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    Need advice on hatching please

    I will start with background information first. I had a duck go broody, and purchased some hatching eggs that were shipped to me. I candled them several hours after they had arrived and noticed that they had loose air cells. The plan had been to place most of them under the broody, but I did not...
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    Where should leg band go on a chicken with spurs?

    I have several young cockerels that I have zip tie bands on. I am considering either adding or switching to metal bands once they are full grown. At this point they are just starting to grow their spurs, hatched March 25th. Have Barred Hollands and Egyptian Fayoumis, plus Cubalayas but they...
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    ⠀ Can a vitamin/mineral deficiency cause a change in egg color?

    I have 5 approximately 3 year old hens. After they molted this past winter they all were laying. I changed feed, and they were not used to eating oyster shell and they did not need to with their previous feed. All of their shells became weaker, and one started to lay "shell-less" eggs. I have...
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    Can I breed red sex-links with a BBR Cubalaya and a Silver Penciled Fayoumi?

    I have read up on the topic, including this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information I only have hatchery stock so I know it may not work because of that. I am supposed to have both Blue-Red and Black-Breasted Red Cubalayas. They all had yellow down as...
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    Needed preparations for ratites?

    Thanks in advance for any help and advice you can give. We are considering raising emus and rheas. We want to have everything set up and ready ahead of getting hatching eggs or chicks. At this point we are leaning more towards hatching eggs, even with the risks involved. Main purpose would be...
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    Snake repellent? Help!

    Just had my first run in with a snake. Fortunately it was nonvenomous this time around. Is there a snake repellent that works and is safe around chickens?
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    How can I breed a black sex-link for white eggs?

    I have read up a little on breeding sex-links. I know I need a barred hen that is not autosomally barred and a solid dark colored rooster. I have Barred Holland hens, the are white egg layers. I know if they are crossed with a Blue Ameraucana rooster the resulting chicks will produce blue...
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    Can Amerucaunas/Easter Eggers be barred?

    I picked up three pullet run chicks from the local feed store last week that they had labelled as Amerucaunas (they usually get their chicks from Ideal Poultry). Two of them are basically white, with the ear puffs/curls. The other is a barred coloring and no ear puffs, she has the greenish blue...
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    Please help. Question about brewer's yeast and protein levels.

    I will give as much info as I can, and have posted this also in the duck section. Took in some approximately 11 week old ducks (1 male, and 2 females). Need to know how much brewer's yeast I need to add to their Nutrena 18% chick starter. They are also being fed Mazuri Waterfowl (but I do not...
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    Please help. Question about brewer's yeast and protein levels.

    I will give as much info as I can, and will post this also in the nutrition section. Took in some approximately 11 week old ducks (1 male, and 2 females). Need to know how much brewer's yeast I need to add to their Nutrena 18% chick starter. They are also being fed Mazuri Waterfowl (but I do...
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    Turkey poult with possible prolapsed vent and what does normal poult poop look like.

    I have a poult that is about 6 days old. I think he may have a partially prolapsed vent. When looking at his vent with him right-side up, the top portion of the vent is protruding out farther and looks a bit inflamed. There is also died poop on the feathers surrounding the vent, but not...
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    Considering raising Turkeys, have some questions.

    Currently have 5 grown chickens, and a brooder full of chicks and keets. I would like to get some Turkeys to raise for holiday dinners. I have a few questions before I get too far into the planning stages. 1) Can poults be raised with brooder plates instead of heat lamps? 2) Can and will...
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    What color eggs do Egyptian Fayoumis lay?

    When I go to different hatchery pages some put them as laying white eggs and other as tinted? Just curious if they were actually white, or so light of a tint as to be almost white, or something darker. Thanks.
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    Looking for Poultry Processors in Texas, specifically the Brazos Valley region

    Currently have two 3 wk old broilers from TSC (most likely Cornish X with growth rate), and am considering getting some turkeys to raise for the holidays. I would like to have a back up plan in place prior to needing to process any of them. First time with meat birds, do not know if we can do...
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    What makes a Heritage Breed?

    A coop thread I was on got off track with my mention of heritage breeds. I am rerouting that discussion here.
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    Experience with homemade brooder plate vs heat lamp

    OK, so I know there are several threads regarding brooder plates vs heat lamps out there already. One of which gave me the idea to try to make my own brooder plate. The brooder plates just seemed like a good idea to me, but the commercially sold ones were out of my budget. I started searching...
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    Hi, my name is Liz, and I'm a chicken addict.

    I have already fallen prey to chicken math. So I started out wanting chickens a few years ago, but my Grandma beat me to it. She decided she had to have some when she saw them at chick days at TSC. I now have what remains of her flock, 3 Easter Eggers and 2 unknown brown/red pullets (most likely...
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    Would like help on how to safely band chicks with zip/cable ties.

    I have glanced through some of the threads on using zip ties as leg bands. I picked up 24 chicks of 4 different breeds from the hatchery yesterday, and then 8 guinea keets this morning from the local feed store (from the same hatchery). 3 of the breeds were marked by the hatchery with colored...
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