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    sickly chicks

    to be honest I am a really upset because I don't now what to do . I have had chickens for years and dabbled a few times incubating. This year how ever I had two broody hens and a million eggs with a good heart I put twenty or so in the incubator. The first ten or so hatched perfect but I have...
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    Broody hen day old chick

    Hi all have two broody hens sitting on about twenty or more eggs between them. About a week ago I noticed a handful off eggs outside the nest so I grabbed them and out them in my incubator not expecting anything to happen. Well hey presto a little over a week later and we have one perfect...
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    My poor little chick and his mate teddy

    Well my only hatched chick out of 42 eggs . And out of other eggs three were perfect chicks .. Gutted xx I am collecting two day old chicks
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    Not feeling happy

    So here I am sat with one single chicken and the rest of the eggs still in the incubator doing zilch. This poor little chick has been in the nice warm brooder for 24 on his own. Feeling pretty gutted for it. So is it cruel for a little chick to be on its own because I am thinking if the eggs...
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    day 22

    Hi all. I am now on day 22 , and so far three have pipped and only one lived. The rest are showing no signs a all . They were candled a week a go by a old timer of incubating chickens and his opinion was of the 42 in his opinion 37 were good. So what do I do as there are no signs , no pipping...
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    Advice with incubator

    Hi all , had chickens for many years but incubating eggs for the first time is proving stressfull . The eggs are on day 21 and three are pipping , the rest are moving too. But the three that have made holes and chirping have not made much progress since last night . My husband suspects the...
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    swolllen crop and missing feathers

    have 20 chicken various breed but maily RIR . They have been a group for alomost two years with out any new additions and luckily not one has died. About six weeks ago noticed a few had swollen crops . I just moinotred it over a few days and the second week pretty much all the birds had...
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    Feeling down

    I think I am feeling sorry for my self today. I have had my chickens for over a year with no problems at all and now I have three at once . Firstly I have two warrens with swollen crops . The whole flock had them but these two just stayed swollen . I treated with maggots and to be honest it...
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    Wheezing chicken

    I need some advice ASAP . Last few days I noticed one off my hens seemed lethargic and was looking like it was trying to sleep during the day . I didn't notice any thing else , now looking closer at her she seems thinner and a awful smell was coming from under one off her wings . There is no...
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    Advice please

    Hi all I have two separate pens I need advice on. In pen 1 I have ten hens and cockerel. About ten days ago I noticed nearly all my hens had swollen crops . They to eat well and have a good varied diet . I just kept a eye on them and all but two now have swollen crops. These pair are quite old...
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    Bald cockere

    Need advice asap as tonight I need to make some changes ! I cockerel is being attacked by may be one or two of the hens.. why , I havent got a clue. Basically I beleived it to be one hen in particular but it seems there may be a couple of them. His kneck feathers have been plucked literally...
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