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    Cockerel with chronic diarrhea - edible?

    Hi, I am taking 8 cockerels to be processed tomorrow (4 lucky ones found homes). I hatched them in June. One Swedish Flower cockerel has had chronic diarrhea since a day or 2 after hatching. None of the others have ever had a problem. He doesn't seem to be able to regulate it; it just kinda...
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    Dividing powdered Marek's vaccine??

    Hi, I've seen instructions for breaking the wafer version while keeping everything sterile, but is it possible to divide the powder? Thanks!
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    Can't find Marek's vaccine

    My incubator is full, hatch day is June 5, and I can't find Marek's vaccine anywhere. Does anyone know of a place I can get some ASAP? Thanks!!
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    Mille Fleur d'uccles crossed with OEGB and bantam EE - what to expect?

    Who knows chicken color genetics? If the eggs I just gave to my broody actually hatch, there could be Mille Fleur D'uccles (my only rooster) crossed with a spangled OEGB hen and a black bantam Easter Egger, as well as 2 Mille Fleur D'uccles hens. I'm guessing the EE is just going to be a...
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    First time incubating, using Brinsea Ovation 28 EX

    Just started last night. Wish me luck! 12 Swedish Flower, 12 Isbar, and 4 silkie. Looking forward to June 5!!
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    Thermometer calibration tip - use BOTH methods!

    I bought a thermometer that has a nut for calibration and I used the ice water method. No problem. Then my incubator arrived and the calibrated thermometer said it was way off. I was surprised that a new Brinsea was so far off, but I figured I'd try my cheap digital kitchen thermometer. Since I...
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    Where do you brood them all??

    As I've been reading incubator reviews, several people have said that their only regret was not getting a bigger one. At first, that made me wonder if I should consider the Brinsea 56 instead of the 28, but then it made me wonder about your brooder setups! I had 50ish chicks last year and they...
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    For incubator shoppers - styrofoam versus big bucks for an upright turner - third option

    I imagine I'm not the only one who has or will go through this. I'm looking at eventually hatching shipped eggs, so I want an upright turner, which seems to mean either GQF (styrofoam) or Brinsea ($$$$). I'd love a Brinsea Ovation 28, but I really don't think I can spend that. Experienced...
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    Auto turners that keep eggs upright?

    I'm yet another person shopping for my first incubator. I want to get some shipped eggs, but I'm wary of naked styrofoam. Looking at Incuview, Brinsea Ovation 28 or Maxi 14, Nurture Right 360 (seems like people either love or hate that one).... Not sure I can justify the cost of Brinsea, and I...
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    To incubate or not... Help me decide!

    I can't seem to find the birds I want within driving distance ("real" Jersey Giants), so I'm debating having chicks or eggs shipped. I have so many questions! - I prefer to vaccinate for Marek's as it is endemic here, but not all breeders offer it - if I hatch here I can vaccinate on day 1...
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    Bantam questions - which cockerel(s) should I keep?

    So out of my order of 15 SR bantams, I have 4 pullets: a black bantam EE, 2 Mille Fleur D'uccles, and a spangled OEGB. I really want the small eggs for snacking, and I'm guessing the EE's will be more of a medium size. I was going to look for more bantam hens, but I'm thinking about just seeing...
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    Do I want to get into breeding?

    As many do, I got myself a wide array of birds to start my flock. (Had a flock in the past but gave them away when we moved.) I didn't have good internet access with the first flock, and I'm enjoying learning so much more now. I ended up with several cockerels who are going into a bachelor flock...
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    Rooster behavior/adolescence

    I have too many cockerels (I think 10 so far), but I want to grow most of them out to see what they become. I don't, however, want my pullets to be continually harassed, and I only have 4 adult hens so it doesn't seem very nice to make them deal with all of the teenage shenanigans. I'm...
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    Nipple waterers - hang or set on something?

    I have a 4-gallon waterer with 2 horizontal nipples. I think it's a Manna Pro or Harris Farms thing; found it on clearance. It has a hook but if I hang it, when they peck at the nipples it spins away from them. Right now I'm using the hanger to stabilize it so they can't knock it over, but it's...
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    Why won't this bird grow???

    I have 9 OEGB's, of course only 2 are pullets. And, of course, it's one of the pullets who refused to grow. Her energy is good, she happily zips around and ducks under bigger birds to get prime feeding spots, etc. She doesn't feel super skinny but the skin over her keel bone is bald. She still...
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    Buckeye feeds revisited

    I found some old threads on Buckeye feeds, but one point people liked was that they still used animal proteins. As that no longer appears to be the case, I wondered if people are still fans. I don't have a huge number of options here, but I can get Buckeye, Purina, Blue Seal, Nature's Best, New...
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    Gooey red poop

    Found these while cleaning the coop today. The flock is about 6 weeks old and hasn't had access to the outdoors other than what comes in on my shoes. I did a course of Corid almost 2 weeks ago when I couldn't find a reason for one chick to be slow growing and lethargic. (Didn't help; the chick...
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    padding for homemade rollout nest boxes

    My awesome husband built nest boxes but they're much bigger than the pads I see marketed. What works well that I can get in a roll or sheet and cut to fit? And how much padding do I need on the end board to stop the roll without breaking eggs? Thanks!
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    Easy transition from vertical to horizontal nipples

    So my helpful little flock of velociraptors knocked one of their waterers off the heat plate the other day, and then I couldn't get the vertical nipple to stop leaking. (I have 2 chick waterers from Permier 1 and both had been working perfectly until the assault.) I have a package of Rent-a-Coop...
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    PSA for those using dog crates or ex pens

    I moved my 2-week-old chicks from a dog crate to an ex pen, but still kept cardboard around the bottom 12" or so. I came home yesterday to discover that a chick had managed to get out anyway, and I was too late. :( I have added 4' tall window screening around the whole thing now, but it was a...
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