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    day 11 . should any movement be seen?

    i put 3 fertile eggs under a broody. i candled them and looked like i could see the embryo moving. was i seeing things? i am so excited i havent seen a broody deliver on the goods in 35 years! cant wait!
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    vaccinations

    i want to start doing my own hatching. my wife is worried the chicks wont be vaccinated. like for mareks for example. what do i say. dont really know that much about it.
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    what will get along with orps?

    i want to add to my flock. my orps are so gentle i was worried they would be bullied by other breeds. so im going to get black/blue/splash orps hoping they will get along. is there any others that will get along well? i was also thinking about brahamas.
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    Finding Blue/Splash Orp Chicks?

    I would like to get more orps. Miss Prissy's birds are so beautiful i wanted to get blue or splash, but i see they are hard to find! Sand Hill is sold out till end of august. getting to late after that for around here. anybody have any info?
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    Tetracycline treatment for runny white poo?

    i posted here last week for sick hen and got support and advice,but my hen didnt get better. no vets around here care for chickens. just pets or large animals. the hens problems seem to point to kindneys or infection. i finally at least got a large animal vet to listen to me and he advised...
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    RUNNY POOP

    one 8 month old hen has white runny poop. has feathers below vent all covered and harded with it. no coughing, sneezing, nasal dicharge. roosts alot. other than that normal behavior. any ideas?
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    LEAVE EGG UNDER HEN?

    i had a hen go broody. so i got sick of dragging her out all the time and got 4 fertile eggs. i stuck them under dec 15th. one survived without being broke. it solid dark when put up to the light, i hope there is a chick alive in there!! hatch time is almost here! should i leave it under the...
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    will an eggs that have been in the fridge hatch?

    i had hen go broody so i thought i would see if she would hatch a few eggs. i do not have a roo. so i had to find fertile eggs. i finally found some, but 3 were the fridge and was fresh from the coop. will the fridge hatch? they are 1 to 4 days old. also i marked them with a permenant marker so...
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    GOODBYE TOPPER

    when i got my chicks from McMurrays they sent a free chick. it turned out to be a golden polish we named Topper. well he attacks everyone and the wife said the highway or the table. i am a softy and did not want the table. i put ad at the feed mill to try find him a home, but no luck. the...
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    DEFORMED EGG

    sorry i have no pic. this morning a pullet layed an egg on the floor in front of me. on 2 sides there was no shell. just a thin membrane. on the point end a hollow tube of shell was attached. calcium is in feed and oyster shell free choice. do i have a bad bird?
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    WHOLE CORN/SUNFLOWER SEEDS ?

    i feed ears of corn and gray stripe sunflower seeds to my hens to keep them busy. a friend insist that they get nothing from them because they swallow whole. is this true? i see nothing in there dropings. thank you
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    striped sunflower seeds.any good?

    i know black are best for wild birds and asume the same for chickens. i can get some free striped for my backyard babes. is it worth it?
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    MY FIRST EGG!!!

    felt like a kid again. it was like opening the mail box every day for weeks. then bam there it is! when least expected.
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    first egg???

    i have 26 buff orpingtons that are almost 21 weeks old. thought i would have eggs by now! getting anxious!
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