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    Do I have sick chickens?

    Let me start with "Eagle", my <1YO Australorp I raised from a chick. Beginning the middle of the winter, she started losing some of her feathers off of her back. It got to be a little more, but at the same time my rooster became more aggressive with the hens, and I just assumed since she was...
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    I'm a bad chicken Momma

    You might remember that last week, I lost 2 chicks in-shell because the eggs were due to hatch and the Mother Hen got off the nest to be with the 2 other chicks that had hatched two days before. I had another brood of eggs that I knew weren't all laid at the same time, but only one broody hen...
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    Why are my chicks (hen-set) pipping and then dying?

    I am no worried. I had a brood of 6 eggs. The first hatched at 20 days, then another on day 21. On day 22 I had 2 pip, then they died in-shell. I thought it was because the mother had not kept them warm enough. Now I have 3 eggs under another hen (different eggs, different hen) that pipped...
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    Why must bedding be soft wood shavings?

    I am just wondering, because my FIL does a lot of woodwork and has PILES of shavings (not chips) from different woods - some hard, some soft, none of it treated. They are these little curlies of shavings, and feel very soft, there are no sharp edges like in the chips that I buy in the bag. Why...
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    Baby Chick has Deformed Feet?

    I noticed a couple of days ago that my 3WO chick has deformed toes. They curl sideways instead of the regular direction. They have stuck so close to the mother hen that I didn't get to look closer before. It doesn't seem to affect her walking around and staying with the rest of the brood...
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    Two hens raising same chicks?

    I had one polish/cochin mix hen laying on eggs, which all turned out to be duds. That was a week ago, and I still can't get her to give up sitting on a nest. I've kicked her out of the coop (to range), but she always just nestles down and nests somewhere else. I know I should separate her...
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    Anyone tell me what a candled 19 day old egg should look like?

    I just had a set of duds, didn't candle before now. So, to save me some grief, I decided to candle the 5 that I have under my other hen. I did not candle them before - I'm still learning. Anyway, I'm on day 19, and I will do my best to describe my egg appearance. FYI, they ALL looked the...
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    Pics for those new to candling

    I did a Google search and came up with this site. It has great pics to help those of us who have never candled to know what to look for - they even use a brown egg as a model! http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/Embryology/candling.shtml
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    Day 21.... and NOTHING!

    It is exactly 21 days since I put the eggs under my hen. The eggs are Australorp, the hen is polish/cochin mix and a GOOOD hen for keeping her eggs warm. I put them under her in the afternoon 21 days ago - nearly to the minute from now. Do I do anything special? I've gone in to peek, and...
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    Novice needs help with getting hens to hatch chicks...

    This is my first spring with my chickens - I have 7 hens and one rooster. I guess since they're less than a year, they're called something else, though? Anyway, I have ONE of the hens (and australorp) that I want chicks from. I am in WNY and it is just starting to get warm here. A few of my...
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    What do I have? Roosters, Hens? What breed?

    This was a classroom experiment. These chicks all hatched within a day of each other (three total) a little over 4 weeks ago. Any suggestions as to breed? How about sex of the chicks? Also need to add: The two that have more white streaking on their head also have ONE white...
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