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    I got a turkey poult today with an eye injury

    I was given a turkey poult today (free of charge) and the people didn't know what happened to its eye. It has crusty eyes and they don't appear to be fully open meaning the lens that opens to the eye ball is not fully opening and the eye itself is bulged out. I went ahead and brought it home...
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    Little Giant still air incubator (no fan or turner) shipping included

    This is a little giant still air incubator. It does NOT have a fan or any egg turner. I am including a digital thermometer/humidity checker with it. Shipping is included in the price. Shipping in the lower 48 states. I just got finished with my 3rd hatch in this incubator and since I have a...
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    Questions about turkeys

    I am wanting to get a few turkeys if I can get my husband talked into letting me get some. I wanted to ask some questions. Question 1 . How is turkeys personalities compared to geese? Do the toms get mean like ganders? Question 2. I am not sure if I want to get royal palms, blue slate or...
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    Silver Laced Wyandotte cockerel--LOCAL PICKUP ONLY

    I have too many silver laced wyandotte cockerels that I bought straight run. They are pure bred and are 6 weeks old. DO NOT HIT BUY IT NOW BUTTON !!!!!!!!! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PM ME. I am asking $3.00 each for them. You must pick them up. No shipping. Thanks I don't know what...
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    12 Buff Orpington Mix Eggs (TEST eggs)

    ...Here are more pics of my chicks (keep in mind these guys are not yet completely dry in these pictures and I have a bright flash camera: **If you live in a state that requires NPIP paperwork then please do not bid on these eggs. ** There are many factors that can affect the hatchability...
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    12+ Mixed Chicken Eggs

    ...in the brooder: Here is a picture of the daddies and the hens: I don't have the columbian wyandotte roo anymore in the last picture. ****************************************************************************************** I cannot be responsible for what happens to your eggs...
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    Suspected broken wing

    My white turken cockerel has a suspected broken wing. I didn't notice anything wrong with him until this morning after I let my chickens out and I noticed his wing was drooping. The underside of his wing is bruised completely and has a hard swollen spot with a open wound. He looks so...
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    12+ mixed breed eggs: Buff Orp roos over different breeds of hens

    *** UPDATE*** Shipping is $15 not $20 Up for bid is 12+ mixed breed chicken eggs. I will send extras. This is my first time selling on here and the chicks I hatched this past weekend are so adorably cute. I have 2 buff orpington roos over these breeds of hens: columbian wyandottes...
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    My babies are hatching

    I woke up this morning and the first one was out and now 4 hours later I have a total of 7 that has hatched and so far 4 more pips ...... They were due to hatch either tomorrow or Monday (probably tomorrow). I will take pictures when I can. I am getting outside work done so I can avoid...
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    My husband wanted me to incubate some eggs

    I had a hen that is broody but she switched nest boxes and stupid me was gathering eggs today and instead of me taking the eggs from her first nest and putting them under her and taking the ones she started sitting on today I placed them in the egg basket and didn't think about it until I...
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    Columbian Roo over Partridge Rock hen

    Hi. My roo is a Columbian Wyandotte roo and one of the breeds of hens I have is Partridge Rock. I have some dark brown chicks that hatched (which would be the partridge rock mixes). Right now they are only a week old. Any ideas on what they might feather out to look like ... I am pretty sure...
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    Chick hatched an hour ago. Yolk sac not completely absorbed

    ...down into the incubator (thru the window panes I can see this). Do you think this chick is gonna be able to survive like this? Sorry I don't have a way to take pictures right now. **UPDATE............ I just checked on it again and its yolk sac is completely hanging out. I am leaving it...
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    New Years day was a bad start to the year but I just had a baby hatch

    New Years day I was so upset. Something happened to trip the breaker to the chicken house where I have a separate area for baby chicks to brood and the heating lamp (all the electric for that matter) didn't come back on and it was all on when I went to bed the night before. I woke up and went...
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    Questions about turkeys

    I have chickens and I have been thinking about getting some turkeys this year but I first need to ask some questions: 1. Are turkeys aggressive say like a gander is towards humans? I used to have geese and got rid of them because I couldn't see getting chased by the mean gander all the time...
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    Chickens carrying the barred gene

    If you have a chicken that is carrying the barred gene, will it always produce barred chicks? I don't have barred rocks but I hatched out some chicks last month that does indeed have the barred gene (people here on byc has told me the daddy is most likely my white orpington rooster).
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    Well I finally have pictures of my babies that hatched 4 days ago

    I am not sure if this is where to post this but this is a picture of my chicks that hatched 4 days ago. These are what actually survived: I have a columbian wyandotte/turken mix, a white turken (white orpington/turken mix), 3 black chicks and 2 columbian wyandotte chicks.
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    Help me identify the color pattern of my cockerel (pictures included).

    I need help identifying my cockerel. He is a mix breed. At the time I had a blue red laced wyandotte roo , a white orpington roo and also a columbian wyandotte roo. My hens were black australorp, columbian wyandotte, delaware, new hampshire, white orpington, partridge rock, turken, blue laced...
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    Today is day 21. Five out of 39 to go into lockdown has hatched

    So 5 out of 39 to go into lockdown has hatched. There are no pips on any of the other eggs and this is day 21. I don't have a camera to takes pictures. I don't know if anymore of the eggs are going to hatch. I candled the eggs last week and couldn't see into the eggs because they were dark...
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    I woke up this morning and had 4 new chicks (only 3 empty egg shells)

    I woke up this morning with 4 new chicks in the incubator but there was only 3 empty egg shells the chicks came out of. The only thing I can figure is that I have twins come from a double yolk egg. They are so cute and very active.
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    I just went out to the chicken house and (read for more)

    I brought the egg into the house and it measures the size of a quarter. It is so cute. My chickens are white orps, black australorps, turkens, new hampshire reds and a few other standard sized chickens. I have 2 hens that consistently lays eggs that are as big as a duck egg even almost as big...
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