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    Freezing molting chicken Please Advise

    Hello, Its been a while since Ive been on the forums and not sure this is a true emergency but my chicken could die so.... I have an Olive egger that literally lost most of its feathers to molt in like two days. This would not normally be a problem but Im in MA and its been below freezing for...
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    Is this scaly leg mite.

    Not an emergency but is this the beginning of scaly egg mite?
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    Premier one poultry netting Energizer Hot Shock 5 or Patriot P5

    Im just about to purchase a Premier One Permanet poultry net 48" high, single spike but Im confused over which energizer is better. Im trying to decide between the Hot Shock 5 or the Patriot P5 They are both .5joule. The patriot looks like its a tad bit stronger output. Also you can buy both...
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    Using geese to protect your flock

    Total newbie question so be kind please. I was reading a little about people using a goose to kind of watch out for their chickens. Has anyone done this? I read that keeping one goose like a roman tufted or whatever will help protect your chickens. So, is this true? Do you just keep the...
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    Electric fencing, do you really need it vs non electric fencing

    I want my chickens to free range behind their coop which is wooded. I've been thinking about this for years and this is the year Im going to do something about it. So, do you all think regular fencing like the Premiere one No Shock Hen pen fence will work good enough if I only let my chickens...
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    2 day old silkie head between legs falling

    My 2 day old silkie has head between legs and falling and rolling all over. She was fine this morning. I can see it on web cam I am at work. She was malpositioned in eggs. Hatched from skinny end. Slight splay leg fixed with sling. Is this wet neck? What should I do? It’s so sad. I think...
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    Buying Wyze Camera for coop, Which model?

    I kinda want to go for the camera that pans but I am worried the dust and dirt in air from the chickens scratching will ruin the ability of this camera to turn. Is it worth it? Has anyone used the pan model for a long time in their coop? Also did anyone buy the extra mounting units? All and...
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    LF and Bantam in one incubator? Can it be done?

    I went to the poultry congress in Springfield, MA today to purchase some LF hatching eggs, unfortunately the nice women who agreed to sell me the hatching eggs dropped all but three. So I did not want to set my incubator for 3 eggs and the only hatching eggs I could get were Silkies. So I put...
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    How do you clean your incubator Brinsea Mini

    Hi All, I have a Brinsea Mini Advance II and I took it out because Im getting some hatching eggs from the Northeastern Poultry Congress this weekend. Well I don't know if I forgot to clean it last year or what but its all dirty. How do you all clean these? It seems like its dirty in the upper...
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    Brooding chicks outside in winter

    This winter will be my 4th year raising chicks, my second year hatching chicks. When I first stared I had my brooder box in my study on the main floor of my house. Loved watching chick TV and basically got nothing done except watching chicks. It was great but the mess, the dust, the smell etc...
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    White Cochin ? Bantam

    Is it possible my white Cochin is actually a bantam? I thought Cochins were supposed to be huge. She is a lot smaller than my FBCM and smaller than my rocks. Here a couple pictures. Not great pictures. The orange chicken that is beside her is a buff rock for reference Thanks!
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    Newbie hatching question

    I was concerned about this hatch because my air cells were small when I checked on day 18. I now have 3 that have externally pipped. Can they still drown? Or is it more likely that they will not drown now that they have pipped externally? Also one seems to have pipped below the line I marked...
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    7 out of 20 dead or dying from hatchery what is happening?

    Ive raised chicks. I know what to do mostly. Im no expert but Ive done it several times. The first time I bought hatchery chicks all 17 perished in the mail BUT there was a giant blizzard, so understandable. So for years after I always just bought local until this year. I ordered 16 chicks...
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    Baby chick gasping

    I just picked up my baby chicks in the mail. One little one was pretty cold and lethargic. Wouldn't drink or anything. I dipped its beak in nutridrench and have it warning in my shirt against my skin and it gasping slowly. Probably not gonna make it but can you think of anything else I...
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    small air cells/hold off on raising humidity at lockdown?

    Hi All, I've searched the threads but cannot seem to figure out what to do. pertinent info: chicken eggs Mini Brinsea advanced II Medium sized eggs Set eggs Sunday 3/24 @ Noon Shut turner off yesterday which was day 17/18 Temp steady at 99.5-99.6 Unsure of humidity because this incubator does...
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    Stuck in throat?

    This chicken was fine 10 minutes. It’s acting otherwise normal eating, drinking, scratching, preening. Is she sick? Is something caught in her throat. Hold on I’ll try to download a video sorry
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    Bully chi

    You So I’ve been noticing for a while that my chickens were being plucked. They are usually in gorgeous feather condition. I’ve found the culprit. My buff Orpington is plucking a few of the girls feathers and eating them. Is she missing something in her diet or is she just being a bully. I...
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    Poultry netting in woods ?

    Hi All, I really want to let my chickens dig around in the woods. Has anyone had any success or any ideas how to do this but also keep them contained? I would like to use a Premiere One poultry electric fence but I dont think it will work because its uneven with lots of leaves, saplings...
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    Noob wanting to try hatching, Brinsea?

    I have a small back yard flock (12 hens) and want to try hatching this year. Im going to try to purchase hatching eggs locally. i only want to do a small hatch. Which is the best for ease of use to someone who has never done it before, Brinsea Mini II? Thats my first choice so far but before...
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    Round hind end????

    My FBCM had poop caked on her behind so I gave her a warm bath to loosen the poop. She has a large, looks swollen area below her vent. Is this Norma anatomy or is something wrong. It’s feels really soft. Now her feathers are all wet in the photos so she looks really bad here. Is this normal...
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