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    Impacted crop on 5 day old chick???

    I have a 5 day old chick, her crop is big and firm and she doesn’t have pasty butt. Is there anything I can do to save her? They are on medicated chick crumble and I have the electrolyte and probiotic in the water. Help!
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    Help! 2 hatched and 1 left humidity is 95%

    First time incubator here! We made it to day 21! 3/10 original eggs made it to pip day! Of course right before bed I saw all 3 eggs had pipped. This morning I have 2 chicks moving around and 1 egg still intact. I know I should wait but I’m worried about the humidity. Humidity level is now 95%...
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    Help!

    So, I’ve done the research, I’ve watched the videos, I’ve collected my eggs all week. I ran my incubator for 24 hours with extra thermometers/hygrometers to make sure all was working and where it should be. Added eggs today and it’s no longer matching. It’s been hours and my thermometers are...
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    Getting ready to incubate and want to make sure I have all my “chicks” in a row :)

    I have neeen scouring the forums for all the good info and found a lot. I am down to my last week and want to make sure I have everything ready to go. I have an incubator and two thermometers with hygrometers to make sure all that is right. I know to turn them 2-3x a day until day 18. I am going...
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    Janoel-10 incubator manual??

    Hello! I recently purchased a Janoel 10 incubator but the manual was not included. Does anyone have a copy of how to use it? First time hatcher here! We’ve had chickens for 8 years but going to do it ourselves this year. I don’t want to mess it up!
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    Recommendations on raising up food and water in brooder

    Hello! I have raised several chicks now over the years but I have yet to master how to keep their water and food cleaner than I have in the past. Does anyone have recommendations on how to raise them? I use a large black horse trough water tub for my brooder. I have used small pieces of 2x4s in...
  7. Irmasmom

    Sick meat bird

    I am new to meat birds and I have Cornish cross meat birds. They are a little over 6 weeks and going to butcher in 1 week. They eat 20% feed and I do not allow them to free feed at night. This week one of them has started to not eat and set off to himself. His comb is very red but now starting...
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    Here’s a good one! Any expertise on lighth Brahmas?

    I have 2 light Brahma 16 week old chickens. I’ve been curious because I paid for pullets from the hatchery but I know it’s not 100%. The one is for sure a hen as she is smaller and petite but the other is larger and has more comb and wattles. The big thing is though is it never had even...
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    3 weeks old and heat requirements?

    I have 3 week old Cornish cross chicks. They are fully feathered except a tiny bit of fuzz left on their heads. I have had them in the enclosed and tarped outdoor run now for a week because they outgrew the brooder tub. I have provided them with a heat lamp (or two) when getting down 50 or below...
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    New to meat birds -help

    So, I have raised laying hens for 5 years now. I pretty much have that down. However, I’ve never done meat birds. Well, we are diving in! We contacted a butcher so I know we plan on butchering between 6-7 weeks. We are going to get Cornish cross chicks. My questions are as follows: 1. How long...
  11. Irmasmom

    Wry neck?

    So, last night I went out to check on my 8 week old clan and found my black austrolorp pullet with what appears to be wry neck. Neck totally twisted and unable to walk. Took her in and she is thin and no food in crop so she may have been not eating for a few days before this. I had just...
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    What to feed my free loaders

    So, I have about 21 free loading hens this year, most of them turned 3 in feb and since the winter I get anywhere from 5-9 eggs a day!! Can I switch them to a cheaper feed at this point? They are no longer earning their keep but i am too attached to send them to chicken heaven. Any thoughts?
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    Sex link rooster questions

    So, I purchased some new babies this year and ended up with a black sex link rooster and a RIR rooster in my pullet purchase... ugh so I’ve never had a rooster and certainly not two!! My question is if I keep one to try out which is best for being known to be more docile? I’m not a fan of...
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    Barred rock pullet or sex link roo?

    So here’s a good one for you... almost 3 weeks ago I went to TSC to get some chicks to replenish my flock. I ended up with a variety and decided to try some black sex links for the first time too. Well, here’s where I wish I had known a little more about them. I got 3 pullets and in the same bin...
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    Limping chicken(s)

    So about 3 weeks ago one of my 11 mo old RIR was limping pretty bad when I went to let them out of the coop in the morning. She was still toe touching and getting around for the most part pretty well. I assumed she maybe fell off the roost and hurt herself? A week later I decided to take her to...
  16. Irmasmom

    Laying while roosting???

    I have two 12x12 horse stalls converted into chicken coops. They can be separated from one another but currently are open to each other so the the girls can freely go between the two spaces. Both have nesting boxes food water and roosts and roofed outdoor run attached. My 14 originals are 11...
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    pullet laying egg under roost daily

    I have ISA Browns that just started laying about 2-3 weeks ago. One of them lays an egg under the roost every single day. Very early in the morning before I let them out. The other girls are laying in the boxes. I had put some fake eggs in the boxes prior to them laying so they knew where to...
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    7 mo old EE laid once then not again?

    I have 14 hens, all the same age but a variety of breeds. They all started laying approx 1-2 mo ago (they are now about 7mo old. I have two EE chickens. About 1 month ago I had 2 green eggs, but since that day I only get one. I have on a few occasions seen the same EE laying but never the other...
  19. Irmasmom

    diarrhea

    Hello! I have 14 girls who are now approx 6 mo old. They have been laying for a few weeks now. Although the most I have gotten in a day is 12. My question however is that I see their feces and it all looks normal (formed and chicken poop like) but I see black diarrhea also. I have no way of...
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    What breed is she??

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