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Shrink wrapped chick-any advice?
This was the first time I used my new JN8-48 incubator, and sadly I've run into humidity problems ): I had only set two eggs, both of which never pipped internally-the one tried to pip and hit a blood vessel and died in the shell, while the other I opened up slighty and saw it was shrinkwrapped...- Haloclimb
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Neighbours dog keeps breaking into our yard-what do?
Hi guys, having a bit of a problem here and I could do with some advice. Our neighbours have two dogs (new I think) and they both keep escaping, and the whippet has so far killed two of our chooks. We just found it running around on our property again today, going after one of the roosters, and...- Haloclimb
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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HELP-chicks won't stop cheeping!
We have two aracuana chicks in a brooder that lost their mother in a dog attack today, and the chicks keep cheeping really loudly! Are they trying to call for their mother, or are they trying to say they're cold? They're not huddled under the heat lamp though! Do I just let them cheep? They're...- Haloclimb
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Ducks raising baby chickens?
When our duck went broody, some of the chickens kept laying eggs under her. We tried to get the eggs out in time, but one got through and started developing so we decided to leave it under her. Our question is, what will happen if and when the egg hatches? Will she instantly recognize it as not... -
Keeping chickens & turkeys together?
Hi all, My mum and I were just wondering, is it possible to keep turkeys & chickens in the same coop? We'd love to get a turkey hen to fatten up for christmas (I'd love to get a breeding pen...but mums a bit scared of the big toms!) but we don't have another coop to keep one in. However, the...