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    Swaps in MA or Eastern NY?

    I love to go to these chicken swaps. The only problem is that i can never figure out when or where they are. Can anyone help?
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    Swaps in MA or Eastern NY?

    I love to go to these chicken swaps. The only problem is that i can never figure out when or where they are. Can anyone help?
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    Sick chickens..please help.

    So last year my chickens got sick. They started sneezing and around their eyes were swollen. you could also hear them having trouble breathing. I ended up losing a couple of birds and ended up getting them tested by the state. they came back clean and the sickness went away. I didnt add any...
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    Need advice on a new incubator

    I am starting to grow my flock pretty large and want to upgrade from my little giant incubator but i need some advice on what to get. I am a young farmer without deep pockets so im looking for a more reliable incubator for a reasonable price. Any information would be great!
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    Surprise ducklings..please help

    I recently had two ducks, a runner and a mallard, start sitting on what i thought was a couple eggs. Yesterday they finally came out of their coop with 11 little ducklings. I have 2 other males and one other female that live together. Will the ducklings be alright with the rest of the ducks...
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    Black copper marans around Mass, Vt, or NY?

    I recently set a batch of BCM eggs that i purchased and only had one chick hatch out. I am looking for chicks. I would prefer it to be within driving distance since i am a recent college graduate who cannot pay for shipping. If there is anyone out there with any information please let me know.
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    Rabbits for a gift. what are they?

    I know one is a buck and one is a doe but what breed?
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    No progress after starting to zip

    I have 2 BCM eggs in the incubator that started to zip, about the size of a dime, but have made no progress for a day? What should i do? This is the second batch of eggs in a row that had this happen..What am i doing wrong?
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    Increase in temp when removing automatic turner?

    I am on my second batch of eggs in my little giant. Both times i have removed the automatic turner the temperature has increased. This doesnt make sense to me seeing how the motor would cause more heat? I have a circulated air kit in my bator. I am new to this and would like your thoughts on...
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    broken eggs

    the past two days my ducks have laid their first 2 eggs. However each day when i went out to give them food and water the egg was in the run and broken. is there anything i can do to prevent the broken eggs?
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    day 22 only 3 hatched

    3 out of 9 eggs that i believed to be good hatched yesterday how long should i give the other 6 in the bator? No signs of pipping from what i can see.
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    first incubation attempt and one egg has hatched. need some information

    Im new to incubating chicks but today is day 21 and one of the eggs had hatched. I have 2 other eggs that are have a small sign of hatching but nothing on the others. i have 11 eggs in the incubator 2 of which i believe are no good. How long should i wait for the other 9 and what do i do with...
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    Turken and Dominques questions

    I just purchased turken and dominques today. My question is if i breed the dominiques to my barred plymouth rock rooster what will i get and will all of my turken eggs hatch to be naked necks, just possibly taking on some color from the roo?
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    Disease in hatching eggs?

    I had an outbreak in what i believe might be coryza in my flock. I put 11 eggs into the incubator a few days before i found out that my birds were sick. Will my chicks have the disease? I am in the process of getting someone to come test my flock to see what it actually is but it would be...
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    Entire flock is getting sick

    A couple weeks ago one of my silkies started to sneeze. The sneezing is still going on however my flock of chickens is starting to sneeze and sounds like they are having trouble breathing. My silkies are seperated in another coop seperated from the rest so i dont know how it spread. I am low...
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    Chicken living with a goat

    I recently had to pull my beautiful Plymouth Rock out of my chicken coop because all of the sudden him and my other rooster started to fight. I came out one morning and they were both bleeding and still going at eachother. They have been together forever and never had a problem until this day...
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    looking for turkens and BCM

    I am interested in purchasing some turkens and BCMs. Does anyone know of anybody that sells these. I am looking at possibly trying to purchase locally if possible in Mass, southern VT, or eastern NY if possible but realize this might not be possible.
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    Hatching eggs question

    Im only about a year into raising poultry and am thinking about hatching some out come this spring. I have ducks, chickens, and guinea hens and was wondering if any were easier to hatch than the others. I want to hatch out all three but have heard that ducks and guineas are tricky. is there...
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    What is he?

    I bought a handful of chicks this past spring at an auction and were told they were americaunas. this was the only rooster out of the batch and only 1 of the chicks hatched actually looks like one so im starting to think i was lied to. I have a mixed flock, but like to know what i have so i...
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    adding 2 month old silkie chick to flock

    I have a silkie chick that is about 2 months old. It is the only chick i have left from the hatching and it is still with the mother. However the mother has started to lay eggs again and i was wondering if i can introduce them to my flock. right now i have a mixed flock but am thinking about...
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