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    1 week old Chick dropped dead.

    We’ve hatched chicks for years. We hatched 25 chicks over the last month in two hatches. Everything has been fine with the first hatch. We know how to properly care for chicks. We came home after being away a couple of hours and one of the week old checks was dead in the brooder. She looked...
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    Tape worm in egg??

    I cracked an egg this morning into a heated pan and I was shocked to see a huge worm like thing in the egg white. It was about 1/4” wide and 4-5” long. It seemed to be alive but I think it was moving because the pan was hot and the egg white was jiggling in the heat. I was so grossed out I just...
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    Cockerel can’t raise his head

    Help. Our eight month old cockerel started with a swollen infected eye on Tuesday December, 19. We treated it with an antibiotic eye cream and gave Tylan orally. The next morning it seemed to be improved but by evening it was swollen again. (There was mud on his head so we assumed he was trying...
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    Will our broody ever eat or drink

    We have a broody hen. We put several non fertile eggs under to to keep her broody while we waited for our desired eggs to be laid. We removed the old and replaced today with ten warmed eggs. She took them without any trouble. here’s my question. We’ve seen no evidence she’s been off the other...
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    Using our broody to incubate eggs.

    Please help in our first attempt at incubating with a broodie. here are where we are stuck: -The nest boxes in our coup are too high. If the babies hatch they’ll jump down snd die. - if we set up a nest box in a different location than she’s used to (another building) will she adopt those eggs...
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    Egg eaters

    We have tried to find out who is eating the eggs. We can’t catch them but we see hens in the nest and when we go out later the nest is wet with no eggs—or shells. I know some are laying. It might even be a rodent or a snake. Is there a security camera that someone could recommend that I could...
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    Swollen eye and lid

    What is wrong with this chick’s eye??? We think he is a cockerel about 2 months old. His comb just started to turn red. A couple weeks ago his eye seemed to be sunken and it was red around it. We treated with about three days if tylan50 and terramyacin. It seems to clear up. Now yesterday...
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    Swollen eyes in Swedish flower hen

    Hope someone can help. Our new Swedish flower hen has weird swelling around both eyes. The ring around her pupil is protruded and pulls away. It’s not red or pussy. She has no cough sneeze or discharge. She eats and poops fine. Weve rinsed with saline and applied a dollup of terramyacin...
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    Reviving stressed older chick after shipping

    Hi. We just received chicks from out of state. They range in age from 3-10 weeks. They are are all doing great except one-one of the oldest. She is lethargic and not eating. The rest are eating and drinking and chirping like champs but this one just stands with her head down and eyes closed...
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    Help with our baby chick

    Hi I'm a new chick momma. Sign In Hi I'm a new chick momma. #1 of 3 2 hours ago karenls50 Thanks for allowing me to join. I need help. We successfully watched six French black copper Marans hatch. Number seven has the air sac sideways in the shell. He tried for 8 hours to pip. We could hear him...
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    Hi I'm a new chick momma.

    Thanks for allowing me to join. I need help. We successfully watched six French black copper Marans hatch. Number seven has the air sac sideways in the shell. He tried for 8 hours to pip. We could hear him tapping and cheeping. We went to bed and 8 hour later no progress. We made a small hole...
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