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    The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

    We bought the smaller rolls, same brand, and yes, so easy and yummy! Doing the morning of Thanksgiving is no problem.
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    Feathers not growing back

    To my knowledge, some I read are like yours, as are most of mine. Some can take several months. I have two silkies that each took nearly a year. One was a pet quality midget silkie, so I attributed it to that. Then the most recent one, a buff frizzle I posted in the worst molt contest, she...
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    Feathers not growing back

    Awe, poor Barbara! You didn't mention molting, and that's what I would guess she's going through. If she's not laying, that would also go to molting. Regardless of reason, a high-protein diet helps feather growth. You might want to get a small bag of an all-flock for her. That would be...
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    Limping chicken

    Hi, How old is this chicken? Did it limp it's whole life and just get worse now or did this just recently happen? It could be it got its foot caught in something so strained or sprained it, or if young, it could be a vitamin deficiency. Regardless of which it is, B-Complex should help it...
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    Sick chicken

    Hi, When is the last egg she layed if you know? I'd suspect egg bound still even though you checked as many times we can't tell ourselves. The other ideas would be coccidiosis or worms. I'd give her some extra calcium as in around 300 mg calcium citrate +D3. You would just pop one in her...
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    Chicks dying- no sign of illness- help!

    I suspect coccidiosis. Did you try Corid on them yet? The only diseases I know of they can have upon hatch is if the parents have MG, then the eggs could too. Marek's they could only have if the hen that layed the egg had Marek's and her dander was on the shell of the egg. Otherwise, it...
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    Mice in my coop!

    We're making new ones as we speak as winter is here and the mice are looking for a place to stay. We can't possibly trap them here so we have to deter them.
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    Chicken eats rat poo, any treatment for chicken?

    We've got a farmer across the road that's got tons of rats. So many that their tunnels under her chicken run caused one side to sink. She would sit out with some gun off her porch and pick them off. I feared we'd get hers here, but only twice. Once, a bunch of she poisoned ran over here to...
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    Is this a sign of Shinkwrap? I see the beak in sane position over 5 hrs now. Do I need to worry or just wait ?

    No, it doesn't appear to be shrink-wrapped. The rule of thumb is to wait 24 hours after they pip, then assist if no progress is being made. It looks like a great start, so just let it finish. You'll have a fluffy butt soon!
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    Chicken eats rat poo, any treatment for chicken?

    But as Al said, you might pay for that feeder when you're no longer dealing with spilled feed, buying lime, pine bark, etc., not to mention you'd most likely be rid of the rats.
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    Buff Brahma losing weight and crop not emptying

    How much longer are they on antibiotics? It's fine to give both at the same time, but always preferable to only give one at a time if possible, just to be on the safe side in case they had some reaction to one or the other. If it's just another day or two, I personally would wait.
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    Buff Brahma losing weight and crop not emptying

    So that would mean just shy of .80 mg or ml. Do you have a syringe with milliliters? If so, you can squeeze it into that. It's a very tiny amount so yes, you can put it in their beaks or into a small amount of food, like a piece of bread, something you can give them that they'll eat the whole...
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    Buying Hatching Eggs

    I'm a huge buyer of exhibition silkie hatching eggs. I'm also a shipper of my own now and then. My first source was via Google; I found a silkie breeder about an hour away. I started my silkie line with four exhibition-quality chicks. Since then, my sources have been eBay and Facebook...
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    Debbie’s Chickens

    Hiya, Debbie, and welcome to BYC! :frow Oh my, you sure have pretty chickens! Thank you for sharing! We're glad you're here!
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    So called experts over-complicate things, when a hen in her natural environment cannot be so precise.

    I've incubated eggs at least 100 times in my life, and do not consider myself an "expert," just experienced. The vast knowledge and experience that our BYC members have is what makes it so great. Sometimes I have improvised or strayed off the "conventional" method myself. As long as it's...
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    Petersime Incubator

    Hi! Welcome to BYC! This guy on YouTube has a ton of them and said to contact him if you're looking for parts. He also said he made a lot of his own parts, but perhaps he's got what you're looking for or a source for them. This was two years ago but I'd imagine he's still at it!
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    How long does a cracked pullet egg last?

    If you need the egg, for eating or baking, you could always peel the shell off carefully where it's cracked and look to see if it appears to have pierced the membrane. Sort of a tedius pain in the butt though. We have a lot of eggs, so I would just scramble them up for the chickens.
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Happy Birthday! 🎂

    Happy Birthday! 🎂
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    Rescue Rooster needs help!

    Given where you got them from, I'd guess they haven't been getting their nutritional feed. Since you have a rooster and a hen, I'd get some all-flock for higher protein, less calcium for him. Then get her some oyster shell in a separate dish. Assuming the antibiotic you gave him cleared up...
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