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    Chicks panting in the bator!

    Hi again everyone!! Ok, I have 39 eggs out of 42 that all have peeps in them. Tomorrow is day 21, but today they all thought they would grace me with there presence. .lol. I have about 15 or more hatched and a bunch pipping and a few zipping. Temps are at 99.4 to 100.3 and the bad is the...
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    Need help with making a home made egg turner and info?

    Hi, I have had a great hatch rate with my havo bator and the auto egg turner. So great I got another to do even more eggs and this one does not have a turner. I will be getting another soon when i get a bit more money. I have seen on here about using the egg cartons and tilting the bator.. and...
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    Kids opened the bator and its day 20, egg started to pip 20 min later!!

    Hi everyone!!! It has been soooo long since I spoke to all yall. Ok so!!!! This is my 2nd time hatching eggs in my bator ( Havo Bator ) and the first time 9 out of my 10 eggs hatched!! This time I have 14 in there and on day 19 when I went in lock down I candled them all and everyone was...
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    Kids opened the bator and its day 20, egg started to pip 20 min later!!

    Hi everyone!!! It has been soooo long since I spoke to all yall. Ok so!!!! This is my 2nd time hatching eggs in my bator ( Havo Bator ) and the first time 9 out of my 10 eggs hatched!! This time I have 14 in there and on day 19 when I went in lock down I candled them all and everyone was...
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    What does Coryza smell like? And what are the smells in sick birds?

    What does Coryza smell like? And what are the smells in sick birds? I might be dealing with Coryza, but we have no smell of death or rotten eggs or anything that makes me want to yak, there is a smell, but its not bad. I know I have another thread on here about my sick birds, but I want to do...
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    Wanting to have a VERY colorful basket!! What do I get?

    Hi, I might have to start all over again if my girls are sick. Have a vet here today to do some blood work. But if its bad don't worry I will be sanitizing everything and I will just wait till next spring to start. I and wanting a VERY colorful egg basket. I want allot of LARGE eggs and the...
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    A few of m new chickens stink and I think have colds?

    Hi, I got a few chickens 2 weeks ago. One had a BIG swollen eye and nasal drainage. I was told to rub a lil vicks on her top beak and under each wing. I did and it seemed to help . Now Im seeing that they all smell like.. I don't even know how to describe it... ( dirty underwear?) and I cant...
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    is it really bad to let different breeds mate?

    I was wondering if it was really bad to let different breeds mate and make new babies? I have a 2 RIR hens..i think are hens..lol, 1 Buff Orpington hen, 2 Buff Orpington roos, 1 Plymouth Rock hen, 1 mix hen?, 1 Australorp hen, 4 Ameraucana or Ancona's hen mixes..was told they lay green eggs.. I...
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    How do I make a home made Incubator?

    Hi, I was wondering if I could make a home made bator? I have no clue how to candle and i check my eggs every day and I put a light under it and i see nothing so it goes in the ice box. But when I break them open to eat they have that white dot in the yolk so does that mean it was fertile? I...
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    Hi, I use DuMOR® Poultry feed for my Chickens, is that OK?

    Is DuMOR Poultry Feed OK for chickens, I haven't gave them any shots or anything, they are free range all the time till bed time. I am trying to be as natural as I can. Any info would be great!! THANKS!!
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    I dont know if my chickens have worms?

    Hi, I'm back with some more questions...lol. I hope no one gets sick of me. Well here I go, 1. It has been so muddy here for the last month and the run is full of poop and mud, my girls are not in there sept right before bed time. Should I be afraid of worms? I have 1 that is laying and 5 who...
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    What am I looking for when I put the light under my eggs?

    Hi again! Sorry for all the STUPID post and questions, but I'm trying to learn..lol. What am I looking for when I hold my eggs under a light? How should I wash my eggs? I hear so many different ways to, I just want a simple way. We eat eggs very fast in this family. If my egg is fertile how will...
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    Wanting help on how to winterise my coop

    Hi, I live in PA, so the winters are normally COLD at the least and kinda hit and miss. I was wondering what I can to that is cheap to keep my girls safe till the warmer months. I do not have allot of money, but I'm not wanting my girls to die. Please let me know thanks.. all thoughts are...
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    Hi, Im in Apollo and just lost 5 more chickens.

    I just woke up this morning and looked in my coop and there were 5 more of my chickens. I am so upset. I have bated traps out there and everything. We are going to replace the door today with a new one and some pad locks. Man this sucks. Started out with 42 birds? and now I have 18 left... mix...
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    How do I know when my girls are ready to lay?

    My girls were all born at the beginning of April and some of my Buffs and RIR are laying in the dirt making there little area and acting a bit strange. Are they ready to lay? How do I get them to lay in the coop if there ready? And what are the classic signs? Thanks all
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    Hi I need some help!

    Hi, I have **1** all white hen, I have NO CLUE what breed she is and I know when I got her the Lady said she lay-ed blue eggs. And she was a mix. WELL, she hasn't lay ed in the 2 months that Ive had her, we had some nasty critters get some of our girls. I thought they got her to. But here she...
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    New Chicken Owner here!!!

    Hi, I have LEFT 10 hens, 4 roosters, 2 ducks, 4 turkey and 3 g hens. I had 14 more hens 7 more 6 hens and 4 more ducks, but have had some pretty nasty critters getting to them. I live in Pa on 6 acres my babies are free range and I am giving them 2 big scoops of feed a day plus all the table...
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    Hi everyone!!! Looking forward to all the help everyone can give me!!

    Hi, I'm new here, and would love to hear from everyone on how they do things. I started out with 24 chickens 6 ducks 10 g hens 4 turkey and 4 roosters. I now have only 10 hens, 2 duck, 4 turkey, 3 g hens and 4 roosters. I lock them in there pen, and now its to the point that I only let my girls...
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