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    Red mites - any more suggestions

    Does anyone have any lesser known ways of getting rid of red mites? I've done everything that is commonly known, so now I need the stuff I've never heard of lol. This has only been going on for three days, the mites just seemed to appear out of nowhere! I noticed a couple of my girls had pale...
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    Coccidia

    I've been struggling with coccidia in my flock for about a month, and just wondering if there is something else I can do while treating my birds, and what I should buy to spray my yard with. I had a hen quickly perish a month ago, fecal revealed coccidia, and I was advised to treat my entire...
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    Prolapsed vents on multiple chicks

    I'm not sure what is going on or what to do. I hatched around 30 chicks two days ago, and since then I've had four chicks develop prolapsed vents.. One died this morning. Three of the four are rumpless araucana. The fourth is an easter egger. I noticed the day they hatched that I had a lot of...
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    New breeder question - when chicks die

    Hi folks, I've only been selling eggs and chicks since the fall and have been doing really well at it. Everyone has always had good fertility rates on the eggs (even shipped ones) and chicks have always been healthy. Last month I sold two dozen eggs to a girl who said that not a single one...
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    Tips for hatching eggs you sell that don't work out?

    Hi everyone, I have some questions for experienced sellers as I'm not sure how to go about this situation. I have hatched eggs from several other breeders, have messed up a lot and learned a lot along the way and now I think I'm doing really well and have started hatching eggs from my own...
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    Hen with respiratory issue

    Hi everyone, I'm on day 5 of treating my hen, who only seems to be getting worse. I thought she must feel poorly when she didn't roost for two nights in a row (slept on the ground). I picked her up on the second night and heard a ratting in her chest, so I brought her in. She's been on...
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    11 day old 'sleepy' chick died

    I'm trying to figure out what was wrong with my chick and if the others are in danger. My little olive egger chick has been very "sleepy" for the past week. It seemed like every time I peeked in, she was close to the heat lamp and sleeping while standing up. However, when I'd throw food in the...
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    Silkie pullet or cockerel

    I'm leaning towards cockerel right now. 13.5 weeks old, still just peeping. What do you think?
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    Utility breed?

    This chicken was entered in a show today under utility, but the breed wasn't listed. Any idea what it is?
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    Cackle ship to Canada?

    Does anyone know if Cackle ships to Canada? I emailed but haven't heard back yet. Or at the very least will they ship to a US post office at the border with health papers that would allow the chicks to be driven across the border to Canada?
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    Looking for import information

    Has anyone recently imported eggs or live poultry into Canada? I have looked everywhere online and can only find outdated information. I would like to know how difficult it is, and what is required -- either shipping or driving. Thanks in advance.
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    How long after internal pipping??

    I had three eggs hatch yesterday morning (and one that pipped and died shortly after). There are 12 more in the incubator, and some had internally pipped yesterday morning.. but still have not pipped externally. I can hear them peeping and pecking still, and the eggs move around. I know you're...
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    Why did this chick die?

    Yesterday was day 18 and we candled before lockdown -- we noticed that a handful of the chicks already had their beaks in the air cell, pecking the shell and peeping. My husband woke me up at 3am to tell me that one of them was already pipping. Sure enough, there was a hole with a beak sticking...
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    Mixed hatch dates

    I have eggs on lockdown (day 18) tonight, and got new eggs today.. I removed all the older eggs from the auto turner after I did the last candling, and put the new ones in. Will the high humidity for the next few days compromise the new eggs? Or will it be okay since it's only going to be a few...
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    Protocol for buying unfertilized eggs?

    Hi everyone, I recently bought 6 hatching eggs locally from a breeder. I put them alongside 20 other eggs in my incubator. After 9 days, these were the only ones showing no development at all, so I cracked them open.. Every last one was unfertilized. I understand there is no guarantee with...
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    Silkie eggs the only duds?

    I recently bought eggs from 3 different breeders to put in my incubator. I candled them lastnight (day 8), and every single silkie egg looked non viable to me. Small air cells, no veins.... just a visible yolk... I put them back in. Should I give them more time? These are my first silkie eggs...
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    How is my lavender orp?

    What do you all think of my little lavender orpington? She's only 13 weeks so I know it's probably hard to tell how she will turn out... But we are thinking of entering her in an upcoming show, just for fun. :) If anyone could tell me what sort of photos to post to show her off best, please let...
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    Ameraucana colour

    Hi everyone, my girl is out of two Ameraucanas (according to the breeder). I'm guessing that she was one of the "forbidden" colour crosses, because she isn't a recognized colour (unless this is a mutation)? The breeder must not be experienced because she told me she was blue. When I disagreed...
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    Keeping breeds seperate

    I have a question for breeders with multiple breeds. How do you handle breeding seperate breeds? We are moving to an acerage next year, and I figure I'll set up a huge run/coop for my purebred hens, and another run/coop for all my roosters and my mixed breed hens... Then seperate breeding pens...
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    Canker cures?

    Does anyone have advice for getting rid of a canker? We are on day 6 of treatment with no improvement. I doubled her dose of metronidazole today. She has had 1/4 tsp copper sulfate per gallon of water, plus apple cider vinegar. I apply nystatin to the canker twice a day. She's happy and seems...
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