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    need help deformed chick

    I have a chick that just hatched about half an hour ago. It was born with a missing eye and a deformed beak. Should I give it a chance or cull it now. If I should cull what is the most humane way.
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    vaccine help

    I need help I bought the vaccines for mareks disease and for newcasle-bronchitis. I lost the directions and it is time to use them. I have one chic that is a couple days old (both) and the rest are between 4 months and a year (only new castle-bronchitis). I would like to give the newcastle in...
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    button quail hatching

    I just won an auction for some button quail eggs, do you incubate them the same as chicken eggs? Once they are (hopefully) hatched what kind of food do I start them on? Any help would be appreciated.
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    the Family that lost there pet chickens

    There is a family in Ashburnham MA I don't know if they belong to BYC or not but they lost all there chickens to a barn fire this week. Just wanted to say I'm sorry for there loss.
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    new chicks one not doing well

    I had two serama eggs hatch about two days apart, the first was born the day after christmas. the second one seems to be doing fine, I have witnessed it drink on its own. The first chick I have not seen eat or drink, she seems weak and is often found on her back. If I pick her up and put her on...
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    how many of you vaccinate your chickens

    I would like to start vaccinating my chickens. I have various breeds all are less than 1 year old. I also have eggs in my bator. I'm looking for suggestions on what i should vaccinate for. Also anyone in MA that has gone thru with npip testing I would love any info on that as well. Thanks
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    serama egg starting to pip help

    We have a serama egg that started pipping around 4:30 this afternoon it is now 9:30 with little progress should we help or are we just nervous beginners?
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    free barred rock roosters

    I have 2 maybe 3 barred rock roosters free for local pick up only. They are less then a year old.
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    npip

    can anyone help me. I am looking for info on npip testing. Do I need it and if so where do I get it done and how much does it cost?
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    my sanity

    just wondering if I am insane? I currently have a 11x7 coop with 2 outside runs totaling 380 sg ft. I have 6 BR, 4 BO, 2 polish( 1 of which is a rooster), 1 silkie, and 1 japanese rooster. I just answered a ad for 20 or so free BR laying hens. Is this to much?
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    lack off eggs

    tired of buying my eggs,wish my girls would get on the butts and start laying soon.
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    dirt bath

    can anyone help i'd like to make a dirt bath for my chickens, I have both full size laying hens and bantams. How big should I make it? It would be going in a coop that is 11'x7' and I have 14 chickens sharing the coop.
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    Help on sexing polish babies...

    We recently added two polish babies to our flock, we were pretty sure they were both female, however....one of them (the silver laced) seems to have a mohawk. Could this be male?
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    incubators

    I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this but here goes. I'm looking to buy an incubator, I was hoping for a little help in picking out the best one. I won't be using it all the time as we our just begining but I want the best for my money that I can find. I am willing to spend up to...
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    tolbunt polish

    would like to buy tolbunt polish chics or hatching eggs.
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    new to byc in ma

    Hello from Massachusetts. My wife and I have had chickens for about four years. I still believe we are very much beginers. We went from eight egg layers to ten layers, one silkie, a matched pair of blue polish, and one white black tailed jap bantam roo. Those are outside in our twelve by eight...
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    wtb mille fleur cochins bantams

    looking for some mille fleur cochins bantams. Would like a bonded pair or a couple of hens.
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    sick chickens

    I'm losing my chickens 1 by 1. I need help. They get weak and crusty eyes. I'm open to any advice. I plan on cleaning and disenfecting my coop tommorrow any other ideas would be helpful.
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