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    First Time Broody Hen Hatch -- Help and Tips Wanted

    My Booted Bantam has gone broody. This is the first time one of my chickens have gone broody, and my first broody hatch (although I have hatched from an incubator before.) I'm highly excited, yet I'm not as informed as with the incubator since this was a huge surprise. I was wondering if anyone...
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    Green Cheek Conure Poop Question?

    Marley is a five month old Green Cheek Conure. I do not know a gender but but for the sake of a pronoun, I will call it a he. He has been eliminating normally, yet it's been bright red because some of the pellets he eats are red. He is fed pellets, seeds, with apples and grapes. When I uncovered...
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    Questions about the Liability and Roaming Distance of Free-range Chickens.

    We've had seven chickens (6 RIR and 1 OEGB) that have lived in a coop and run for many months now. However, we have seriously contemplated letting them free-range. Yet we do have a few questions, such as the roaming distance and liability. Are chickens likely to run into the road and cause...
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    Introduced Chicken Killed By Other Established Chicken - What Can I do?

    I had a total of seven chickens that were bought and put into quarantine. The quarantine time was over and I added them to my run of eleven chickens. The run was not overcrowded. I put them in a dusk and all seemed well. This morning all seemed well. However, later on in the morning, a chicken...
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    I've got some cracked eggs - Should I just throw out?

    I have some cracked eggs in my incubator. Is there any way they could hatch or should I just throw them out?
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    Is this perhaps a mix?

    I just got her today and the seller did not know the breed, but said she is very young. I'm presuming it's a mix, but I am not sure. She is very sweet. I'm sorry about how the pictures are and my hand, so I understand if you can't tell from the pictures.
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    Chicks Pecking Each Other?

    I have two chicks, two days old in the incubator (they will soon be in the brooder) that I saw as I checked on them that they were pecking each other. Is this going to escalate to a problem (like cannibalism) or is it just normal for chicks to do this? They weren't pecking each other constantly...
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    New Chicks on the Block (Which is an Incubator, but it's Close Enough to a Block)

    New Chicks on the Block "Welcome to the world!" Perhaps the first words a majority of incubated backyard chicks hear when they make it fully out of the shell is "Welcome...
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    What does A dry Membrane Look Like and do I have One?

    I am afraid I may have a dry membrane with one of my chick eggs. What does a dry membrane look like? My chick pipped about...12 hours ago (?). The pip is still rather small but the chick is still going at it. It has not broken the membrane. The membrane looks kinda yellow, perhaps? Every time it...
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    My egg Stopped Chriping and Shaking

    My egg has stopped chirping and shaking. Is there anything I can do? I'm afraid it has died.
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    Chick egg is moving rapidly after pipping, but no chirping or pecking.

    I have one chick that is hatching really early. (Found out the the egg was pipped whilst putting in sponges for lock down) So the incubator was open quite a bit, as I was doing day 18 candling to make sure all was well when I saw it, so I replaced the incubator lid. It continued to chirp and...
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    My Chick Hatching All Right?

    This morning was the day I went into lockdown, so I added sponges to boost up the humidity. When I was doing so, I noticed that an egg was pipped and shaking. I put the lid back down and she/he continued to peck and started to chirp (not much at all). Now all it's doing is shaking and chirping...
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    Lockdown help - Egg added three days later than the others, stop turning as well?

    Okay, I have fourteen eggs in the incubator, and one was added after the eggs had been in the incubator for three days. My lockdown date is coming up soon, and I was wondering what to do with the egg that is three days younger than the others. Should I turn it, or leave it alone and hope for the...
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    Day Nine Egg Is Completly Dark - Did it die?

    I just candled two day nine eggs that had thus far been developing well and at good speed. I candled at day nine and I was surprised to see a very, very dark egg. I could see veins, I believe, but just a few. Is this normal or did my eggs die?
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    Candling Question - "Black" still Floats to the Top at day seven?

    I was doing candling at seven days, and I still have eggs that the "black" (I'm presuming yolk) still floats to the top when I spin it. Does that mean no development is taking place? There seems to be no veins that I can see.
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    Questions about Ther Development of Eggs and Blood rings.

    Since I am now on day six, I candled all my fourteen eggs. All but four had no sign of development that I could see. Two of them were good eggs with lots of veins. (Me = ) The other two had what looked like blood rings. At six days should I absolutely be able to see signs of development? How do...
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    What does an Infertile Egg Look Like When Candled.

    If an egg is INfertile, what will it look like when candled?
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    Is this a normal Egg?

    We found an egg from my hens that is brown and has huge white spots all over it. Is this a new hen's failed egg, or is this normal? I have RIR, OEGB, and Booted Bantams.
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    Two Air Sacs In Egg?

    I just candled an egg, and it has two air sacs. What does this mean?
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    When you first collect an egg, how do you know if it's fertile?

    Title says all. Can you candle it?
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