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    Hatching Swedish Flower Hens in the PNW

    Hi everyone! I just got 2 dozen SFH hatching eggs and I was told they hatch best using the dry hatching method. This is a little out of my comfort zone as my Orpington's like it to be 40% humidity for the first 18 days then bumped up to about 55 - 60% until hatch. My question is 2 part...
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    How long to wait on overdue eggs?

    Hi! I have a set of eggs that were due to hatch on March 23rd, today is March 29th. I had 2 hatch yesterday and most of the eggs are still alive and have movement. My main question is how long do I wait until calling it quits? The temps have been a little weird here in Oregon and I...
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    Applying pour-on Ivermectin 5% to chickens

    I know this is going to be a stupid question but I'm going to ask anyways. For Pour-on Ivermectin I know it's applied to the birds back between the should blades but do I apply it just like I would to a dog by running it down their backs or do I just apply the .5 CC as a blob between the...
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    First time Hatcher having some troubles

    Hi! I bought an incubator last week and one of my friend gave me a dozen fertile eggs from her flocks. They've been in the bator for 72 hrs tonight at around 6pm PST. I've had a lot of trouble keeping humidity where I want it (50%) for the first 2 days. Humidity ran between 38% and 62% for...
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    In-Coop Brooders

    I'm expecting a shipment of chicks to be delivered on Thursday and I'm planning on brooding them in my new coop using the heating pad method. I'm in Oregon and I'd like to see how others have set up their heating pad brooders, whether they're in coop or not. This will be my second brood of...
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    Extra Care for shipped Chicks

    My husband got me 10 chicks from Ideal Hatchery that will be delivered next week. I've always gotten chicks locally from either breeders or the feed store. What do you recommend for a little added TLC? I was already planning on getting them some electrolytes and some mash/ fermented for feed...
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    Can tiny chicks eat an "All Flock" feed?

    I'm still new to chickens and my husband just ordered me 10 new chicks that will be delivered next week. I currently have 5 hens all on Nutrena's Feather Fixer but I throw a handful or two of All Flock out in the yard since I also have a couple ducks. Question: Will I need to buy chick...
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    Brooding Outdoors in the PNW

    Hey everyone! So long story short my husband just ordered 10 surprise chicks for me. HUGE problem, I'm in the middle of a full coop revamp and my 5 current hens are in a small coop ( 3'x4') and roosting on a ladder (I've tried to get them to roost in their coop and they refuse) Their ladder...
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    New duck Mom with so many questions

    Hi Everyone! I'm new to ducks but I've had chickens for about a yr now. I'll be picking up 4, 2 month old ducklings from a co-worker tomorrow and I thought I did all my research but now I'm finding contradicting info. My main questions are: 1) Can ducks drink out of "Chicken Nipples?"...
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    Older pullets/ Young hens laying soft shelled eggs

    Hi! I have a weird or maybe not so weird question. I have 6 hens, 2 of my 6 are laying. One has given me an egg everyday for the last week and my other one has given me two eggs. (all counts are as of today) Today I found 2 very very soft shelled eggs, one from each hen. I found one in my...
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    Heat Stroke with 13 week old pullet?

    Hi everyone, I lost one of my littles last night. I bought 2, 10 week old pullets from a local breeder the end of May. Both birds have been in a strict quarantine since I brought them home. Yesterday we got up to 81 degrees at my place here in Eugene. I gave my younger birds in quarantine...
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    12 week old pullet with pale comb

    Hi! I've recently (last week) added two new pullets to my flock. I have them in quarantine until the end of the month. I've noticed that one of my new chicks has a very pale comb. I'm not sure if it's her coloring or if she's sick. I've dewormed them, dusted them for lice/mites and since...
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    5 month old hen acting odd

    I have 7 hens, 5 are just about 5 months old and 2 are 3 months old. My Blue Andalusian, Eleanor, has been squawking and squatting pretty much constantly for the last 2 days and I'm not sure what's going on. None of my other hens are acting weird, just her. Anyone know what's going on with her...
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    2 1/2 month old chicks don't know what their coop is for

    This is my first year as a chicken mom and I ended up getting 5 new babies back in January/February. I moved them outside into their coop 2 weeks ago but left them cooped up for the first 3 or 4 days so they would know where home was (heard it was a good idea and figured why not) and left them...
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    Ok, Oregon friends, I need help!

    First time chicken mom and As all Oregonian's know, we have mud. Lots and lots of mud. I currently have 2 adult hens in a 10"x10" run with a smaller 3"x4" coop. Even though I just have the two girls in the run now, I'll be adding 6 new chicks (with their full size coop) here in a couple weeks...
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    Best time to transition chicks to Adult feeder?

    I have 6 spring chicks that range in age from 4 weeks to 6 weeks in the brooder right now and I was wondering when the best time to move them over to an adult feeder would be, hopefully before I get them out in the coop/run in the next couple weeks. I currently have two quart size chick...
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    Pullet or Roo?

    I have a 3 (?) week old Dominique who's been very aggressive towards me and my other chicks over the last week or so.It looks to have a pretty prominent comb but I'm not sure what else I should be looking for. Is it too early to tell? I live within the city limits so I can't have a rooster.
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    Greetings from Beautiful Eugene Oregon!

    Hello Everyone! I'm newer to chicks and will be starting my very own small backyard flock here in the next couple of months. (YAY!) I have my coop and run set up and almost ready to go but the one thing I'm running into issues with is picking what breeds I'd like, I just want one of everything...
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