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    Urgent need help!!!! Now!!!

    Its day 23 almost all eggs have hatched. No pips on last 2 remaing. Candled one the air sac is taking over the egg. I see vigorous movement but not sure if it is being shrinkwrapped or not im afraid if i dont help it won't hatch and if i do help im afraid it will die. HELP PLEASE
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    Brooder temp?

    I have built a brooder box from plywood. It measures 4ft long 2 ft wide and 2ft tall. It is in a non heated room. Under the heat lamp which is a 250 watt infra red bulb the temp gets up to 99 degrees plus. About 12 inches from center of the light it is between 85 - 90. The light is on one end of...
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    Anyone ever cross these breeds??

    Wondering what the chicks would look like when breeding a buff orp x rir rooster with a red sexlink hen. If anybody has seen or done this and has an idea or picture. Post it in the comments please. I have 2 eggs from this cross in the incubator with my lavender orp eggs. Curiosity is killin me
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    1st time incubating day 14

    So I am incubating chicke eggs for the 1st time and am on day 14. I candled on day 4,7 and tonight (14). The day after i started incubating the power went out and was off for 2 days. I did manage to hook up the bator to a temporary power supply but there were times that it cooled down for a few...
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    Pekin??

    My wife and I were wanting to buy pekin ducks for our farm. We went to local farm stores with no luck and then ended up at rural king. We bought two lil ducklings from the "mystery bin" and figured we would be happy with what ever they ended up being. Now that ive done a lil research im...
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    What breed is he?

    Recently was givin this old rooster. They said he was full stock buff. He cllearly isnt but what is he. Very handsome roo though
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    Ex battery hens are snicking/coughing

    I noticed my hens were snicking about a month ago. I hoped that it was just pollen or dust messing with em but they are still doing it. At the 1st they were all regrowing feathers and their combs and wattles were very pale their feathers are all grown in now and their combs and wattles are...
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    Only one hen laying

    I got my 6 hens about a week ago. They are ex battery chickens and are coming along nicely. However only one of them are laying she has laid an egg every day for 4 days now. I put a rooster with them last week and he is now starting to mount them. Will these other hens eventually start laying or...
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    5 week old buff Orpington chicks

    Just seen an add for 2 buff Orpington chicks. How can I tell if they are male or female at 5 weeks of age? Also there are only big adults in my big coop and 2 adult rir banties in my smaller coop and run. Will I need another spot for these young ones? Thanks
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    Ex battery hens not laying

    I have 6 ex batts that have laid only 2 eggs in 4 days. They have been regrowing feathers and are about 75% back to normal. I've heard that I leave the eggs in there that they will keep laying. Is this true? What else can I do to help?
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    What is it.....really?

    I just had a friend give me a young big stock rooster. I saw the daddy of him and he looked like a Black Jersey Giant. He said that the hen was black as well. This rooster is white with some black mixed in. His chest has irregular barring or penciling and his tail is long and black with the...
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    New to this site

    Hello everyone I'm new to the site. But have scrolled through hours of threads on here before joining. I have had a lot of questions and found 90% of them answered here. Thanks to all. I have only in the past week began my chicken experience. I have started my flock with 6 battery hens (red...
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