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    Help! Mama duck was eaten, now trying to save 2 eggs

    Can someone give me the quick lowdown on hatching duck eggs. Mama duck was eaten and the eggs she was sitting on were all cracked except 2. I candled and saw that at least one was still alive. I stuck it under my broody chicken for now, while the incubator warms up. I don't know how old they...
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    Farm boots- Muck boots, Mudruckers, Cheap boots???

    My hubby got me a pair of Muck Boots for Christmas. They are still sitting in the box. I have a hard time swallowing that price tag!! I don't want him to pay that much for boots and have them only last a year. I don't care how comfy they are if they don't last especially at $100 and up. Anyone...
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    Dickey temp accuracy

    We have a new Dickey. Wondering what you guys have found for accuracy on the thermometer that came with it. Our is reading steady at 99.3 to 99.5. My husband slide a spot check under the front framing, so it's dangling inside the incubator. It's reading 102.3 to 102.5. It is dangling a few...
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    age for debuding Nigerian Dwarf goats

    We are going to go look at 2 Nigerian Dwarf goats tomorrow morning. After talking with her I found the goats had not been dehorned yet, and she was going to do it before we got there. The goats were born Jan. 2nd, so they are just over 1 month old These are our first goats. Is that too old to do...
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    Wanted in Ohio: Light Sussex, Swedish Flower Hen, Cream Legbar, Black Copper Marans pullets, and a B

    I am looking for the following breeds Light Sussex, Swedish Flower Hen, Cream Legbar, Black Copper Marans pullets, and a Blue Wheaten/Wheaten Ameraucana Roo. I am only interested in local pick up from Medina, Ohio.
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    Is this respiratory? or something else??

    I had a pullet come down with a swollen face, breathing just sounded loud if you put your ear next to her head. No discharge in nose or eyes. She died 3 days later because she wasn't eating or drinking, While that one was sick, I noticed a roo was a bit puffed up, and breathing fast and heavy...
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    chickens walking weird, and other symptoms

    to start off, we had 3 chickens around Sept 5th get symptoms of rye neck. We gave PolyViSol and they all recovered in 1 or 2 days. I don't think that is related to what I have going on now, but I wanted to add it in case it is. About 7 days ago I found a dead chicken when I opened up the barn...
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    Bad Broody mama / *update* chick with intestines out

    I got a first time Broody. She had a egg hatch about 3 days ago. I came out to let them out in the morning and she ran out with everyone else. She had a broken egg shell stuck to her. So I got my gloves and looked in the nest box and she had some broken eggs in there with a yolky mess. One egg...
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    Cockerels: Wheaten Maran, Delaware, Egyptian Fayoumi, Exchequer Leghorn, Cochin, Easter Egger - OHIO

    I have Three Wheaten maran cockerels for sale. All three have different looks but are all Wheaten marans purchased from Sand Hill Preservation as unsexed chicks. I have one Delaware, one Egyptian Fayoumi, one Exchequer Leghorn, three Easter Eggers, and one each of the Cochins cockerels for...
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    One chicken with crooked neck, and another sickly looking???Maybe food issue.....HELP please :)

    I went down to the barn and peeked in on the chickens. I noticed one of the Egyptian Fayoumi's neck looked twisted. When I went in to get her, I noticed another one of the Egyptian Fayoumi's looked sick (head drooping, wings drooping, not really moving) . I was able to catch both easily (which...
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    What breed? 5 Toes

    What kink of chicken is this? It has 5 toes, and is all white. It was sent to me as a Light Sussex, lol. Def. not a Light Sussex!
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    What kind of Marans are these.

    We ordered some Wheaten Marans from Sandhill Preservation (won't do that again, but that's a different story, lol). Out of the ones that I think are roosters, we got one with a red head and the others have a wheat colored head. I tried searching for pictures online, and I think the roosters...
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    Watch those Umbilical cords. Interesting Story

    I had a chick that had a leg band. He started trying to pick at it. That leg had a tiny wound from him picking at it. So I moved it to the other leg, and put some blue-kote on it's injured leg. Put him back in with the others. He immediatly started picking at the other side, and all the other...
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    Why should shipped eggs be kept upright at lockdown??

    I read on here that if your eggs are shipped in most cases you should NOT lay them down on their sides at lockdown. They should be kept in a cut down paper carton so they remain upright. I was wondering if anyone could tell me the exact reason for this. I have some shipped eggs that are getting...
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    Is it time to help this chick out?? PIC.

    I'm not sure what is going on with this hatch. This is only our 2nd time, but the first time it went so well,lol. In one more hour, it will be the start of day 23. This is the only one that has pipped. it had a small hole about 24 hours ago. It made a longer hole at about 10:00 last night, so...
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    Chicken very weak, Maybe crop issue?

    Our hen is not doing very well. I found her last night when I went to lock up the coop. She was on the floor laying down. I picked her up and she made a sound like she was in pain. I set her on the roost, and she immediatly feel off. I set up a cage and brought her inside. She didn't walk...
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