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    How do you tell if your chickens have an impacted crop?

    Is there a way to tell before a problem happens? Where is the crop located?
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    Candled and I see pulsing veins and chick fetus moving!

    How long does it take to hatch once you see veins pulsing and chick starting to move around? The incubator says 7 or 8 days left but Im just wondering if they will be late or early hatching since they were in the fridge for about 1 to 2 weeks. I candled and I think that they are ALL going to...
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    Is there a way to grow a chick using an artifical egg shell?

    Just wondering! It would make for a very intresting project! Any thoughts?
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    Hatching update day 0! Used 16 refrigerated eggs!

    I just recieved my new r-com 20 pro incubator an I decided to use 16 eggs that I had in my refridgerator and I saw a black spots in all of the eggs! 4 of the eggs were from the days laying hens and they also have black spots in them too! Ill candle again at day 14 and see if any of them are...
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    Realeasing doves for weddings or funerals???

    I heard of some that release doves for weddings and for funerals. What breed would be raised for either and is there a market for them for these two events? If so, what could you charge for them (per bird)? I would imagine that you problably could get a little more money for these events as...
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    Writing on your egg shells........?

    What is the safest way to mark your eggs for imfo? About 4 or 5 years ago my faimily went out fishing and found a handful of wild geese eggs. We took them home to hatch. Then after they hatched, within a few days we released them back into the wild. Before we put them into the bator, which was...
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    Just got my R-Com 20 Pro 2Day! How do I save eggs.........

    I just recieved my r-com 20 pro incubator today and I cant wait to start hatching! I only have one question. So, how should I save the eggs till I get the 20 eggs that it takes to fill the bator? I have 1 large egg from todays laying hens. Im getting about 4 to 5 eggs per day but only 1 or 2 of...
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    Coops and Design Ideas!

    If you are designing a chicken coop then read this. I found this and it highlights good and bad points behind some ideas when designing your coop! Just click the "COOPS" link in the menu. http://www.kippengrabbelton.be/engels/
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    How do you build battery cages?

    Does anyone know how to build a battery cage with pics also? Or links to websites that show how to build battery cages? Im just curious! I dont plan on building any for use, so dont hate me for askin'! I know how they are used and stuff like that.
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    When do Buttercups begin to lay?

    I have 1 buttercup hen and she was raised with my other chickens. All the others have been laying good for the past few weeks , all except for her! I have checked her vent to see if she is laying but like all the other times before and still nothin. So how old do they have to be to start laying...
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    Rooster side stepping and flaring wing on one side?

    What does this mean? Is it a threatning jesture or a mating dance?
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    What breed lays JUMBO, LARGE, MEDIUM, and Small eggs?

    What breeds lays these size eggs? I am raising RIR and it seems that they are laying medium eggs. What breeds lay the others on my list?
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    Black Austalorps.....How do you tell male from female chicks?

    I bought some Black aussie chicks from the flea market. Is there a way to tell males from females? BTW: They are real friendly little things!
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    Does anyone raise mourning doves?

    Im thinking of tring to raise some mourning doves. Does anyone here raise them? What kinds of coops do I need? Or, are there any special diets that they need?
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    What determines males or females in hatching eggs?

    What determines the sex of chicks, temputures or is there something else?
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    Fly larvae...Can you feed them to chickens?

    Along time ago we went swimming at the lake. After swimming along the shore, I found a dead catfish that was infested with fly larvae. So I got to thinking that I could raise some for fishing. But now I also had the thought that they could be raised to add to my chicken feed for extra protein...
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    Does anyone have any pics of RIR x Dominique crosses......?

    Id like to see what they would look like if I breed my male dom's with my rir hens. Does anyone have any pics of their crosses?
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    Why wont my chickens eat worms any more?

    When they were little they used to eat all the bugs and worms that I would feed them but now they wont even think twice about the worms but they still eat bugs. HUH! GO FIQURE!
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    Grit...........Why not just plain ol' dirt???

    Do I really have to buy sand for their grit? Why cant I just use the dirt around the house? I mean its basically sand, right?
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    LOTS OF FEATHERS! What to do with my birds feathers!

    What do you folks do with all your feathers from your culled birds? Just wondering what to do when the time arrives. I read that the old timers used to stuff pillows with them. Just curious!
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