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    homemade incubator light bulb question

    I built a incubator out of an old mini-fridge using the cooler-bator design from BYC. I lived in California and hatched hundreds of chicks. i have recently moved to Idaho and fired up my incubator in my garage. unfortunately, it is Feb. and freezing cold. so my incubator is having problems...
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    My chick is going to explode!

    i have a cross bred chick that is about 3 months old and didn't look good. When I picked it up its abdomen was pulled tight like a ballon. So tight I thought it might explode. It seems like it has built up pressure maybe a linked bowl is something. Any idea on what it might be and possible...
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    blue, black or splash wyandotte

    i bought this rooster as a chick abought 5 months ago And I bought than as blue Wyandotte chicks. However when he matured he has gold flecks in his neck, and overall some funny colors throughout. What exact ally is he? I know he has the wrong color legs but that doesn't bother me too much. Is he...
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    Blue, black or splash Wyandotte?

    i bought this rooster as a chick abought 5 months ago And I bought than as blue Wyandotte chicks. However when he matured he has gold flecks in his neck, and overall some funny colors throughout. What exact ally is he? I know he has the wrong color legs but that doesn't bother me too much. Is...
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    What breed is my new hen?

    i bought her at a sale. She has a straight comb and is super pretty. She seems too light to be a partridge rock but she appears to have that similar pattern. What is she?
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    do california or bobwhite quail need a nest to be prompted to lay?

    I have a pair of bobwhites and a pair of california quail. will they just lay in their cages or do i need to put something in there that will similate where they would nest. And if so what does that look like?
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    Can coturnix quail transmit disease to chickens?

    It appears that my wife and i will be moving in about 4 months to a different state. I have a flock of birds that i have acquired from purchasing one here and there. i have at least 12 different breeds and colors represented in my flock. It has been super fun. However, I have suffered from...
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    thinking about selling everything and starting from scratch

    It appears that my wife and i will be moving in about 4 months to a different state. I have a flock of birds that i have acquired from purchasing one here and there. i have at least 12 different breeds and colors represented in my flock. It has been super fun. However, I have suffered from...
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    dont eat my chickens or i will shoot you! (pic)

    This bobcat decided he couldn't pass up coming into my chicken coop a little after dark. I typically have it locked within a half hour of dusk. But that night I got home late. When i went to lock up I found a pile of feathers and some blood. I looked around with a flashlight but couldn't...
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    Lesions on the eye and the birds stink! (Pics)

    I have a few birds that are between 2 and 4 months old. They start to get lethargic and then develope lesions on their eyes and they have some discharge from their nostrils. The lesions on some birds have got so big the eyes completely close. They become extremely lethargic and about half of...
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    swollen eyes and lethargic dying chickens (pics)

    I have a bunch of 10 to 16 week old birds that are coming down with some interesting symptoms. And i have no idea what i am up against. They usually start with infected eyes. some of their eyes crust shut, some ooze and others swell. I will include pics at the end. then they get really...
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    Is this roo a sex linked.

    I got this roo from a feed store as a chick. Is this a golden sex linked rooster? I Thought it was a Delaware when it was young. But now it has the sprinkle of red and yellow. Any guesses?[/IMG]
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    Dying 5 week old chick. That is clawing itself.

    I have a 5 week old silver laced Wyandotte I got from a feed store. He was fine 2 days ago. Then yesterday he couldn't stand up. But he wasn't paralyzed. He would take his feet and try to move. Clawing under his beak. To the point it was bleeding this morning. His head isn't turned back. So I...
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    New chicks dying, diarrhea, and bloody stool.

    I have been hatching chicks for over a year now. And in the past once they hatch I loose very few. But the last month has been horrible. The chicks hatch, and between 3 to 10 day later they get weak and die. Those that die get thin and lethargic. They stop growing and they get emaciated to...
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    New chicks with bloody stool and dying left and right.

    I have been hatching chicks for over a year now. And in the past once they hatch I loose very few. But the last month has been horrible. The chicks hatch, and between 3 to 10 day later they get weak and die. Those that die get thin and lethargic. They stop growing and they get emaciated to...
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    sex linked and RIR chicks

    I have 5 chicks so far. the one on the left appears to be a RIR the next to the right appears to be a sex linked female and the three on the right Sex linked males. Do you agree with my assesment? and can yo tell the difference between the chicks of a RIR X delaware and the RIR X silver...
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    Brown egg layer assortment chicks!

    I recieved 60 brown egg layer eggs. I hatched out some SL wyandottes, RIR, buff orpington, Prob white rock or RIW. But there are a few dark chicks i need help with. I assume some are barred rock. but the others have me puzzeled. I am thinking Austrolorp or Jersey giants but I could be...
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    37% hatch rate on local eggs

    I will try to be brief in my story telling. I incubated 90 eggs from a local hatchery and only about 20 hatched and only 16 lived pasted a week old. I was pretty discouraged having hatched plenty (over 150) of my own eggs with 60 to 90 % hatch rates. So i posted and found out my humidity was...
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    How many eggs can I put underneath a broody hen?

    I have a Maran hen that just went broody. How many eggs can I put underneath her? I was thinking a dozen is too many. Does anyone have any experience with numbers. I live in the central valley of California, so the temps are between 35 at nights to 65 during the day.
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    Hen gasping for air

    I have a elaware hen that is gasping for air. Two months ago my whole flock contracted the avian pox. As far as I could tell all forty birds came down with it including this hen. They had the classic black spots on their combs so I know who got it. I lost a six birds. Most of them doing...
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