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    Duck eggs hatching early...need input please

    Hi everyone… So the short version is we have some mallard duck eggs that are hatching as we speak...four days early… I had not put them on lockdown yet, humidity was low around 35%, and egg turner is still in the Styrofoam incubator. One just completely hatched, three more are pipped, and one I...
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    Older birds and Marek's? Limping roo

    Do birds that are almost two years old get Marek's??? I need to find out if he was vaccinated...but one of my nicest show roos is limping and I'm freaking out. When I picked him up to examine him, he went crazy and got himself all worked up...then started gasping like I was suffocating him...
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    Showing...cage set ups and conditioning

    I have several bantam Cochin that my kids are showing in 4H this year. I know many people that show keep them in smaller cages to avoid pecking, to keep foot feathering from getting all messy, etc. So, I'm curious to see what kind of set ups you guys have? Also, I have a gorgeous new bantam...
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    Bad feed???

    Hi all...I'm not sure if I am being a worry wart or not, but I opened up a new bag of Purina flock raiser, and I noticed there were alot of clumps. It didn't smell bad, but it didn't smell good...it's always a little dusty. Then I reach in and found a maggot or larvae of some sort. Now, I...
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    Roo covered in lice or mites

    A friend of mine has a new roo that is covered in lice or mites...they are brown? Thick feathers are caked with stuff...I guess eggs or whatever? I told her to use Ivomec on back of neck (.5cc for bantam). Can she dust him also? Bathe him? How do you get the junk out of the feathers...
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    So many posts on sneezing...what would you do? Mild sneezing

    I've read and read posts on sneezing...it seems reasons for sneezing can range from very mild to very severe. I'm at a loss on what I should do, and of course, this is my son's favorite pullet (flies on his arm and back as a perch...so sweet). At any rate, I've noticed when I'm out feeding, I...
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    OVERLY tired newly hatched chick...anyone had this? Not first timer ;)

    Ok, so I just put "not first timer" to convey that I am not the overly excited paranoid new mother....been there though!! hehe I have this chick that went from pip to hatch in just a few hours, and hopefully I just answered my own question (LOL), but I'd like to see if anyone else has...
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    Buff Brahma Bantam Chicks - out of SQ from Master Breeder

    I had these on eggbid, but due to non-paying bidder who has yet to even reply to an e-mail, I am going to offer them here. The reserve is set for the amount that the second highest bidder bid on them. Offering 6 Buff Brahma Bantam Chicks out of SQ birds...they are 6 weeks old. The parents of...
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    Broody for 21 days...and no eggs fertile...I have an idea!UPDATE!

    Ok, one of my little MFC girls went broody about 21 days ago, and I caught her off the nest today...so while she was up, I snatched some eggs to candle them. None were developed...so, I ran back and snatched a few more. Out of 13 eggs, none were developing! My roo in that pen must have gotten...
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    WTB: Porcelain Booted Bantams or Porcelain D'Uccle (birds or eggs)

    I'm looking for nice quality, preferably SQ, Porcelain D'Uccle eggs or birds....OR Porcelain Booted Bantam eggs or birds. My son wants something smaller to show in 4H next year, and I have heard these birds have great temperments. I would also like to take them to some local shows. Thanks so...
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    Having trouble deciding if this egg is fertile or not

    What does everyone think??? I see a small circle with a lighter hole in the center, but it is not quite a bullseye...so I'm undecided. Thanks! Kristen
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    Broody hatched two chicks...but won't get off unhatched eggs

    I think it is has been about a week or a little more since one of my girls hatched two chicks (well, three, but one didn't make it). There are two more eggs under her that she will not give up on. Should I just take them away from her or will she ever realize they are not going to hatch...
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    Set old eggs as an experiment, AND......

    Just out of curiousity, I set 6 eggs that were laid over three weeks prior. I rotated the carton most days, but forgot now and then especially once they hit the 10 day old mark. I did not use any thermometer once the temp was set nor did I use a humidity gauge in my Brinsea Octogon 20. I was...
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    Broody with one eye closed - what should I do?

    I have a broody that was joined by another broody in the same box, and I noticed the original broody has been keeping one eye closed. I've seen the one have her head tucked under the other, almost like her head is stuck, but I made sure that wasn't the case. What should I do? I caught the...
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    WTB Black Mottled bantam cochin pullet...nice type or SQ

    WTB nice typey or SQ black mottled bantam cochin pullet. Thanks! Kristen
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    HELP...humidity questions and lockdown...confused - CHICKS

    I am totally confused now after reading the huge 50 page humidity thread...today is day 18, and I'm about to lockdown. I went to double check humidity levels and got completely too much information. I am using a Brinsea Octagon 20...humidity has been running anywhere between 43-50% for the...
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    Bantam Cochin hatching EGGS - out of SQ

    Hi there...I would love to find someone who is willing to sell and ship eggs out of SQ bantam cochins...anyone?? I'd prefer blue or barred....or eggs out of mottled or even gold laced if they are nicely typed. Thanks for looking! Kristen
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    UPDATE!!! Please help....temperature was perfect until I put eggs in.

    Ok, maybe I missed it, but I have read and read. I haven't read anything about the incubator not holding it's temperature as high with eggs in it as it did while empty. Did I miss it? It was right at 99.7 - 99.8 empty, and now it will not get higher than 99. I don't want to adjust it as it...
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    I'm NERVOUS! About to set eggs...new Brinsea bator...first hatch! :)

    Heeeeeeeeere I go!!! I'm so nervous! I got the Brinsea Octagon 20 Eco, it's set up, holding steady at 99.7 or 99.8 right now...have the air vent half open, as suggested in instructions. I don't have a hygrometer yet, but I am not sure I can wait to get one...should I just set them and go for...
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    Are they eating enough? Look great, but feel thin to me

    I have only had my two 10 month old buff Brahma bantam pullets and one 10 month old cockerel about 2 weeks, and I feel I am not doing something right. Since I'm still learning, I know I'm not doing everything right, but I swear I already feel like my pullets are more thin than when I got them...
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