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    Chick can't poop?

    I received an order of 13 chicks from ideal poultry yesterday and one of them arrived with spraddle leg. I made a sort of hobble out of a sponge with 2 holes, it can stand up and sort of hop around, so idk if the spraddle leg will be fixed or not. But now it seems like the bigger problem is this...
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    Corvallis Oregon Horse regulations

    Im home searching and trying to figure out how much acreage I need to own 2 horses. Im looking at homes in both Albany and corvallis, and I didn't see anything about regulations for horses in corvallis. Anyone know the space regulations or any other helpful info? Thanks
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    Can chicks eat pumpkin guts?

    I have 21 3 day old chicks and I just carved a pumpkin, so I have a bunch of pumpkin insides. They are eating chick grit, so can I feed them a small amount of the pumpkin? And if I can do I have to cut it up?
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    What color are these polish chicks?

    im pretty sure these 2 are a golden and white crested black, but would still like a second opinion This is the one I don't know. I saw one very similar on another thread that said it was either white or splash, but the hatchery I got it from does not sell either of those colors. *i got them...
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    How many square inches of fodder per chicken?

    I know this has already been asked but I haven't seen many answers, and the two I saw were very different. One said 1 sq in per chicken a day, another said 4? Does anyone else have any input? I am going to have about 20-25 chickens and was thinking about feeding half of a 10"x10" container a...
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    Mareks? Cyst? something else? help!

    So I noticed about a month ago that my easter egger was losing feathers in a ring around her neck and thought it was lice or feather picking. About a week or 2 ago I noticed a bump developing under her beak on a neck. It jiggles when she walks. other than that she and my other 3 chickens seem...
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    Does the coop need walls if it does not get cold/rain?

    We have a coop and run with 4 hens in it already, but wanted to add about 10-15 chickens to our flock. Our run is about 140 sq feet, and they free range a lot of the time so that space is alright. but the coop is only 5 by 4, and even tho they only spend the night in there, that definitely...
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    Hatch along!!!! setting january 11-15!!!

    just another hatch along really wanted to start one of these and im getting some eggs to put under my broody on the 11 or 12. So every one please join!! id love to see pictures and hear stories
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    my silkie is broody and i had some questions please read

    my silkie has been broody for a few weeks and i just decided to get some hatching eggs to put under her. if i order them they will be here sometime next week. will she still be broody? she is pretty persistent shes been broody for about 3 weeks... and i have been taking the other chickens'...
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    OCTOBER/NOVEMBER HATCH ALONG!!! EVERYONE WELCOME

    i know there are already a lot of threads like this, but i just wanted to start one. post any pics questions... anything
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    Can i leave the temp at 100

    can i leave my incbator temp at 100instead of 99.5? i cant adjust it to anything closer.
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    ARE ALL OF MY EGGS RUINED??????

    i just set 24 eggs in a little giant forced air incubator. i was adjusting the temp and it was too low so i turned it up a tiny bit and 1-2 hours later it was at 107!!!! so obviously i turned it down but will they be ok?
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    HELP!!!!!!!!

    i got some eggs(24) in the mail and am going to hatch them in an incubator. i have 3 chickens that are already laying eggs, so could ii put like 8 eggs in a nesting box and see if one goes broody? i heard the best hatching method was under a broody hen so i wanted to try it. should i put my...
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    I NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE!!!!!!!

    I NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE i bought the little giant incubator model number 9200 that came with the 6200 egg turner and was supposed to come with the 7200 circulated air fan, but that was missing. another one cant get her until friday or saturday, which wouldnt work because i wanted to order eggs...
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    Please help! confused

    My buff orpington (who i thought was a boy but glad shes not) was in the nesting boxes when i came down to check for eggs. I dont know if she has gone broody or laying an egg. She is just sitting there and she picks up peices of shavings and hay and puts them under her. she also puts her head...
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    does this mean shes at the top of the pecking order?

    My buff orp girl, who is the nicest and my favorite, will peck any other chick i hold. when i say this, i mean if i pick up a chicken close to her she will peck if she can reach. i found this out on accident when i picked up a chicken and held it close to the ground for the second and she ran...
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    a couple questions about incubating and hatching eggs

    i am going to order 24 fertilized eggs in about a week and i had a few questions. I think i am going to get a hovabator with egg turner but still air(link below), and add a pc. fan. is this a good kind? also anyone no how to put the fan in? Next the egg turner turns the eggs six times a day...
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    Will this work or is it way too little space?

    I currently have 9 chickens, but am getting rid of my two roos so i really will have 7. my coop is 5x4 feet with two roosting bars. I have 2 ees, 1 wyandotte, 1 orpington, 1 australorp, and 4 silkies(getting rid of two). I am buying some hatching eggs and am going to keep the girls, and im...
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    sexing 12-18 week old chicks

    pretty sure these are all girls, but just wanted to make sure Australorp12 weeks old Easter egger 13 weeks easter egger 13 weeks silver laced wyandotte 18 weeks
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    sexing 11 week old silkies

    i bought 4 silkies unsexed and am not allowed to have roosters. i know it wont be a hundred percent acurate, but i just wanted to have an idea of what sexes these might be. (11 weeks old) (first two are same chick) chick 1 (suspected boy) chick 2 (suspected girl) chick 3 chick 4
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