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    Anti-Pecking Spray questions?

    I got 2 new chickens the other day. One is a 2 month old hen and the other is a 3 month old rooster. Well the others will not stop pecking them...and the 2 new ones are too dumb enough to run and they just cower (sp?) and take the torture. Well they have pecked them to the point of bleeding...
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    Help Help Help!! Ducks Are Hatching Day Of Lockdown!!!

    Lockdown for my duck eggs is today! I just went in there around 1:20pm and 2 have pips! I can hear them quacking! I wasn't prepared for that until Thursday when day 28 is!!! I set them on the 1st of April at 6:45pm...so naturally I'm thinking that at 6:45pm tonight will be when I set them...
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    TIPS on LOCKDOWN with DUCK eggs?

    Lockdown is Monday night at 6:45! I have an LG styrofoam incubator with fan installed. My questions are: Is putting the eggs in the egg turner a good idea for lockdown? (not plugged in of course) Is putting a towel or washcloth, layed out, on the bottom a good way to boost humidity up...
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    Just completely DEPRESSED!

    My duck eggs are on day 21...and I checked on them a few minutes ago and the temp was 98.6. So I thought I'd turn the nob up and sat there for about 10 minutes and the gage just kept going down and down and down. I know it has power because the fan was going and the red light would light up at...
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    Naked Necks - WASHINGTON

    Hello I am looking for a young Naked Neck rooster. Or if you have a few chicks that would be great too! I have 2 Silkies and would love to cross them with the Naked Necks for some Showgirls I am located in Washington near Olympia, so please be in my area or no more than 2 hours...
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    The Duckling Project **LOCKDOWN QUESTIONS ADDED 4/26/10**

    So I got 16 duck eggs for free on April 1st. 5 are Call ducks, and 11 are Khaki Campbell and Khaki Campbell/Rouen cross. I am using a LG forced air incubator, the cheap styrofoam ones. This is my first time trying to hatch ducks! I have successfully hatched chickens and failed to hatch...
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    DUCK eggs in a LITTLE GIANT forced air incubator???

    I just installed a fan in my LG incubator. Is anything different for hatching duck eggs now that I have the fan going? Like humidity and temp wise? Will I have to fill with water more often? I know NOT to use the turner with the duck eggs, but is that still recommended with the fan installed...
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    How do I hatch DUCK eggs?

    I am getting some Khaki Campbell, Rouen/Khaki Campbell cross, and Call duck eggs to hatch together. Does anybody know how to do this correctly? I have a cheap Little Giant incubator with egg turner. I have hatches chickens in it. I've tried turkeys, with no success. So now I am going to...
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    Wanted: SILKIE Hatching Eggs or NARRAGANSETT Hatching Eggs

    Hi, I have 2 very broody yearling Silkie hens that have been sitting on these "dud" eggs from some other hens in the pen. I am looking for either a dozen Silkie hatching eggs or 1/2 dozen Narragansett hatching eggs. This is an experiment to see if my girls will hatch eggs that have came...
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    A sick or weak duckling

    My friend just got 2 Muscovy ducklings and one of them seems to just always want to sleep and it doesn't seem to be eating or drinking anything. I know it's only 2 days old today, but I know with my chicks I hatched they still got up and scratched around, ate, and drank. Is there anything you...
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    WTB: Ducks or Geese in Western Washington State

    I would prefer to have 1 Male and 2-3 Females...but if you have babies then I would buy 3-4. I don't care if they are ducks or geese...I would just like something to use the water out here and to get rid of the nasty slugs! I can't afford shipping...so please be in Western Washington!! Thanks!!!
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    Would like some turkey, duck, or geese eggs (Washington State)

    I am just experimenting with my incubator and would love either some turkey, duck, or geese eggs. I have successfully hatched chicken eggs...but not the others. I would love to locally pick them up, but for the right price I wouldn't mind having to have them shipped to me. I do have a PayPal...
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    I have 16 chicks that I need to identify!!! HELP!!!

    Here are 4 pictures of 2 of my chicks. I'm not having any luck with people guessing what they might be on the other forum topics..and I didn't know about this one until now! I know I do have some mixes in my 16 that I have...but I know some are pure, I just don't know which ones. I tried to...
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    GUESSING GAME!!! Pictures of my unknown hatch! HELP!!!

    Here is my first chick that is actually fluffed out! I tried to get 2 good pictures of it so somebody might be able to tell me the breed! I have 2 chicks that look like this...so far! ENJOY!!! Oh, and all my chicks besides 1 came out of brown eggs. I only have one green egg and all the...
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    One chick out, but it's knocking all the other eggs around! HELP!!!

    I have one chick that hatched and 20 more to go and it's knocking all the other chicks eggs around....plus now that it's hatched the humidity jumped up to 94% from 70% when it first hatched. Is this high humidity going to effect the other chicks that haven't hatched??? Should I take the chick...
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    How long does it usually take to hatch completely out?

    10 of my chicken eggs are on day 20 today and I have 3 that have pips that I can see. It's been about 4 hours since I saw the first egg pip...how long does this usually take to completely hatch out? A day?
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    Quick question on air sac location

    I have 1 egg that has the air sac on the side not on the large end of the egg. Why is that? What are the chances that the chick will be able to hatch out?
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    Brooder? Any Ideas?

    I am wondering what is good to use as a brooder? I have used the fish tank before and I don't like it because the glass get's all nasty and I have had the lamp melt the plastic on top. I see those nice metal water troughs in the feed stores but those are way too spendy. I need some room for...
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    OUR FIRST EASTERN TURKEY!!! (PICS WILL BE ADDED)

    About 30 minutes ago our first Eastern Turkey hatched. He's still got his sea legs, does anybody know when they start walking??? He fumbling around in the incubator and kicking and running into the other eggs. Is that a bad thing? I hope not! I will be posting pictures, just as soon as he...
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    DOES THIS REALLY TAKE THAT LONG?

    I checked on my turkey eggs this morning around 9:00 and 2 out of the 7 have pipped. It is now after 3:30 and one still looks the same and the other one has a dime size hole and it peeps alot. Does this take this long for them to hatch completely??? I'm getting worried that they aren't going...
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