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    Help, Incubator did not turn and I have side air cells!

    I had set my second batch of eggs and for some reason my incubator did not reset properly so I had eggs setting and not being turned for the first 3-4 days. I had started to question the position on day 3 and manually turned a couple of times late that day then did research on how to reset and...
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    Mortality rates 2016

    Is anyone else having higher than usual mortality rates with their mail order chicks this year?? Lost 3 out of ten earlier from a breeder and now I have lost 5 out of 11 from hatchery mail order chicks. All of my home hatched chicks have survived well in the same brooder. Just curious about...
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    Eye infection

    My 15 month old D'Uccle has this infection/growth under her eye. Just noticed yesterday and it seemed to double in size by today. This picture is after I cleaned it, there was a lot of crust around the entire eye. It looks like a lump is forming similar to that of "bumble foot". I have isolated...
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    6 Assorted Rare breeds from Meyer H. ?? What's your guess ??

    #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 All except #2 are clean legged. All except #6 have a single comb. Can't wait to see what you all think!!!!!
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    Pip on bottom

    We got the first pip on our first incubation and it looks like it is malpositioned. I tried to take a pic but it is hard to see. The pip is opposite the air cell and facing the floor. It has been only 14 hrs so I'm not thinking about assisting her with the shell but wondered if I should at least...
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    Chicken drippers soaking my coop

    All summer we had a drip drinking system installed inside our coop and never had a problem with moisture. Now the drippers are constantly releasing water leaving frozen stalagmites below on the cold days and soaking the sand on the not so cold days. I tried cleaning and replacing drippers and...
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