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    Broiler chickens - some questions.

    Hi all, Was wondering if any of you who have had experience raising broiler chickens can help me by answering a few questions. 1) Would broiler chickens make good pets? 2) Are broiler roosters aggressive? 3) Do broiler roosters fight and crow? can you keep more than one together? 4) Do you...
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    Should I give him away?

    I have to give my Orpington cockerel away because I have four cockerels and its becoming a nightmare. He is a sweet little guy and i'll be sad to see him go. A lady is interested in him but she says she has just had an outbreak of mareks. My guy isn't vaccinated. She says she is all clear now...
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    New chicken keeper.. taming my orpingtons?

    Hi guys. I have only started keeping chickens again after years of not having them. I hatched and raised one group of chickens, which were bluebells and light sussex. They were very friendly and would love to be petted and would fall asleep on me. They are now living outside and are even more...
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    HELP, 2 day old chick still hasn't pooped!!!

    It's been over 48hrs since hatching and my little man still hasn't pooped and i'm gettiing seriously worried. He is also a lot quieter and I can hear gurgles from his stomach. His vent is constantly pulsating and feels firm. He also goes crazy when I've touch it. All i've done so far is put a...
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    No pooping yet?

    My little one hatched nearly 48 hours ago and hasn't pooped. He also isn't drinking. He's eating fine though. Anyone know whats wrong or what I can do? Thanks :)
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    Internal pip but no cheeping?

    I was getting worried so I candled the egg and it looks like its internally pipped, (air sack is much larger and I can see a beak) but i've not heard any cheeping or chirping, should I be concerned?
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    Will my eggs be okay?!

    Hey there, its my first hatch and I'm on day 22, and I was getting anxious as there was no chirping or wiggling or any signs of life. Also I noticed the incubator needed some more water, so I opened it, which I now regret! I decided to quickly candle an egg, and there was very very slight...
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    Incubating Problem!

    Hi guys! I have an issue! Basically I have two different sets of eggs that are currently incubating. Their hatch date is 5 days apart. They were in separate incubators, but annoyingly one of the incubators broke! So I placed the eggs all in one incubator. One set is on day 17 and will be...
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    Only one chick... any advice?

    I put 4 eggs in my incubator, and day 21 none of them hatched. I put it down to the incubator (which is years old and very unreliable), and decided to wait a few more days just incase. It is now day 24 so I decided to candle them and see if theres anything going on in there. Sadly I couldn't see...
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    Should I clean a new incubator?

    Hey everyone, My new 10 egg incubator came today! Should I disinfect it before putting my eggs in or will it be okay? If so, how do I disinfect it (I don't have any special incubator disinfectant). Many thanks
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    Should I clean a new incubator?

    Hi guys, my new 10 egg incubator arrived today! Just wondering - should I clean it before I put my eggs in? Or will it be alright? If so, how should I clean it? Many thanks
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