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    Hen with discolored wattles and swollen throat

    I have a hen that has bluish wattles and a swollen throat. It has been 4 days since I have noticed this. She is a leghorn and is still eating, drinking, and acting normal. A few friends said maybe fowl cholera, but I don't think so. If it is cholera, wouldn't she have died by now or be...
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    Hen with discolored wattles and swollen throat

    I have a hen that has bluish wattles and a swollen throat. It has been 4 days since I have noticed this. She is a leghorn and is still eating, drinking, and acting normal. A few friends said maybe fowl cholera, but I don't think so. If it is cholera, wouldn't she have died by now or be...
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    Heat Lamp bulb died, using regular bulb

    My red heat lamp bulb finally blew. I didn't have another so am using a regular household 100watt bulb. It seems to be working for the time being, but I have a question. It is much brighter than the red bulb and the chicks seem much more active (although this could be that they are just...
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    So guess what happens when you volunteer - you bring home chicks

    I volunteered today at the "Chicken Stimulus Package" event in Roswell Ga. The event was organized by the Chicken Whisperer. We were handing out free chicks and information. Anyways, I expected to bring home 2 chicks to keep my one lonely chick company (only had 1 of my 3 eggs to hatch this...
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    Young Rooster beating up older hen

    I have a year old rooster that has 8 one year old hens in with him. I got an 8 year old hen from a friend about 3 weeks ago and my roo won't stop beating up on her. He won't let her out of the coop and will even go into the coop to peck at her if she comes to close to the doorway. She won't...
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    I can't take it anymore!

    I had one to hatch out on Tuesday and nothing from the other two eggs! I am trying really hard not to open that bator and candle them. But it is killing me! I know some of you have waited until day 26 and had some hatch out, but it is day 23 and I don't know if I can wait that long before...
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    New to hatching and chick might need help - picture

    I have a chick that pipped in the middle of the night. Around 5:30am there was about a dime size hole. At 8:30am the hole was huge, almost half way around the egg. The shell is broken off in that part and you can see the membrane (white). Part of the chicks wing is out of the shell and dried...
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