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    Help! Guinea Hen off the nest and today is hatch day!

    Yesterday, by my calculations, should have been hatch day. I needed to move mother to a safer place and waited too long. My husband thought it would be best to wait until they hatched to move mother and keets but I was too impatient and saw an opportunity today to move them before hatching to...
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    To worm or not to worm?

    Hello, I have just gotten a peahen about 4 years old. I may want to incubate some eggs, as soon as she settles down enough to lay, but am worried that she should be wormed. Can worming wait a few weeks for me to collect some eggs or do I need to forgo that this year and just worm them all at...
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    Hatch Questions! HELP!

    I am incubating Guinea Keets. Here is the breakdown: Day 25 (temp this morning was 102!) 7 Eggs: 5 look to have internal peeps (based on pics I have seen, I have no experience - 1st time incubation) 1 - has crack (not peep, crack in straight line) with movement of chick inside 1 - has crack...
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    Day 23 - air cells too big and deformed!

    Hello, I am a newbie at incubating. I am on day 23 for 7 guinea eggs and I think I have a problem. Checked on incubator and humidity was down to 10% and temp was 101! I added water and candled a few hours later when humidity was back up to 41 % and temp 99. So the air cells look way bigger...
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    Two Guineas on the same nest

    I have 2 guineas that have gone broody on the same nest. They are both just over a year old so this is their 1st time going broody. One started to be serious about brooding and the other one would still sit with her and lay her egg. Now the 2nd one is broody also. I am wondering what will...
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    Humidity at 45% issue?

    Hello, I am on day 3 of my 1st incubation. I can't seem to get the humidity up above 45% (guinea eggs). Is this a major issue or is it close enough to the reccomended 50% the manufacturer recommends?
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    Has anyone had a Guinea hen hatch a clutch of keets?

    Has anyone had success with a broody Guinea actually hatching eggs and taking care of the chicks? I have about 30 guinea eggs that I am considering incubating
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    first time incubator question

    The instructions to the incubator say to sterilize the eggs before I put them in the incubator. Does anyone else do this?
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    Guinea spending the night on the nest

    Hello, this is my 1st spring with guineas and I have 1 who has spent the past 2 or 3 nights on the nest in the coop. I house guinea and chickens together and they all go in at night so I can close them up. 3 days ago she was around the nest alot throughout the day then on it that night. I...
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    Help my chicken laid this!

    My hen has not been well for about a week so I have separated her from the flock and today I found this in her next box. Does anyone know what it could be? Her symptoms are: -lathargic -not eating or drinking - poppy butt -droopy and pale crown - swollen hot belly -swollen, hot belly
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    Sick Hen

    Hello, My hen is not feeling well and I'm not sure why. She is walking around slowly but going everywhere other chicks go. Other symptoms are: poopy butt, crown has lost its red color and she is not roosting with other chickens up high, she is spending her nights in the laying box as if she...
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    poopy eggs

    Hi, I am trying to have a hen hatch some eggs for me. I have her in a large dog crate so the others can't bother her. I am not sure if she is completely boody or not but my concern is that she has been pooping on the eggs. She has room to get up from the nest. Does this mean she is not...
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    Letting chickens out to forage

    I live in town on an acre lot, I have trees around my property but no fence and I really enjoy letting my chickens out a few times per week( I would like to let them free range but can't) I have neighbors all around me so I have to keep them close. Right now I let them out about an hour...
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    My Chicken is Sick?

    My Chicken has been acting out of sorts for about a week..... mainly noticed at first that she was staying away from the rest of the girls and when I let them out in the evening she would stay close to the coop. Well yesterday I noticed that she was laying in the hen house while others were...
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    Another RIR Question! Is this a he or she?

    Hi, I have another RIR that looks kinda like a rooster but is supposed to be a hen about 18 weeks old. What do you guys think?
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    Is this Barred Rock a he or a she

    Can anyone tell me if this Barred Rock is a he or a she. It is 18-19 weeks old and isn't crowing or laying but is looking more like a rooster every day. Thanks
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    Is this RIR a he or a she?

    Hi, can anyone tell me if this 18-19 week old RIR is a he or a she? It is supposed to be a laying hen but is looking more like a rooster every day. It is not crowing or laying so I can't tell for sure. Thanks
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    One more questions

    I have one more question about egg laying..... I am a new egg with my 1st chickens and my chickens are new also they are 16 weeks old. I am wondering if they will know what to do when it is time for them to lay. There is only the 6 of them and they are all the same age. They didn't know to...
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    when should I expect to get eggs?

    I have 3 RIR and 3 Barred Rocks that are about 16 weeks old. When should I expect my 1st egg and will that fact that fall is here and winter comming mean that I won't get eggs until spring?
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    roosters crowing

    I have 6 hens? That is they are supposed to be hens. I think at least one of them is a rooster but it isn't crowing yet. This is a Rhode Island Red, at what age should I expect him to start to crow? He is now about 16 weeks old. Also are there any other tell tale signs that he/ she may be a...
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