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    Sick Peep 2 days old

    I have newly hatched from incubator 20 peeps various mixed breeds. one of them, the smallest is not sitting or standing up and won't eat or drink and when it is awake it constantly chirps. I have separated it from the other peeps in a very large shoe box with it's own water, medicated peep...
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    Lazy Leg Syndrome - 2 week old Leghorn Chick

    Does anyone know what this is and how to cure it? A co-worker has 2 week old chicks and one of them a Leghorn has this Lazy Leg Syndrome - she says it will walk a little distance and then just sit down. Please help!
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    New Peeps

    Can anyone tell me since this is our first time with peeps if we should get a different rooster when the peeps get older? I don't know anything about if they should be inbred or if they should have a different rooster and if so when we should get one for them and at what age? We have 19 peeps...
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    Light Brahma Chicks

    Can anyone tell me when a Light Brahma Chick will start to get feathers on their feet. My chicks hatched yesterday - 19 in all but I am not sure when they should start getting feathers!
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    Candling Eggs

    What is the safest way to candle eggs? This is my first time and I have 41 eggs in my bator right now. I have a shoe box with holes cut in top & bottom and a good strong flashlight. Should I wear gloves or just my bare hands to do this? I need some help here.
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    New to Incubating with Little Giant 6200 with Auto Eggturner

    We plugged in our incubator this morning. The instruction book did not say anything about what the humidity inside the incubator should be. Can anyone give me any advise on this.:(The instruction book also did not say if you were to put something (instrument) inside the incubator to measure...
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    Chickens Eating their Eggs

    :(Is there a reason why a hen will eat the other chickens eggs? Is there a remedy for this? My husband & I work everyday, so our girls are penned up everyday and we gather their eggs at 5:00 pm every evening and at least 2-3 times a week we find broken and eaten eggs. Is there something we...
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    Plastic Canvas Pattern

    Does anyone out there have a Plastic Canvas Pattern called "Chicken Blackboard" from a book or leaflet Quick & Easy Plastic Canvas on Page 7 by Michele Wilcox? Size of finished pattern is 10 5/8" x 14".
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    New Buff Orpington Rooster

    We recently purchased a 7 mo old BO Rooster. He has not started to crow yet but everytime my husband goes into the coop to get the eggs from the nests, the roo starts pecking at him. Any reason why this could be happening to him. When I go into the coop, the Roo just runs outside clucking...
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