coops are heated to 40°F, and some do not leave, whom I call wussies. 😊 The ground is covered with snow, so he tries to...
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    Open Contest Chilly Coop Contest!

    So pretty! Another beautiful postcard!
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    New member here to say hello!

    Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow We just have three ducks, and they are such a hoot! One is a Buff Orpington, and the others are someone's 4H breeding experiments; one's lavender and one's chocolate mottled. All girls. We have a Duck Forum you might like to peruse or post in sometime if you...
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    Been a member since May, but just introducing myself!

    Hiya, Shari, and welcome to BYC! :frow What a beautiful place you have there! Gorgeous chickens and coop too! We're glad you're here!
  20. Debbie292d

    Heater or heat panel -10

    Neither. There are some good points, but a couple of statements that I don't necessarily agree with. So I just posted another way of looking at it, but in my case, backing up what I said. Exactly!! None taken. 😊
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