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    Help developing a companion mobile app for BYCers

    Hey guys: I am an engineer by profession and I have developed some small gigs for my bator/ brooder earlier. Now, I am planning to develop a mobile app too to schedule tasks and some other stuff. As I am a newbie to this trade, I have not much insight on how could I make it more helpful. I...
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    Sick chick - Third in a row

    Guys, I have lost couple of birds lately due to disease (not sure about which one, vet suggested NCD but someone here said IB). Link to my other thread: Lost 2 birds in three days Now, when I got back from office I heard one of my bantam cochin gasping air like my roo was. Though, she still...
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    Lost 2 birds in three days

    Guys, I made a mistake of buying a hen for my 9 months old, very active and healthy, roo. They are fine for a week. She laid some eggs too. Suddenly on monday morning I found the hen laying still still with eyes closed and breathing with mouth open. Breathing was almost shaking the complete body...
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    Chicks dying

    I got 8 BO chicks from a family friend. One died the next morning, the other died couple of hours after that. I had put white kitchen paper on the brooder floor and I think I saw some reddish lines in the poop. The two died had sticky vent too. Though, I tried clear it with damp tissue and...
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    Egg incubation strategies - Storage and batching up!

    Hey Everyone, I recently finished up one batch of my eggs, though, had almost a disastrous hatch rate (3 out of a dozen almost) but yet that's my first time and I am glad that I still had 3 nice hatches and really enjoying the 3 fuzzballs :). Now, I have got bantam cochins, 4 hens and one...
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    When you should expect Coturnix to lay eggs? and some other questions!

    I got 4 quails couple of weeks from supplier which were "claimed" to be a month old. They seem fine. They grew up their size a bit compared to how I got them. I am feeding them starter crumbles. I was told by supplier to give them this feed nothing else, until they start laying, then switch to...
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    Raising just-hatched-chicks

    Hey Guys, two of the eggs in my bator hatched yesterday. One is bantam and one is local breed. I moved them this morning into the brooder, provided them with food, water and light. Feed is starter crumbles mixed with some grains (Pearl millet). So far, they look active and respond immediately on...
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    Need help in Sexing and breed id?

    Hey Everyone, I recently got 4 quails, couturnix as my supplier claims. I ordered 3 females and one male. Though, after bit research I think that's not the case. I guess, I got 50-50 each. I have been told that they age around 30 days. What do you guys think? Below are some pics of them: I...
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    My first incubation experience!

    Hey Guys, I recently bought an incubator from a local manufacturer and put some eggs (bentum, Golden buff and some local breeds) in it. I put them on 17th in the morning. Any suggestions or Dos and Dont's? One thing my turnings are not that accurately times. Some times they have past around 12...
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    Any suggestion on Gas incubators?

    Hey guys: I have been thinking and searching around lately on the idea to use gas as heating source for incubators. We got electricity outage problems besides, here the electricity is much costlier as compared to the natural gas, that we use in kitchen. The incubator ideas that I see in here are...
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    My small flock

    Hey guys: Here are some pics of the flock I got. Ain't much but I was just curios to share them out with you guys. Any suggestions is more than welcome. Just be nice with the criticism :). It's my first ever experience with any pet. Here you go: Any pet-name suggestion :)...
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    Old ladies scaring new ones!

    Hey guys, I bought a pair of layer hens and a rooster around a month ago. Then I kept on adding more hens and bought another rooster. Now I have total 8 of them including two roosters. The problem is, two of my oldest ladies are being very much possessive :). They scare off other hens, while...
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    Newbie here!

    Hey guys: This is Amir here, quite newbie to BYC and chicken farming. Just moved to a new house and ample space availability triggered the idea of having a small flock :). BTW I am from Karachi, Pakistan. I'll be glad if someone here is from the same vicinity, would be helpful to find me locate...
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