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  1. fishmanwill

    Sportsman 1502 questions.

    Good evening, I an setting up my sportsman 1502 and had a question on the egg trays and turning rack. Is there a certain way the trays go in? I put the trays in and there is about a 1" space between the plastic tray and the metal rack. It looks like the tray will slide side to side when the...
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    Looking for a incubator.

    Good evening, my wife, daughter, and I are looking for a new incubator. We have used an old styrofoam incubator with a turner the last few years, but this last year we had a few problems with it with temperature and humidity. We would like to replace it and get a new one. We would like to get...
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    Ameruacana breeding- black and blues.

    Good evening and Merry Christmas!! I have a question about breeding Ameruacanas. I have a few blue and blacks from different breeders. I am trying to decide between keeping a Blue rooster or a Black rooster( space only currently allows one rooster to be kept). I saw a sheet at one time that...
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    Feather plucking or eating?

    We are having a problem with chickens missing their tail feathers. It is the main tail feathers right at the base and it is sometimes the "fluff feathers" under the tail. They are plucked out and missing. I currently have several chickens with missing tails completely even 2 roosters. We had...
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    Horizontal nipples on waterer dripping....?

    We had a light freeze the other day and a few mornings of frost since. Our horizontal water nipples started dripping after the freeze and won't quit. I tapped each one to try to get it to quit. I cleaned the bucket real well. I got them off eBay from a user here that was recommended by several...
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    High quality or show quality barred Cochin bantams

    I am looking for some high quality or show quality barred Cochin bantams. We love the breed and the coloration. We got some that are hatchery stock and they are not very bantam Cochin like. We were hoping for the very "puffy" and round looking Cochin bantams. We did no get that, our roosters...
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    Easter egger has not laid in 3 months. What to do?

    I have an Easter egger hen that is a year and a half old and was a good layer until 3 months ago she quit laying and has not laid since. She did not molt and she still looks and acts healthy just hasn't laid an egg in 3 months. What to do? Do I wait it out? Will she lay again? I don't really...
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    2 Maran hens won't lay in nest boxes?

    Good evening, I have 3 young French copper marans hens that will not lay in the nest boxes. They are 23 weeks old and one has been laying for about 4-5 weeks already and the other 2 just started. They are a group of 12 pullets(other breeds) from this year and everyone is laying, the Marans just...
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    2 hens using nest box, sit for hours, sing egg song, but no eggs....?

    Hello, we have two hens a barred rock and an Easter egger that were born April 2014. They had been laying good since last fall into this summer. I noticed a while back that everyday I would notice one or both of them in a nest box sitting in the nest box and they will sit there for hours, then...
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    Hens laying early and small.....?

    Good evening, we have a olive egger(ameraucana and maran) and a French black copper maran that started laying already. They were both born on 4/7/15. The olive egger started laying 3 weeks ago, her eggs are a nice color but they are extremely small. They are smaller then the eggs that our...
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    Barred Cochin Bantams.... Pics please.

    Can you guys post pics of your barred Cochin bantams? I really like the barred Cochin bantams and would love to see the ones that you guys have. Thanks.
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    Egg color changed ?

    Hello, I have a question about egg color. We have a Welsummer hen that is now one year old. She started laying in November and when she first started laying her eggs they were a nice dark brown color. About a month or so ago her eggs started changing. They become more of a light brown with the...
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    Feathers loss.

    I posted a little while back about our hens losing their feathers at the base of their tails on their backs. It was mentioned that it is either rooster damage or nutrition. We only have 1 rooster and watching him he doesn't mate with the hens a lot and some of the hens I haven't even seen him...
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    Sick hen?

    I have a speckled Sussex hen that is acting not well. She is 10 months old. On Friday morning about mid morning I came around the corner of the house and found her walking funny and acting like she lost her equilibrium. She was limping on her left leg and falling over. When I had let them out...
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    hens missing feathers...?

    We have a couple of hens that are missing feathers like the one pictured, at the base of their tails on their backs. What is going on? Is it molting, bugs, mating, getting picked on? We have one rooster and 14 large hens. I just want to make sure it is not the start of a problem. Thanks,
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    Cochin Bantam size door or opening....?

    Good Afternoon, I have a quick question on what size door or opening for some Cochin bantams. We currently have 4 barred Cochin bantams and 3 buff Brahma Cochin bantams. They are currently in our coop and run with all the other chickens. I have several bossy or pushy hens that will...
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    Young aggressive roosters.?

    Good evening, I could really use your help. We have 2 Welsummer roosters that are becoming aggressive. They are young only 22 weeks old. We would like to keep one as they are beautiful but may not be able to. About 2 weeks ago one of them jumped on my 2 year old daughter while she was feeding...
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    Lethargic barred rock rooster.

    Our barred rock rooster was lethargic when I got home this afternoon. He was fine this morning and at noon. Got home and he was laying next to the coop in the shade, did not get up when I went toward him. He will only move if I pick him up. He is real slow and not active. Laid back down right...
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    EE gender?

    I have 5 EE that I need to figure out if they are pullets or Roos. They are 15 weeks old. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
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    Pullet or rooster.

    Ordered Araucana chicks that were supposed to be all pullets. Think this might be a rooster. He is 9 weeks old in this picture. Please help. I already have 4 roosters. Thanks.
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