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  1. Sunne73

    Help...I hate my Rooster.

    I have Black silkie rooster that I have a love/hate relationship with. I love him because he is gorgeous but he has turned into a loud, nasty, little jerk. Always the sweetest of my birds when he was young and I swore was a girl, followed me everywhere and loved to be held...he now crows...
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    41 eggs in the incubator and the power went out!

    Last night the power went out while I was at work. When I got home in the morning, the power was back on and the temperature in the incubator was 77, climbing from 72 degrees. The eggs have been in for 5 days and had checked the night before and all were in stages of development but now after...
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    She is walking on her hocks...advise please.

    My little silkie girl born this past saturday had curled feet and obviously not getting around. I found a few fabulous websites that instructed me on how to fit her with little splints which has helped tremendously as she is keeping her feet flat but she is keeping her entire lower leg flat and...
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    Single baby silkie born, she won't stand...

    and her feet are curled in. She hatched yesterday, 1 of three eggs that made it. I am keeping her warm and she is will drink if I give it to her. She does get around by hobbling, but shouldn't she be standing by now? She also isn't eating, I threw some crumble and egg in with her and she is...
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    $500 zoning appliation fee???????

    Does this seem right to anyone? It will cost me $500.00 just to apply to make a change to the zoning ordinance in my Township. Is it like this everywhere or do I live in the land of schisters?
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    Shipping silkies

    I am not sure if I am in the right area but I was wondering if any of you out there have any experience with shipping chickens. There are a few for sale right now that I would just LOVE to have but its a bit too far for me to drive...but I am wary of shipping since I am read some horror...
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    Little chick with white thing one eye...HELP.

    One of my new chicks (5 days old) is keeping her eye closed. Its not swollen or pussy but the area underneath the eye which is usually black is red and when I open her eye (much to her dismay) I see a tiny white spot. What is this and what can I do about it?
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    When to give treats to baby chicks?

    I am sure this has been covered before but when can I start giving my chicks treats and what is good to start with? I have 4 week old silkies and 1 day old sussex's. Thanks for any advice.
  9. Sunne73

    First chick is OUT....

    I am at work pacing back and forth for most of the night while my BF is at home watching the miracle of this whole egg hatching business and I am JEALOUS! But our first little light sussex is finally here
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    OMG OMG OMG...my very first egg

    JUST PIPPED!!!!!!! I am running around the house doing the chicken dance, which I am completely embarrassed to do in public but if I can get these babies to hatch I vow to do the chicken dance at every wedding from now until the end.
  11. Sunne73

    Eggs...clean or not to clean.

    I absolutely love BYC and all the helpful info that I get on here...but so often its conflicting...so here I find myself with 20 little silkie eggs that I desperately want to hatch. I am setting them on wednesday and I do not know if I want to clean the shells or not. They all look relatively...
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    ODG, what did I do?

    I started out chicken hatching with one incubator, one thermometer and one hygrometer...general instruments mind you. I foolishly thought there couldn't be that much too it. After I lost my first hatch I decided to try dry incubation and bought another thermometer to be more accurate with my...
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    Turning question

    I am aware that I need to stabilize the air sac by setting the egg with the large end up, but do I keep the egg in this position and turn? Or lay the egg in a horizontal position and turn? I set my second batch and I am determined to do everything within my supermom powers to get these chicks...
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    Candeling question

    When candeling an egg, if the dark blob in the egg moves as you are turning it (always floats to the top) is that a bad egg?
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    Heartbroken

    There was no more pecking or movement, so I opened the eggs this morning and all were dead. I have no idea what I did wrong but to know that they came so far is killing me. I took a picture but stating that I am technically challenged is an understatement. I have more eggs in an incubator and...
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    Distraught...

    Its day 22 and still no hatch, not even a pip. I swear that I heard pecking the last two nights but nothing came of that and I can't trust my eyesight or sanity if there is any real movement of the eggs. If they are pecking and not breaking through are they too weak? How long does the air...
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    Coop raising questions

    My chicken coop and run is 10 x 6 with the coop being 4 x 6. First question: With a space of this size, what is adequate ventilation? I was planning on putting a roof vent in. Do I need venilation on the sides as well and where do I put them, close to the floor or at the top? Second...
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    I heard pecking all night...

    I woke up around 3 am to pecking, I got so excited that I jumped out of bed to see...nothing....and still there is nothing. How long does it take once they break through to the air sac and start pecking the shell until they break through? Am I over obsessed with this whole process?
  19. Sunne73

    Lock down day 2...

    and I am going crazy. Lots of wiggling around but no pipping yet. *sigh*
  20. Sunne73

    Hello from PA

    Hi all. I actually started checking out this site a few weeks ago when I caught the chicken bug. i wanted info and to see what I would be getting myself and my family into. One incubator, one brooder, a partially completed coop, three dozen eggs later and here I am. My first set of eggs...
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