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    Chick possibly premature!

    I've got 5 eggs in the incubator and they're due to hatch on the the 8th Feb so i havnt stopped turning them yet. However when i was candling them earlier one of the chicks looks like its broken into the air sack. I think its done it too early though so i was wondering if anyone had any...
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    Duck with walking problems

    Hi, I had a chicken hatch a few ducks off last week and they all seemed fine however i checked on them today and one of them can't walk propperly. Instead of walking its shuffling around on its hocks its not got splayed legs but crossing them under its body. Does anyone know of a way to splint...
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    eggs not formed propperly

    I have 5 chickens and we feed them layers pellets but the eggs have a weak spot on them where the shell hasnt fully developed. The chickens have also stated eating the eggs and feathers. Is this a protein deficiency and if so what can i give them to improve it?
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    problem with new baby gosling

    My gosling hatched this morning but it appeared to have its umbilical cord around its leg and it was bleeding. Its not bleeding anymore but theres a lump where the cord has been and its got tiny lumps over it. Could this be its intestines? and if it is will it correct itself or will it cause any...
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    dos and don'ts for goose egg incubation

    I have lots of goose eggs because my geese that i incubated last year are laying. I know the hatch rate isn't great but i wondered what you should and shouldn't do when incubating them as im not that sure. any advice would be great
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    hello from england

    hi everyone, Im from Hull and i got my first chickens last year. Ive incubated some duck, goose and chicken eggs resulting in 3 ducks 5 geese and a lot of silkie chickens as well as the rabbits and fish. I found the site last year when i was looking for help on helping chicks hatch .
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    chicken came off nest with eggs remaining.

    I have a silkie chicken and she has been sitting on eggs. 4 chicks have hatched but she has come off the nest. She has hatched chicks before and remained on the nest until all the eggs had hatched. How long can she stay off the nest for, before the remaining eggs are no good?
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