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    Looking for American Game Hatching Eggs

    I want to add more color to my American Games. I had to get rid of all my pets a few years ago and I am just getting started again. Right now I only have 5 birds and they are all the same color. I would really like a few greys, some whites, etc. I am not worried about lineage, crosses and all...
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    Hatching 7/3/10..... anyone with me???

    I have an assortment of mystery bantam eggs that were given to me due to hatch this Saturday. I have had 1 hatch so far and no action from the rest of the eggs yet. Anyone else due to hatch this weekend? btw.... I will need help identifying the chicks after they hatch because I have no clue...
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    Why aren't my bantams laying?????

    I only have bantams in my coop and run.... I was getting approx. 2-3 eggs every other day up until about 2 weeks ago. Now I might get 1 egg a week out of 7 hens. I have 3 silkies, 2 oegb, and 2 seramas. I don't know why my hens have all but stopped laying. any ideas???? Please help!!
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    Locking down my silkie eggs today... anyone else locking down today?

    My silkie hen started sitting on 6 eggs and decided not to finish. now i have 4 eggs going into lockdown today. anyone else due to hatch this weekend?
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    Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!

    I just wanted to say Happy Mother's day to all of the mothers on BYC!!!!
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    How do you stop a chicken from eating eggs?

    OMG!!!!! I am soooo mad. I went to check the nests for eggs and my silkie roo was in the nest box. i didn't think anything of it and went to grab the egg and the dang rooster bit it and started eating the egg shell and all. I now have him locked up in a dog kennel because i don't know what to...
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    single comb silkie

    Is it normal for a silkie to have a single comb?
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    silkie question...???...need answer

    What color chicks will you get from partridge roo topping white hens?
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    Is this a serama egg or OEGB egg? *PIC*

    Ok I have a problem. I am getting an egg every few days that is TINY... I don't know if it is my OEGB or one of my serama hens laying the eggs. my silkies, bantams, and seramas are in the same pen and all laying in the same nest and i can tell which is silkie eggs since they are bigger and i...
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    How often do American Buffs lay an egg?

    I bought a pair of American buffs about 2 weeks ago and they have 4 eggs laid but its been almost a week since she laid her 4th egg. Isn't this a bit long between eggs? she laid the first 2 eggs 2 days in a row then waited a day and laid the 3rd and 4th egg the next 2 days. Can someone help me...
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    WTB: Guinea Keets or hatching eggs

    Looking to buy guinea keets or hatching eggs for a fair price. It is getting warmer here in Tennessee so the fleas and ticks will be showing up and i have to control the infestation of our property as well as possible. My daughter is allergic to fleas and ticks so i figure other than keeping her...
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    WTB- Serama Roo, Pair or Trio

    I am looking for a pair or trio of seramas. Will buy a single roo if that is all that is available. I have 2 pullets almost 4 months old and my roo died suddenly today. i really need a roo.
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    4 month old Serama roo died suddenly

    I dont' know what happened to him. he hatched out 11/28/09 and has been inside with fresh bedding, fresh food and water daily. I come home from school today to find him dead in his box. Anyone ever have this happen before? any ideas as to what may have happened to him. if it helps i only fed...
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    have a sick chick can someone help???

    i posted in the emergencies section but no help yet can anyone check my post and please help. sorry to beg but i am desperate. thanks
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    week old chick having trouble breathing and is weak

    i have a 1 week old serama chick (don't know how much he weighs.. not much at all) that is weak and acts like he is having trouble breathing. he isn't holding his wings where they should be, they just kinda hang and he is staggering like he is drunk. keeps his eyes closed alot and keeps trying...
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    Is my newly hatched silkie supposed to have a big knot on his head?

    i have never had a silkie before..... is he supposed to have a big knot on his head? I would take a picture but he is not completely dry yet.
  17. monita

    lots of people having problems with the LG bator.

    i have been reading about people having lots of problems with keeping stable temps and humidity using the LG bator. I had the same problem on my first 2 hatches. first hatch i got 1 chick out of 11 eggs. second hatch... 0 out of 9. in the middle of my 3rd incubation i decided to wire up an old...
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    Has anyone ever incubated OLD eggs?

    I set some of my WLxRIR eggs on 11/5 with my thanksgiving hatch eggs and these eggs were i bet a month and a half to 2 months old. when i found the nest there were 20 eggs in it. i tried to let my hens set the eggs but no luck with that so i took 18 out of the 20 and put them in the bator.(...
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    how old do my chicks have to be before i can put them outside?

    i have chicks that were hatched 10/20 and they are currently residing in my garden tub. i clean it every day and even let them outside to play for a few hours when it is nice. but i have 6- 1 week old chicks and 22 eggs due to hatch on thanksgiving. i am afraid my tub is gonna be...
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    How do i raise the humidity?

    ok i have a problem.... my humidity will not get any higher than 45%. I have all the troughs full as well as 7... yes i said 7.lol..... wet sponges lining the sides of my bator and still the humidity will not get higher than 45%. what else can i do? i have 47 eggs depending on me and i really...
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