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    Mixing week old hatchery chicks with my own hatched chicks

    Is it wise to mix newly hatched chicks with chicks i received from a hatchery that are 1 week old now?
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    Turner in incubator....factory set at 45 minutes?

    hello...I just got my new Brinsea and the default turner time is set at 45 minutes...I can move it to 3 hours. 45 minutes seems way to quick compared to my other turners? Anyone thoughts, experiences? Thanks
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    Advice Please....Best Candling lights....

    I have finally gotten my Olive Eggers to the color I wanted. Now they are so dark I cannot see ANYTHING when trying to candle them....even my BCM’s are dificult...help??
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    Standard Roo over Bantam Hen

    i have a standard rooster that mates with my Bantam hens....we had a girl go broody so we set some of the eggs and sure enough they are fertile. Has anyone done these crosses? What have been your results?
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    Is that the yolk sac?

    Hatchling dragging a green piece of luggage around...is that the yolk sac? Yes 1st timer here...
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    Broody Hen + Eggs that have been incubated for 2 weeks = ???

    Sorry posted this in "Raising Chicks" forum too...... I have a broody hen AFTER placing eggs in an incubator for 2 weeks......anyone ever try to slip these under the hen at this late stage and been successful? Had I known I wouldn't have incubated!! Thanks for any thoughts...big_smile.png
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    Broody Hen + eggs that have been in incubator for 2 weeks = ????

    I have a broody hen AFTER placing eggs in an incubator for 2 weeks......anyone ever try to slip these under the hen at this late stage and been successful? Had I known I wouldn't have incubated!! Thanks for any thoughts...:D
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    When can I check under my broody hen?

    He'll...first time having a broody hen hatch chicks....this morning we have at least 5 new chicks out of her 11 eggs hatch/been sightings. We candled the eggs a few days ago and being a novice to candling not sure if they were all viable (it appeared 1 may not if I had to guess). When can I...
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    What the heck is this....??

    Never have I laid eyes on an egg laid like this....girls are fairly new at laying...guessing this is a first-timer type oddity.....
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    What the heck??

    Never saw this before...new layers I'm guessing a bit of complications during laying....
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    My 2 year old Buff laying half hard half soft shells for about a month now...

    My nearly 2 yr old buff has been laying a half soft half hard ...sometimes all soft shell egg every other day for about a month now. Just came out of her first molt about 2 months ago and now this.... Feeding Nutrena to my whole flock and supplementing oyster shells and still nothing.. Any other...
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    Head injury? Any advice?

    So my nearly 6 month old olive Egger Roo has been acting extremely odd last couple days. Not roosting...throwing his head back almost trying to scratch his back oddly. His head appears to tilt to the right a bit....there are 2 other roosters in about 42 girls and he is definitely on the bottom...
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    Flock has outgrown coop-won't use new coops that are there

    So I have a 4 x 8 coop with 2 roosting bars the length and 2 the width...I have raised 30 girls in there and now they are getting too big I know. I have another 4 x 8 and 4 x 4 coop in their area but they refuse to use it...they continue to cram into the original 4 x 8. I am thinking I'd have to...
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    Barred Rock Hen or Rooster?

    15 weeks old and our favorite since we got it from the hatchery....thought it was a girl. Either way we are keeping has been the friendliest of them all-thanks for any opinions of confirmation
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    Roos or Pullets?

    Age old question....Ameraucana's looking for a little help here....2 photo's of each....Thanks for any help....
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    5 Coops-54 Chickens

    So I now have 54 chickens and 5 coops...two 4x8's, two 4x4's and a converted shed that is 3 x 8... my thoughts as I acquired 54 was to have different egg colors and perhaps hatch two specific breeds. My question is how/can I separate the breeds I want and shuffle in different roosters into all...
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    Attacked by dog

    Had a bad day on the farm...lost a 4 week old for no apparent reason then 2 of our older girls got into the dog pen....one did not make it. The other "seems" to be fine however there is leakage of blood out her vent and misc. fluid...just seeping a bit not pouring out. Her feathers were pulled...
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    4 week old olive Egger just died this morning...

    Had a 4 week old olive Egger die this morning...no idea why just went out there and she was laid out. In the coop with 11 others who appea healthy.... Introduce 6 younger Ameraucana's to them a few days ago but they are separated by hardware cloth-separate eating and drinking.... This is my...
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    Pressure treated siding for a coop???? Use or not use?

    I am renovating a coop and I went to buy 4 x 8 sheets of PTP to side it when it dawned on me hat it might not be good for the chickens...? Certainly would handle the weather better....but... Anyone?
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    Ecoglow50 anyone..?

    Moved my girls (29 of them) and 3 boys out to the 4 x 4 coop. They are 2 weeks old and all I had used was the heat lamp the first two weeks... bought the ecoglow's in hopes of keeping them warm in the coming week temps will dip to 15. Put it out there today and I expected them to naturally flock...
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