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    Help needed! Chick pipped but not hatching!!

    After some advice Have hatched plenty of chicks before but this egg is being very stubborn! The chick has pipped, I can see the beak but there has been no progress over at least 48-72 hours. BUT there is still blood in the membrane. I’m guessing it’s a waiting game but just wanted to know if...
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    Cure for ongoing scaly leg problem!

    Hi all, For the last few months I have been struggling to deal with an on going problem of scaly leg in all my chickens, some have it worse than others but it doesn't seem to want to budge! I have tried my best to spray them with scaly leg spray every 5-6 days (as instructed on spray...
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    Silkie hen suspect broken leg?? Pictures enclosed, please help!!

    Hi I've brought my silkie in last week hoping if she got some rest get leg may heal but so far no difference. She seems to want to stretch her leg out (as seen in photo) Ps her wing isn't damaged, just looks that way as she stretched it out when I took the photo
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    Very persistent broody hens!

    Hello all, I have a mixture of hens from my flock of around 50 that will not stop being broody. Pekins, sussex, orpingtons are the main birds that try it. I constantly move them every day when I collect the eggs but the next day back again. I have even tried putting ice cubes underneath them...
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    Humanely disposing of chickens

    Hello all, Apologies if this is the wrong thread but I have a question about humainely killing two cockerels. The problem I have with them is that they are way too aggressive to the hens. I have had to cull a hen before as she was too ill to get better, I tried pulling its neck which wasn't...
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    Cockerels Attacking.

    Hello Everyone, I have 10 polands (7 hens and 3 cockerels) and im having problems with them attacking my partner. When I go to let them out the cockerels rush out first. They used to attack all the time but after a few kicks they have settled down, but they still persist. My partner on the...
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    Does raising the temperature in an incubator help the chicks to hatch quicker?

    I have currently 8 Jersey Giant eggs in my bator that are fertile. (only a week to go! YEY) My question is "Does raising the temperature in an incubator help the chicks to hatch quicker?" or does this affect the condition of the bird when it hatches, i dont want to raise it if its gonna cause...
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    Cockerel Problem

    Hi all I thought managing your flock seemed to be the most appropriate thread for this post. I have got far too many cockerels with my hens at the moment an I cant seem to give them away! Had them advertised for months and no one wants them, so it comes to the conclusion that I have to...
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    Strange Looking Eggs

    Hello all, I have had chickens for about 2 years now so am relatively new to poultry but im having some issues with eggs. I have west sussex, ginger rangers, pekins, silkies, black rocks and polands so a good mix. Firstly - I am getting some rather large eggs (4 or so inches long) but I dont...
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    Can I show a cross breed?

    I have a pekin/silkie cross cockerel and was wanting to know whether cross birds are allowed to show. Ive wanted to do it for a while but didn't have particularly attractive birds until this one.
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    Duck egg is open but still hasnt hatched!

    My duckling pipped on 2 days ago and had enough room to breath but it hasnt done anything since, I thought it might be struggling so ive taken off half the shell from the air sac side. As it can breath Im tempted just to leave it, but when will it become too weak? Im all for helping...
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    Today is the day of the hatch!

    Hello everyone, Today is supposed to be when my 7 eggs are to hatch. I candled them 3 days ago just to check they were all alright and everything was fine. I changed the humidity from 50% to 70% (works best for me) and by now ive normally seen movement, pipping or noise but I havent...
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    Helping call ducks?

    Hello everyone, I have got 8 call duck eggs in an incubator and all eight are fertile. The last time I hatched calls i bought 6 eggs, 3 where fertile and 2 hatched. Ive been doing some reading up on hatch rates etc and from what ive read it is mainly to do with the the ducks air sac...
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    Water

    Hello everyone, This may be a strange question but I am wanting to know abit about drinking water for chickens. I have numerous drinkers filled up everyday with clean water. My question is would dirty water be a problem? Ive seen sometimes when they dont seem phased by drinking out of muddy...
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    Call ducks and natural incubation.

    Hello everyone !QUESTION OVERLOAD! I have 2 call ducks, a male and female. About a week ago the female started to lay! YEY! I am wanting to hatch some of the eggs and am not sure whether to incubate them myself or let her do it. The best way is obviously for her to but she doesnt seem...
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    Chicken Egg Humidity.

    Now i know this question has been asked a lot, but mine is slightly different. I am currently incubating silkie and orpington eggs and have a humidity set at 45%. I have read on the web that it needs to be around 50%? What i want to know is after 7 days of incubating them can you alter the...
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    Keeping different breeds in the same brooder?

    Hi, have currently got 6 silkie eggs (not bantam size) and 6 orpington eggs in my incubator and want to know if i can keep them in the same brooder? I would at a guess say yes up to a certain age, but i havent had experience before so i dont want to chance it and it having a negative effect on...
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    Call Duck Help

    I have a pair of call ducks, one male and one female. Im just concerned about the female. She makes more noise than the male (which i know happens anyway, not just in ducks :p) but its none stop, ive checked her health and everythings fine but she will continuously quack. Is this normal or is...
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    Cooling systems for incubators?

    I have recently purchased a Brinsea Octagon 20 advance ex and it has an option for "cooling" the eggs for however many hours a day you want. I just want to know if people have had success with any cooling periods? Ive never used this feature before but Brinsea says it can actually increase hatch...
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    Jersey Giant Growth?

    Hi all I am going to get some jersey giant hatching eggs/chicks. The main reason for me getting some will be their huge size BUT i was wanting to know some info about speeding growth to achieve a bigger bird. I dont want to use any drugs etc but thought you guys might have some tips for me. I...
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