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    Shipped Chicks and Avian Influenza

    Hello! I have what may be a stupid question, but I can't seem to find the answer else where. I have an order of chicks coming in the beginning of July from Hoover's Hatchery in Iowa. I emailed them and asked it they had any out breaks in their flocks or flocks near them and they said no and that...
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    What breed?

    I got this girl from a Cackle Hatchery Surprise. Can anyone help me figure out her breed? She is completely unlike any other chicken I've ever owned. She has a tiny head, and a strange cluck that sounds more like a croak. She is super flighty! More so than my Leghorns even. Almost impossible to...
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    Liquid Corid Doseage

    I know it's here some where but I can't find it. Liquid Corid dosage per gallon for 4 week old very sick chicks?
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    What breed might theses be?

    Part of a Cackle Hatchery surprise. Any idea what these are? They are very active and flighty, single comb. I think there might be two breeds, as some have yellow legs and some have gray legs. Thanks!
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    Broody Hen Questions

    Hello! I have some questions about my broody hen. I've never had hens hatch out babies before this year, so please forgive me. My White Rock's lone baby hatched about 5 weeks ago (2/25). She seems to be starting to distance herself from the chick now. During the day she is usually out in the...
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    Chick Breed Guessing

    These chicks are from a Cackle hatchery surprise. Any guesses about breed would be awesome! Thanks for your help. This one has puffy cheeks, which makes me think Easter Egger. Except I have two of these and they look exactly the same. Yellow baby down, a bit of reddish tint. White wing...
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    Color Genetics Question

    I would like to know what color chicks I can expect. I have eggs hatching right now, all of the chicks will be mixed breeds. My rooster is a Black Orpington. My hens are various other breeds, including Buff Orpingtons, Easter Eggers, White Rocks, Red-Sex Link, Cuckoo Marans, Sliver Laced...
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    When to call it quits on broody hen's eggs?

    I've got a broody hen that I gave some eggs to on February 4th. I thought she failed to hatch any, come day 21 (Feb. 25th), but this afternoon I heard a "cheep cheep" under her. I watched her for a bit and saw one cute little fluffy butt. I'm pretty sure that there is only one chick. She has 2...
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    Chicks Dying, There is Nothing I Can Do

    My box of 100 chicks shipped on the 17th. I have no idea where they are, because of a "glitch" (the Post Office's word) in the tracking system. I know that I won't get them today, because my Post Office only gets shipments once a day, in the early morning. I've called all the Post Offices in our...
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    Keeping Chickens Happy in Inclement Weather

    It is a wet, dreary, and stormy day here. The dogs are happily laying in front of the heaters, the goats have extra hay to munch on. My 35 or so chickens have confined themselves to the coop. I went out earlier and saw a layer picking on a meat bird. So I figured I should come up with something...
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    Help me save him please!

    It's not a chicken, but maybe someone can help me. I have a 3 day old BB White turkey poult. It is dying. When I first got them I dipped all of their beaks in water, and watched them to make sure they all found food. This evening, I find one lethargic. I brought it inside, dipped its beak in...
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    First Time- Candling Help Please

    Okay, so it is my first time hatching. I've got 14 shipped Dark Brahma eggs in my Brinsea 20 Eco incubator. It is day 4. I candled when they first got here, most of them had detached air cells. Let them sit 24 hours before placing in bator. I candled tonight, mostly out of curiosity. In all but...
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    Egg no good?

    I just started incubating my first batch of eggs two days ago. They are shipped eggs (a gamble I know, but one I was willing to take). When I was candling the eggs after I first got them, I noticed that one of them had little specks swirling around when I turned the egg. Does this mean the egg...
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    Brahma Color questions

    So I have a new incubator to try out. I wanted to hatch a batch of eggs before it gets too late in the season. The only local hatching eggs I could find are Brahmas. Light and Buff roosters over White, Dark and Buff Hens. Anybody know what colors might result from this hatch? Thank you!
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    When can meatie chicks go without heat lamp?

    At what age do you generally stop giving your meatie chicks supplemental heat? Night time lows around here are usually the mid to low fifties.
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    This Polish is a Roo?

    Alright, I'm pretty sure this 9 week old Golden Polish is a rooster. Second opinions? I'm sorry the full body picture isn't great, this little guy will not stand still. He has a greenish tinge to his feathers, and I believe there are pointy saddle feathers coming in.
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    Chicken Colors

    So I've noticed that with chickens, different colors are usually kept separate. Like Silver Laced Wyndottes and Gold Laced Wyndottes. Are these treated as different breeds? If you breed a Labrador to another Lab, you get a Lab. Even if one parent is black and the other is yellow, and one of the...
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    Chick Leg Problems

    I have a batch of meat chicks, about 5 days old. I have had 2 come down with leg problems. Both are Red Rangers. I'm not positive on what is wrong with them. It just seems like one leg won't work for them, like they can't support their weight. Any idea about what might be wrong? They are being...
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    Rock Creek Farms Review for Cornish X

    http://www.rockcreekfarms.net. Hello all! I just received an order from these guys on Thursday, so I figured I'd write a quick review, since there aren't any here yet, and I know that here is the first place I looked when I was debating whether to order from them or not. Rock Creek Farms...
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    Blind Meatie worth keeping?

    I got a delivery of Cornish X today. One of them has no eyes. Just sunken eyeball sockets covered in skin. Kind of creepy looking. It also has a funny shaped head and beak. It can walk. So far it won't eat chick feed unless it's mixed with water to form a soup and its beak is dipped in it. It is...
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