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    Hen is lethargic with slightly swollen face

    This hen has a face that is swollen around the eyes. She's lethargic and unwilling to eat (her crop is empty) though I have seen her drink some. She also has diarrhea. I did see her gasp once but generally she breathes normally. I have treated her for mites but feel that answers lie...
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    odd tom behavior

    I have a tom and a hen turkey that reside with my flock of ducks and chickens. Friday I had a hen with a hurt wing from an unknown source. Next day I find her in the chicken yard beat to pieces. Feathers stripped and comb shredded. She looked like she had been in a bar brawl. Needless to...
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    High Altitude Incubation

    I have a serial killer in my house. It's called a Hovabator. And yet, I believe that all the deaths surely cannot be it's fault alone. It has once or twice actually managed to hatch some eggs for me. To improve things a few years ago I built a new incubator. Very heavy. Lots of fans...
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    turkeys and the cold

    I have 9 BBW that seem to get chilled at around the 35f temp. It's like their feathers don't actually insulate them properly. When I walk out at night and check on them (they are so big they sleep on the ground) I see alot of what looks like shivering and realigning of feathers. They will be...
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    Gotta brag!

    My BBW hens are laying eggs! ok, so YES I know that it's not a major accomplishment, but hey, a girl has gotta have a victory in the world we live in. These guys are destined for dinner, so I don't get the eggs much longer but I like having turkey eggs. I'd like to start a midget white...
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    It was a rough day here in ABQ

    You know, we send our loved ones to work with lunch and a "I love you". Man, tomorrow I am going to add about a bazillion more "I love you"s to the routine. The shooting that made national news, well, it was a parking lot away from my husband. He called me this morning from an engineering...
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    Schlect Hatchery

    Someone mentioned on this board that Schlect hatchery had meaties quite cheap. Being cheap, I did come calculations and found that they compare in price with Privet Hatchery here in NM. 50 meaties for 1.41 each when you figure in shipping. Now, my babies are just a couple of days old, so at...
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    The giant Cochin hatch off

    OR, can a LF Partridge Cochin hatch seven Midget White turkey eggs???? The world is about to find out. Here are the eggs from Onthespot, who is sea-leval ish. I am at 6800ft. Our broody challenger... Can our broody meet the challenge? Can she bring 7 turkey eggs to term AND...
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    guineas and the garden

    Ok, I am almost sold on getting a bunch of guineas for fly control. My neighbor has 11 acres of horses and I have the dogs, the chickens and whatnot. So, we decided that we would range some turkeys (probably in pens) for fly patrol. This got me thinking that perhaps guineas might do well also...
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    BB white feed conversion

    Hey guys, do any of you have the feed conversion for BBW and (when I manage to get my hands on some) MW? How many pounds of grain for each pound of growth? I am trying to plan my grain bill for this summer. Thx! bumper.
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    combining hatches that are a week apart

    I had a broody banty hatch out two eggs last Monday. This Sunday/Monday I have seven more chicks due to hatch. Is it possible to get her to raise the newbies too? I think the babies would like to have a momma.
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    Downloading to Quickbooks

    I am getting ready move our financial stuff over to quickbooks and would really like to directly download bank info from our bank. They do offer this, and I would love to save myself the data entry, but was curious to know if anyone else here had experience with this feature either good or bad.
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    McMurray Jumbo Pekin

    Does anyone have any experience with the Jumbo Pekin offered by McMurray? Are they like the Corish X chickens in that they are meant to be strictly dinner?
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    Pit Bull Blues...a cute video

    a friend of mine sent this to me. I thought it was sweet...
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    housing/feeding questions

    yesterday I bought a BBbronze for Thanksgiving. It's a pullet and right now she's quarantined in a big dog crate. I figure the girl will be stuck there for two weeks, min. Bummer, but she came from a feed store with LOTS of birds. She does seem healthy: no sneezing, no obvious signs of...
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    TAGGED

    Anyone receiving a message from me via tagged needs to not open it and delete it. It's spam. I'd also run a virus scan on your machine, just to be safe. Celeste
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    fully formed chicks dead...

    as some of you know, I built a new incubator to replace the Hova after a temp spike. You can see it here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=166892 Last sat was hatch day and of 12 Barnevelders and 6 Lemon cochins only 2 barnevelders hatched. I've opened the eggs and 3 of...
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    humidity question on split hatch

    Hey ya'll, I have a new 'bator that I built. You can see it here; https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2012898#p2012898 my problem is that on Wed some of the eggs pictured are going to be on day 18 and so will need a higher humidity than those not. I was wondering how...
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    Whohooo!!! My new incubator with proportional Thermostat

    Meet the new incubator!! My hova has been giving me heartburn in a serious way. Since my house is not climate controlled, it can jump around with the best of them no matter what I do. My floors are heated, so they are steady, but if the outside temp gets real hot or cold real fast (which...
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    High Altitude Incubating...

    Ok guys, I am at 6800 ft above sea level and it occurs to me that perhaps, like cooking, there might be some changes needed to have a successful hatch. Last round was less than successful, but not a huge bummer as it wasn't my Barnies or Lemon Cochins. This time it is!!! I've got the...
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