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    Problem with bobwhite hatching

    This is my first attempt at hatching bobwhite quail. They have begun to hatch but I am having almost 100% mortality rate. The chicks are coming out of the eggs just fine. They are not deformed. They are a bit late ( 1 day ). They live for a few hours after they hatch and then die. I have...
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    Sick keets?

    This morning I had my 6 guinea eggs hatch. They are all still in the incubator. 4 of them are doing great. They are drying and starting to get up on their legs and move around the incubator. The other 2 do not look well at all. They do not seem to have any control of their muscles. They...
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    Sick keets

    This morning I had my 6 guinea eggs hatch. They are all still in the incubator. 4 of them are doing great. They are drying and starting to get up on their legs and move around the incubator. The other 2 do not look well at all. They do not seem to have any control of their muscles. They...
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    Hermaphroditic Chicken?

    Is there such a thing? The reason I ask is I have a bird who is now 5 1/2 months old. During the whole time it was growing up I swore it was a hen, and not just because when I bought this batch of birds I bought nothing but females. This week, the bird has begun to look much more like a roo...
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    First time hatching chicken eggs and I have a couple questions

    Today at 5:00 PM is day 21. When I got home from work I was pleased to see 2 chicks had already come out. There are still 8 eggs unhatched in the incubator. Question 1: How long should I leave the hatched chicks in there? Question 2: Will having them move the unhatched eggs cause any...
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    Suprise in the nest box.

    I got home from work last night and I went to the coop to collect the eggs. I was hoping to have 3 nice eggs. 1 green from the Americana, one brown from the RIR and one cream colored from my mutt RIR. They are all about 5 months old now and they started laying this week. Well in the nest box...
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    My very young hen stopped laying

    I have a RIR who just started to lay eggs. She is 5 months old right now. Sunday morning I found her first eggs in the coop. One was small but nicely formed. The other did not have a complete shell and the shell was very very thin and flexible. I did not think anything of it at the time...
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    Bobcat Showdown

    I live out in rural Florida. I have several chichens, a few ducks and some guinea fowl. Had a bobcat visit the other week. He got a hold of one of my ducks. My partner heard the commotion and ran outside but it was to late. He did manage to chase off the bobcat but this beast was not...
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    Hi! New chicken owner

    Hi! My name is Tim. My partner and I recently moved to a rural area of Florida and we are raising chickens and ducks for the first time. It has been quite a learning curve. We have 7 RIRs, 1 americana hen, 5 Swedish Blue ducks and now only 2 guinea fowl. Last week 2 of the hens began to...
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    Rhode Island Red egg color

    Hi I am new to raising chickens and I have a question. My Rhode Island Red hens are just under 5 months old and last week they began to lay their first eggs. I was a little taken back because I was expecting to get some nice dark brown eggs but theirs are a light ivory color. Is this normal...
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