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    That didn’t go well!

    I have raised Momma and her three chicks in the same run as everyone else, but they were in their own area, separated simply by a metal gate. Within their own area, Momma and the babies were locked up at night in a large dog crate. So the flock has always somewhat “been around “Momma and the...
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    Bloody comb

    Oh my gracious, my poor boy! This morning when I let everyone out, Foggy was actively dripping blood, and at least three girls had bloody beaks. I have had a long-standing issue with his comb, him and his sister, the other white leghorn, have these little black and white spots on their comb. So...
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    I smashed the eggs!

    I messed up beyond belief! I will literally never release this guilt! I am hatching both ducklings and baby chicks. But I need help with the duck egg! I &^%&**^%$ smashed the 2 remaining eggs on accident one hour ago, HORRIBLE! The one that got it the worse is fully developed, but the egg is...
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    Air cell vanished

    Me again! :) I have a lot going on with the duck eggs and chicken eggs, so I apologize for blowing up this site! ;) My chick eggs have been hatching...One on Friday, one on Saturday, and one on Sunday. There are still two remaining eggs under her. No activity. I am not positive on the dates, but...
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    Can mom get off hatching eggs?

    Mom has her eggs and new baby under her right now. I have learned that when you incubate eggs, you do not want to lift the lid while they're hatching, because humidity will escape and you run the risk of the baby becoming shrink-wrapped. Does the same thing apply to a mom who is sitting on her...
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    Worried! Will mom eat/hurt it?

    At least one baby is born, please watch until the very end of the video, mom is pecking it aggressively, and I can’t see under her now, but she is eating the egg and doing the fast head pecking underneath her, so I don’t know if she’s doing that to the egg or the baby. Is it normal? I have heard...
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    First pip, you can hear it chirping!

    Oh my gracious, I'm so excited! These are my chicken eggs, Momma finally got off today, so I can inspect. Only this one, out of 5 eggs has started. You can hear it chirping inside... SO sweet!
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    Two babies in one egg?!

    Frankie, the Momma just got off of her eggs for a moment, so I took the opportunity to snatch them up and candle them. 5 of them are on the same growth track, about day 17, but Momma somehow snuck one of her sisters in there because one is only on like day 4 or 5. But ONE, I swear, has two...
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    Mama duck didn’t sit on her eggs between 2 to 3 hours

    I have a broody chicken and a broody duck. I moved the broody chicken into a dog crate with zero issues. I attempted to do the same with my duck today, and she absolutely panicked! She currently has her nest in the greenhouse, which is not safe because we are now getting into the 90s and 100s...
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    So slippery and stinky!

    Hi guys! I have a pretty decent sized fenced coop. During the summer, I rake the ground to keep it “clean”, but during these rainy months, it is HORRIBLE out there! Every step you take, your feet mush into the extremely slippery, muddy, extremely stinky ground. You risk breaking your neck with...
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    Don't hold back!

    I am in tears! I feel so, so, so bad. We have one rooster, and nine girls. I usually collect eggs every day, sometimes every other. I have even gone a few days, no problem. Life has been super busy, and I didn't collect for what I truly thought was maybe 4 days. NO EXCUSE. I realized one of the...
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    First broody girl

    Hey there! I feel so bad for my hen, I just kicked her off of eggs that she has been brooding on. She started sitting on them on Monday, so today is the 3rd day. I didn't kick her off sooner, because I was/am so confused as to what to do. I didn't know if I should let her have them, not even...
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    Two questions....

    Hey there. Rather than creating 2 threads, here goes... :) #1 I asked my husband to get the block of seeds that I like to get my flock. They peck at it, and it lasts a good 3 weeks, as a treat. He came home with a different kind of block. This one is called "Gamebird Block", and it's made by...
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    My pullet is squeaking like a dog toy

    This is day 3. It’s with almost every inhale, but it doesn’t really sound like a wheeze to me. It literally sounds like a squeaky toy. She is acting completely normal otherwise. This is the same girl that has had her comb chewed off. Any Opinions?
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    Starting to think I have 2 roosters

    **New pics on page 2** Here you can see my 2 Amaricaunas, 13 weeks old. My husband and I hear one of our hens attempting to do a crow after our rooster crows. It is not a clear-cut crow, more of a squally attempt. He swears it’s coming from my dark hen. I have not seen her do it, I have only...
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    2 Birds, 2 issues

    Tonight, my roo’s comb is turning purple, which scares me that it’s lack of oxygen. I read an article before coming here which said it could also indicate a surge of testosterone?? For at least four weeks, he has a wheeze at the end of his crow. He is acting normal, and I read on here that that...
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    Help for a friend

    My friend just posted this on Facebook, can someone chime in please!
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    Foghorn told me good morning!

    While out in the coop this morning, “Foghorn“ found his voice! He crowed for the first time, and then he did it twice more. My jaw literally dropped, I wasn’t expecting it at all! I mean, I believed he was a boy because of all of his red accessories, but thought the crowing happened way later. I...
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    It’s now been a couple of weeks...

    Hello there! All of my “girls” are now 6.5, 7, and 7.5 weeks old. It is HOT Now, in the 90s, and so I moved the girls to the big coop today. About three days ago, I turned off the heat lamp at night, in the garage to acclimate them. It’s so cool to watch them right now, they have no idea what...
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    SO much change every 3 days!

    Chicks change so quickly in general I’m learning. However, I created a thread called “My turn”, where I asked about this girl, because her comb was bigger than her sisters. I am now convinced this is a boy. So no need to guess the gender anymore, unless of course you disagree, which would not...
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