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    Chicken slaughter

    Haven't been here in a long time.woke up today to 12 slaughtered chickens. We have netting above the fencing. There are 14 inch holes in it. Out of 12 birds 6 or 7 the heads up to the necks were eaten. I called animal control... nothing. Word Is raccoons do this. I have 100 more birds and am...
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    ready to hatch

    My goose has been sitting on her eggs for about 25 days now.actually 2 females have been taking turns.my question is there are 2 males in with them and i have been told the males might kill the babies? Is this true ? I can seperate them easy enough if i have to.
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    dead mother goose

    We have buff geese.one was nesting alot of eggs 38 of them . yesterday i went to the coop and found her dead.not a clue why she died.she looked fine the other day.no markings like blood or anything.today i gathered up the eggs and put them in my incubator. Now being realistic i dont expect any...
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    no eggs

    Ok I have around 25 hens.they have been laying just fine right along.about 4 weeks ago I get maybe 2 eggs a day and was getting 10 to 13 .what gives? Nothing I feed them is different. The weather cooled off a little.any ideas?
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    ducks and geese

    We have 5 one month old American buff geese and 6 three week old ducks.of coarse the buffs are way bigger.can I put them together in a couple weeks? There will be a big 350 sq ft coop with a 6 by 8 foot swimming area and maybe just under a quater acre of land
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    american buff questions

    I have been here a bunch but its been a while. Great forum.now I have about a quarter acre of land.locally I found someone who sells buffs.i have the shelter house planned but I am still worried about my fence.i have a 4 foot horse fence around it 6inch by 6inch openings.plus barb wire on top...
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    round eggs

    I just put 20 eggs in my incubator. I have hatched 2 times before with great results. Problem now is almost all the eggs are round.i cant tell which end goes up?.what should I do? I just guessed what end looks bigger.
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    silkie ok?

    my wife went and got 2 silkies today.i looked at them and seems on both of them their beaks dont line up.is this normal? i looked at different pics and dont see it on the pics
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    lazy hen

    i have a hen who is about 3 months old she seems to be gasping for air? she is getting picked on by the others so i built her a 3 by 5 area . i gave her some cold medication i gave another one a while ago that worked great. she keeps putting her head up and looks to grab air. she is very lazy...
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    chick treats

    my chicks are 2 weeks now . they are on dry mash i guess it is.they eat it up like crazy also i throw some meal worms in there once a day. anything else i can add? i did try spaghetti noodles but they dont touch them
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    when to put in coop?

    my chicks are just a week old most already have feathers. they eat a ton. how do i know when they can go to the coop? the weather here is around 100 daytime and 75-80 at night. no hurry but i figure at least a couple more weeks.i can add a heat lamp at night if i need to.the coop is all covered...
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    just making sure

    i just got done with my 1st hatching a week ago. 8 out of 10 eggs so very happy.the chicks are doing awesome. now i saved up 15 more eggs and put them in the bator on sunday. i didnt store some of them right.in the gararge where it gets to over 90 degrees. today i candled them. 8 look perfect 2...
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    so happy 8 out of 10

    my 1st time hatching, i got 8 out of 10 eggs hatch .the chicks are running all over (when they aren't sleeping) i lost a still born which was all grown but i guess couldn't make it out of the egg. it was sad to see this one. the other was just a glob in the egg. but i read 50-75% success and i...
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    buy goose eggs?

    anyone know where i can buy goose eggs to hatch? i am in construction and have 6 acres.i would love to build like a 500-600 sq foot enclosed area with a pond and keep some geese .i need to still do research on keeping them but pretty serious about it.
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    bad egg ?

    my eggs have been hatching. i see one in there now cracked but the skin inside is not. i can put a flashlight on it and dont see movement. the egg has only been cracked for a few hours.should i just leave it? i am worried if its bad it will leak and stink up the incubatorthere are 4 other eggs...
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    chicks in tank

    ok i had 3 chicks early yesterday.they has dried and fluffed. i put them in the fish tank set up.pine shavings ,waterer for chicks.i dipped their beaks in the water. temp is around 98. 3 inches off the ground under the light. is it normal that they are sleeping ? i figured they would be all over...
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    1st chick is out

    now i am in panic mode.she is chirping like crazy. i have 9 other eggs still.do i remove the shell? this is too cool my 1st time hatching. i have read a bunch but i am still in a panic.do i just leave the top on till tomorrow?
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    take off turner?

    its day 19 should i take my eggs off the turner tray and put them on the bottom? i have 10 eggs and i candled them a few day ago . it looks like all of them are good. which would really be lucky since this is my 1st time.
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    going to hatch something?

    i have 10 eggs in an icubator for 17 days now. i try to candle with a big Q-beam light but they are brown eggs i cant see much. 1st timer here . heck i see veins but not much else. obviously this is going to be a learning experience.there are dark spots with the veins but i would think by now i...
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    losing hens

    i have lost 3 hens in the last 2 months now another dont look good. her symptoms are the same. she seems to cough,watery eyes ,dont eat and very lazy. i dont see worms in their stool. it seems to happen fast. i have at least 20 other chickens that seem fine. now i have some older birds in...
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