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  1. LilbitChicken

    Panic...my broody hen, hatched her first egg..now ingnores the eggs!

    Well. I have a feeling this is too late..... My broody hen hatched her first egg 3 days ago.....but then as of yesterday....had pushed all the other (7)eggs away....and is just taking care of her one chick!!!! WHAT do I do with the other eggs???? I assume they have all died over the last 24...
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    I WANT to BUY- BUTTON QUAIL EGGS! =)

    Hello! Does anyone still have Button eggs to sell? I am very interested!!!! LMK!!!! ASAP!!!!!!!! THX!!!!!
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    My Rouen Drake....Green feathers are turning brown???!!! WHY?

    I am curious what vitamin/minerals he is not getting enough of or....reason WHY his ALL GREEN feathers on his head are turning a brown color????????? He eats the normal food the other ducks get....AAA DUTY....and SINCE he is in with our goats, he also eats corn and alfalfa???? (cause the goats...
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    My Easter Egger is injured? (not sure what to do)

    OKAY.....going through the checklist first. Please help, if you can. 1) What type of bird , age and weight. Easter Egger, pullet, about 5months old 2) What is the behavior, exactly. I went into her coop...a week ago...and she was waddling? Like side to side, wings are out a tad (looks like a...
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    Can you help? my HEN has a Swollen eye and bent over comb??

    Well, as much as I have read, and read, the result in my issue...is still not clear, as to WHAT I should do. Her eye is swollen....couldn't open it at all a few days ago.....(ok almost a week now) It was instant, she was fine a few hours prior, I went to collect eggs in the noonish time, she...
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    HELP- what do I do next???? (quail baby eaten alive)

    HELP, anyone. Yesterday my long awaited Button and Cournix quail came home....I was SOOOOO happy. They ate and drank great! They are on Turkey Starter(ground up)...and I gave them a boiled egg...this morning around 4:00am, all was well, changed food and water....BUT THEN sometime between...4:00...
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    QUAIL BABIES arriving tomorrow!!!!!!! WHAT to feed!

    hello, I can read, and read, and read.....makes my head spin! WHAT is BEST to feed day old button quail!???? Game feed? Turkey feed? (I know it must be ground up.....non medicated.....) HELP!!! THX!!!!
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    TREATS that are healthy and Yummy for my Peas?

    Hello, I read as much as I can..... BUT sometimes I just, give up! I have a pair of year old peas, we adopted a few weeks ago.... They have settled in perfectly. NO complaints. However, NOW that they come running to me when I go to feed the chickens, ducks, and chicks..they (peas) expect...
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    PHOTOS ANYONE? of your quail habitat

    Hello we are hoping to add a handful of button quail to our family in a week ...if the hatch goes well, and the brooder age goes well.... THEN they are moving outside in hopefully a large walk in habitat...do you have any suggestions or ideas to execute this in a timely manner? I REALLY...
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    HELP! Pullet ALMOST drowned- WHAT DO I DO?

    Help please I have 2 month old pullets.... one fell in the duck POND!!!!! HELP!!! She is still alive. BUT choking! HELP:hit I am warming her up......
  11. LilbitChicken

    I need a GREAT Peafowl pen/coop layout!

    I am considering adopting a pair of peafowl, in the next 2 weeks... BUT my DH and I are VERY picky about how our chicken coops and enclosed runs were made for what we needed and wanted. NOW the thought of peafowl enclosure is overwhelming! We have the room, and have done soooo much reading...
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    WHAT is the BEST food for my baby quail????

    Hello, I am hoping to find the best answers, We are getting baby quail in a week! I need to be prepared as much as I can, WHAT TYPE OF FOOD! (I know they can't have chick starter.....) so high protein game food....mixed with finch food? Is that correct? And do they eat that combo as chicks and...
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    HELP- ASAP- chick not doing well, what do I do? I am a Newbie!

    Well, I have been reading for 2 days....I have 8 chicks, (a few days old)and 1 isn't doing well. The first night he was the loudest, and got pushed around A LOT. The next day, he was covered in Poop! They all slept on him? The temp in the brooder was perfect....they all did their own...
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    What is the BEST heat lamp for my $$???

    Hello, I am new to the chicken family...and am confused on the endless list of different lamps used in the brooder. WHAT WORKS BEST for you, and where did you buy it? I appreciate all the help!!!!
  15. LilbitChicken

    do you have any SECRETS to make our coop better?

    Hello, I am new to BYC, but have so many questions for our soon to be feathered family members. We are finishing our coop...I've read books and lots of info from BYC. However, do you have any secrets on what makes a coop better overall? For the chickens, that is. The best roost? best style...
  16. LilbitChicken

    Hello, I'm new to this...I'm from Hereford, AZ

    Hello, Just trying this out, we are starting our chicken family this weekend...and I always have questions (lots of questions), my SIL convinced me to try this! Nice to meet all of you.
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