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    Respiratory symptoms but no drainage, no gapeworm, no other sick chickens?

    I have this ~one year old hen who has been sneezing intermittently for the past couple of weeks, but wasn’t able to identify which hen it was and get my hands on her until a couple of days ago because she wouldn’t sneeze in front of me 😐 I have no idea what’s going on with her. She sounds raspy...
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    Polish Sexing 6wk update

    I know I may not know for sure for 6 more weeks, but I’m curious to see what the hivemind thinks. I’ve got one with very distinctive wattles. One with slightly pink ones. One with small, but red tinted wattles. And three with none at all. Is it looking like a 50/50 split at this point?
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    Pipped, but died in shell (cw dead chick pictures)

    I had a pretty successful hatch - 17/24 - but I lost two within the past few days, and I’m wondering if it’s anything I could have prevented so I might know better for next time. The first one never internally pipped and hadn’t absorbed most of the yolk. This one did pip, but never made it out...
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    Sexing Polish by Crest…

    How early can we get an idea? These guys are just under four weeks old, and half have mullets and half have mohawks. Very curious if that may be an indicator this young :)
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    Silkie colors?

    I hatched 17 silkies this weekend, and I’m obsessed with them. I have a few ideas about what color some of them may be, but I’d love some input from some more experienced eyes…they come from a mixed pen, so could be anything! I have two of these! This showgirl has a chipmunk pattern down her...
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    Candling…

    I have a 24 egg incubator this year (which I love so far) but I’m not sure how to handle candling with this many eggs! Last year it was only 7, so much easier to handle. Would it be better to remove them all from the incubator at once to candle, or do 6 at a time? I know that the temperature...
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    180 degree or 45 degree turns?

    With an auto turner, it better to turn eggs 180 degrees or 45? Last year I did approximately 180 degree turns, and had just under a 50% hatch rate - I’m now questioning if I was turning them incorrectly and wondering what angle I should aim for this year: more of a gentle rock, or full flip? I’m...
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    Internal Broken Egg

    Found my girl Beebalm with a ‘balloon’ of soft shell coming out of her vent today. We did a mild vinegar flush and were able to expel some feces, white eggy fluid, and I was able to massage the rest of the shell (right) out. It was leathery, rather than hard. Her vent was starting to get very...
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    Where’s my tail?

    This baby is 6 weeks old, and was purchased as a sexed pullet from MPC’s rare breed assortment. Is she a blue Orpington? Is she a she? The only other chick that has no tail at this stage is my Faverolles cockerel! I can try to get better pictures later if needed.
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    Marans or Not?

    Zucchini was purchased from MPC’s rare breed assortment, and was ID’d a few weeks ago as a likely BCM. Comparing her to the BCM pullet I had last year at the same age, though, I’m not seeing those copper hackle feathers. She is 5.5 weeks old.
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    Spraddle leg?

    This is Chive. She hatched Thursday afternoon, and seemed a bit wobbly, but it’s gotten worse. Should I treat it, or is it mild enough it might resolve on its own? I plan on picking up some Vetrap just in case.
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    What do I have here? 4wk update

    MPC Rare breed assortment - but which breed? I’m thinking Blue Orpington was correct for number one, but I’m hesitant on number two…what do you think?
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    All quitters?

    Hello everyone! It’s day 7 for my newest batch of 7 eggs, and I am not feeling so hot about this. 3 failed to develop at all, and I don’t think the remaining 4 are looking so good… :( The post office made a big mistake. Instead of calling us to pickup, as was written on the box, my eggs went...
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    Preliminary Guess on Sex?

    I have three straight run Salmon Faverolles chicks, who are going to be two weeks on Monday. They are already developing very differently…is there any sense to my guesses this early? Boy? He has shorter, stubbier wings, little tail growth, and dark wing feathers! He is also much more dramatic...
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    Egg Shape and Hatchability

    Hello! I set 7 Ameraucana eggs today. All are undamaged, and air cells look good, but my wheaten ones are much more oblong than the others. Can a chick still develop safely in a longer, skinnier egg? The difference isn’t terribly extreme, but still enough of a difference to be noticeable.
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    What do I have here?

    I suspected either BCM or Jersey Giant, but now that she’s a bit older I’m not so sure… She has a tiny bit of fluff on her legs. Ordered from Here
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    Sudden Chick Death

    This morning, all of my chicks were energetic, eating, drinking, and behaving like healthy little babies. This afternoon, my mom found one of my chicks dead. She was six days old. No signs of illness, or injury, or anything that could have suggested why she died. A few days ago, we lost another...
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    Is this egg dead?

    It’s day 22 and this egg has been silent, with no movement, so I candled it to see what’s up. My 2 other babies hatched three days ago, and are perky, healthy babies, so I’m thankful for that! I was hoping this one was just a late bloomer, but I have a bad feeling. :hmm
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    Removing Chicks After Hatch, Before Pip

    Hello! I had two of three eggs hatch yesterday! They are perfect. My question is if it would be better to remove them - the third egg hasn’t pipped yet - or if the last egg will need their encouragement/peeping to hatch! I know you’re not supposed to open it if hatching is in progress, but I’m...
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    Lockdown Humidity

    My humidity has been ranging from 60-62 rh, and I have one egg that’s externally pipped. Should I add a damp sponge to raise the humidity, or leave it? I know you’re not supposed to touch anything once you’ve locked down, but I’m concerned it’s a bit too low! Oh
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