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    Sick chicken - Looking for cause and possible fix

    I have a white leghorn hen that I believe has an illness. Her feathers have been ruffled for about a week and I thought she was beginning to molt. However, today, she clearly is having trouble walking. Her toes do not stay straight when she takes a step and she basically bends her claws and...
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    Home-made Incubator: Is It Really That Complex???

    So, we just hatched 9 of 10 duck eggs using a broody hen and decided we were hooked and wanted to try again though we felt Ms. Hen needed a rest! My husband built an "incubator" but after reading all these posts about PC fans and wiring, etc... I am wondering if it really needs to be that...
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    Ducklings with wet, itchy necks??

    I have 6 ducklings (4 Pekin, 2 Mallards) that hatched just over 1 week ago. Just yesterday one of them had a wet neck and I figured it got wet from the waterer (small plastic chick waterer with Mason jar attached) but today they all are wet on the sides of their necks and itching their necks a...
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    Hatching Duck Eggs Today!! Questions from a first-timer....

    We had a broody hen (White Pullet) and no longer have our Roosters so we decided to give her duck eggs as "Romeo" has been busy with the girls! We gave broody hen 10 duck eggs (Pekin & Mallard ... and probably crosses to arrive) on Sept 5-7. Another broody hen (Black Giant) joined her about 2...
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    Sick Chick... Please Help

    I have one chick (~ 3 weeks old) that I named Nugget that I'm really worried about. S(he) hasn't grown like the rest of the flock and is extremely wobbly. Nugget is eating and drinking but sways back and forth and has really poor mobility. Nugget doesn't seem to want to lay down and sleep, is...
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