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    VACCINATION QUESTION: Newcastle-Bronchitis

    Soooooo... I've decided to vaccinate my flock. I am aware that Florida has struggled with Newcastle and It seems logical after weighing pros and cons to just vaccinate. I'm trying to follow a reasonable vaccine schedule, and will be including Mareks and Fowl Pox, and MG. My goal is to be able...
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    Can we start an Egg Repair, or WAX'd egg thread?

    Just curious, as I've done repairs myself with 50/50 success. Now I again currently have 2 eggs at the same time that were trampled by my roo (who thought he belonged in the nest box) shortly after being laid. No seepage, I wouldn't save seeping eggs. They're all waxed and in the bator. Just...
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    Thermostat Instability? 1wk left & thermometer suddently shows variations from 99.- 104

    Hi everyone, I'm always asking lots of questions these days. I hope y'all don't mind. So, I have 40 babies in bator. and half are super special to me. I'm working with a FI Circulated Bator (I don't remember Model# bought from Rural King). Anyways my bator has been pretty decent for the most...
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    Flock URI, Egg WD on Tylan 50 injectible? *UPDATE I need help please, my flock is very sick*

    Have a bit of what seems to be a bacterial URI going around my flock. Gurgling, but no signs of worms when looking down their throats. Runny nose, sneezing, bark-coughing, raspy or hoarse vocals. Mainly only my roos had it. But one of my ladies started this morning, so I dosed her 3/4ml inj back...
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    Bad Egg?

    Has anyone ever seen eggs with clear fluid bubbles in them when candling? Like moving freely around the egg while turning when candling the egg? I have had 1 from my last hatch do this- and the outcome wasn't good. Now I have 2 doing it. I can't find information on it online. Just wondering what...
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    8 Born 12/24 Lav Orps +1 Splash/SilverL Orp, ...& 4 month old Sapphires

    Hi Everyone, I'm looking for some more experienced judges.. I have 8 Lav Orps in question. These guys were born 12/23-12/24. So about 3 weeks. Just checking to make sure my guesses aren't too far off. #1.. I'm going to wager a wild guess this is a cockerel, right? I mean that comb and...
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    Hmm.. True Exchequer Leghorn or No? (1 day old chick) cuteness alert :)

    Last month I adopted Miss Khloe Klucdashian the Exchequer Leghorn. (I promise I'll take a good picture of her and post it tomorrow) .... She was sold to me as being a little more than 6-7 months old and laying. This turned out to be true, during quarantine she laid 2 eggs. I never got around to...
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    HELP Please, It pipped day 19-20 malpositioned/wrong end side and is now frequently screech chirping

    I'm trying not to panic. Chick pipped early day 19-20, and it's a decent hole, membrane and all. BUT- it's on the wrong end/side and not within the air cell at all. It's been chirping for 24 hours and now its screeching. The membrane is clear/white/yellow but darker/tan around the center of the...
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    Bullying?

    I have a flock with 2 roos and they all used to get along just fine, and then one day I noticed the alpha roo getting more ticky with the other roo (who is and always has been submissive and very passive/gentle)... I don't know what has prompted the male to get more bossy when the other roo...
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    Essential Oils In Cleaning & Deodorizing?

    I love using essential oils and vinegar in cleaning and deodorizing my home naturally. Many essential oils like tea tree oil or lavender are natural antifungals, antimicrobials, antibacterial,&c. TTO even repells some pests. We have turned an old barn shed into a large flock house. We haven't...
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    Shipped Eggs within same state under 2 days in fairly consistent mild temperatures. Is a long rest n

    Hi all, I normally let my hens do the work, but decided recently to breed a new flock. I ordered shipped eggs, and they were literally only 2 hours driving distance away. We are in FL and the temperatures are actually mild right now. Shipper was in FL also in same temp range as where we are...
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