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    American Bresse

    I have an American Bresse hen that I hatch from an egg back in mind March. I don't know much about the breed and I was wondering if anyone had any experience raising them that had any helpful info. She hasn't started laying yet but her comb is pretty red. She's by far the largest hen I've ever...
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    Lame guinea fowl

    This spring I hatched my first guinea fowl along with a bunch of chickens and quail and until recently everything had been going great. However I noticed one of my guineas favoring one of its feet a week or so ago so I caught it to take a look (a harrowing experience for us both) but couldn't...
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    Housing quail

    I currently have 2 laying adult coturnix quail and 8 youngsters almost ready to move outside and I'm looking for some advice on housing them in the future. I've noticed that most people house them in rabbit hutch like cages off the ground with little or no access to fresh grass and other plant...
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    New to quail

    Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me with identifying the sex of these little guys! Smallest, most flighty and vocal Not shy of being handled but always on the move Largest and most chill, this one startles at nothing. I have one other not pictured that is pure white. Figured...
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    First time hatching Guinea Fowl

    I have 6 GF eggs that go into lockdown tonight. Any tips on raising these guys would be greatly appreciated. I've been well so far with my other chicks but I've been hearing that GF are much more fragile when young. Thanks!
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    New duckling can't walk - HELP! duckling

    I picked up 2 runner ducks yesterday when they came into my local feed store. They're perky and alert but today one of them can't use their left foot at all. I'm feeding unmedicated game bird starter and I could use any help with these little guys!
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    Help with a couple chicks

    I'd appreciate any input on these guys. They're from a batch of eBay eggs that were supposedly a random selection of the sellers purebred pens but they weren't labeled. Pretty sure this one's a Barred Rock roo since it was one of the breeds on the list but I could be wrong
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    Guinea fowl eggs

    I'm thinking about adding guinea fowl to my flock and I'm trying to decide between hatching myself, buying day old keets or buying older birds. Any opinions?
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    First time hatching quail

    I currently have 2 Ameraucana eggs in a home made incubator on day 14 looking good. Yesterday I received 15 quail eggs in the mail that have been resting for 24 hours. Any advice on successfully incubating both in the same incubator at the same time? 3 of the quail eggs were damaged so I'll be...
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    First time hatching - home-made incubator

    Hello! First post here! Well I'm finally in place to be able to have a small backyard flock after not having my own chickens for several years. I've raised from chicks in the past but I got it into my head that this time I wanted to try my hand at hatching my own eggs. Long story short I also...
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