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    My day old chick won't walk!

    So, here is my new dilemma - my little premature guinea keet isn't showing any signs of being able to walk properly and it is exhausting her/himself *trying* to walk. I've looked at the string of posts about splinting legs here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=233072 and...
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    I'm an idiot! I cracked an egg open and there was a live chick inside!

    I feel so stupid! I am incubating some guinea fowl eggs and I am on day 29 - I thought they weren't going to hatch - there was no noise, no movement, nothing so I decided to crack one open - and there was a guinea keet inside! I'm horrified and I don't know what to do - there is nothing to do...
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    Help from anyone who has an "eco-hatch" automatic egg turner!!

    Hello all, My hubby designed my incubator and it is working very well - that being said, we are going away for a week next week so I bought an "eco-hatch" automatic egg turner and have no idea how it all fits together or how it works or anything...When I get home I will take some pictures but...
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    Can/should I use lime and DE in my coop?

    I've seen things that said I should put lime down before I put down anything else (when using the deep litter method) but then I've also read here on the forum that using DE is really beneficial for smell and insects....So, what is the purpose of putting lime down and can I use the two in...
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    My RIR rooster ran away! Where do they like to go?

    Hello, I'm fairly new to this chicken thing (and loving it!) and got myself a beautiful RIR rooster today - he's 4 months and quite friendly. Not old enough to keep my hens in line, though so I separated him from the hens and he was in his own run... Anyway, it seems that he got bored, or...
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