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    Strange neck movements

    Recently sold two barred rock hens to a customer in a flock reduction. Birds looked great in pre sale assessment. Healthy feet, good body condition, etc. However, one bird stretches her neck and then drops it abruptly after arriving at the customers home. Birds were raised inside a cold open...
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    sick rooster

    Looking for advice on how to best deal with an apparent fungal infection in a rooster. He can't crow, has a congested sound, and appears to be weakening as he can only walk short distances. I have him in a sick pen with water and feed but I am very concerned. He was in an egg wagon restricted...
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    Nesting boxes for restricted free range egg laying systems

    I recently added an egg wagon to our pastured poultry system on our small diversified family farm. It has built in nesting boxes however, some hens have been laying eggs in the grass, which then get trampled, stained, cracked, and sometimes eaten afterwards. I've heard it said the milk crate...
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    Hatching heritage breeds with Easter Eggers

    Hi all, I had a customer call me tonight and complain that my eggs were no good. I sold him 10 br and 10 ba eggs and only 8 hatched. I've been trying to wrack my mind around it as my previous hatch had a high success, 85%. I remembered that he hatched with Easter Eggers, which hatch...
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    trouble finding beak during assisted hatch

    Hi all, After reading an excellent thread on assisted hatching I have reached a point of confusion. I have created an external pip after checking for pips, chirps, and movement in day 22 of my hatch without finding any. I had 30 of 35 hatch but the last 5 haven't hatched yet (barred rock and...
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    Lockdown: Beginning of day 18 or day 19?

    Hi all, I started my Easter hatch on 03/12/15 at 3:00 pm, which means day zero ends on 03/13/15 at 3 pm. So, do I remove the eggs from the trays and put them back into the incubator at the beginning of day 18 (03/30/15 at 3:00 pm) or day 19 (03/31/15 at 3:00 pm). Any and all feedback would...
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    Red plug in incubator purpose

    Looking for seasoned advice on the use of the red plug in my hovabator genesis 1588. When is it removed? What is its original purpose? If lost what is a suitable substitute? Should I leave it open for the full hatch? Remove at lock down? After lock down? Thanks!
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    ventilation requirements and methods

    I'm too busy and pressed for time to search the threads so I thought I'd kindly ask for some information from chicken gurus out there in backyard poultry land. I have a closed flock of heritage breeds that have as of 3 days ago started to drop due to a fungal growth. I'm deeply bothered and...
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    respiratory illness emergency

    I have has 5 chickens die in the last 48 hrs. In the week prior there was some indication of respiratory illness with some sneezing and rattling breathing. There have been some temperature fluctuations so I made sure ventilation and temperature were watched. However, the day before the first...
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    Chick born with clenched feet

    Hi all, I am new to incubating chicks and just recently hatched 28/32 in my incubator in a dry hatch. Sadly, I lost four barred rocks but two of my EE chicks arrived with complications. One was born with a twisted beak and a missing eyeball, while another needed assistance getting out of a...
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    Best method of treatment for an open wound on hen's back

    Hi all, My delaware hen has an open wound on her back, which looks like it came from a mount by my roo. I'm going to take action and trim his spur and talons so that it doesn't happen again. However, I am wondering about the best remedy, that does not involve "blue coat", that I could use to...
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    Electric Poultry netting

    Does anyone out there in chicken land know if a Gallagher s17 solar energizer works with the Gallagher electrified poultry netting (164' x 48" roll)? I intend on pasturing my heritage breed egg layers this summer in an eggmobile with daylight protection. All advice is welcome.
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    Solar Panels: Help wanted!

    Hello, I am looking for advice (experiential or expert opinion) on how to go about equipping my 24' x 12' chicken gambrel barn for solar power. I am using my insulated barn for winter housing at present but would like to use it as a brooder house in the spring when i've moved my heritage...
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    Fractured Rooster beak...help!

    Hi all, I have some breeding roosters which I keep together in a spacious pen inside of our hay barn. Today, I found my silver laced wyandotte had fractured his beak. Upon closer inspection the beak appeared to not be fully broken off but was partially cracked (fractured). I immobilized the...
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    Transport coops

    Where is the best location to purchase transport coops online or within the maritime provinces? Thanks!
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    Sticky hardboiled eggs

    Looking for the surest solution to hardboiling eggs that will have the membrane detach for easy peeling. Will this always happen to a fresh egg of 1-3 days old. Are there cooking methods to get around this? I prefer poached eggs but i'd like to have answers for my customers at market. Thanks...
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    Dead chicken and milky fluid discharge from mouth

    Hi guys, This morning I found one of my chickens dead in my coop. I suspected a respiratory illness from the moment I observed her batch in the coop and apart from adding apple cider vinegar to the water as a preventative and watchful waiting I didn't do too much in the treatment of the bird...
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    Best place to buy bell waterers online in Canada

    Can anyone tell me the best place to purchase a bell waterer online? In Canada? I need a couple for my Chicken tractors.
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    Best gauge for hardware cloth

    What gauge of hardware cloth should I use for the bottom row around the perimeter of my run? I'm building a 15' x 20' run that runs around the east, west, and south sides of my coop. I've come across excellent material on the 18" horizontal lay at the bottom and how to thread the metal cloth...
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    Possible case of lice or mites

    Hi all, Tonight I started to inspect my bird's vents and plumage to discern who is laying and who isn't. Upon inspection, I found atleast a dozen mm size bugs around her cloaca, which was dry and had no horizontal slit. How do I treat this? Can I use a delousing agent from a pharmacy? Do I...
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