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    Chick gasping for breath

    This 12 day old chick was fine this morning, now he is choking/gasping/spasming with every breath. I don't know what to do.
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    Peeping sleepy chick

    I have 8 1 week old bantam RIR i hatched myself (from shipped eggs). I started with 9, but about 4 days ago one died with no apparent cause. About 2 days ago I mixed then with bantam welsummers I bought from a hatchery. The next day, practically all the RIR (but none of the welsummers) got pasty...
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    4 day old chick died for no apparent reason

    Hello all, I was super happy that 9/12 shipped eggs hatched. Everyone seemed fine and healthy. No runny poops or pasty butts. They are on medicated feed. It seemed like everyone was eating and drinking although I don't know that for a fact (they all look pretty much the same - they are RIR...
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    HELP! Yolk still attached!

    Thi s guy has a little yolk sack hanging. Should I put him in a cup?
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    HELP PLEASE! Temp and Humidity Gauge Help

    These cheap temp/hgrometers don't agree, and I calibrated them, too. I have eggs due to go in tonight! Where can I find a more accurate one locally? Pet store?
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    July 2017 Hatchalong

    Got my eggs in the mail today!!!
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    Calibrating hygrometer - am I doing it wrong?

    It hasn't been in there long yet, but the humidity shot up! Did I add too much water to the salt?
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    New magicfly incubator

    This intrigues me but $160 is too much for an experiment. Anyone going to try out one of these?
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    State fair

    Hello, I'm thinking about letting my son enter his birds in the Kentucky state fair. We have only done one show, the 4H fair. We went multiple times a day to clean and feed/water the chickens. In reading the entry for the state fair, it SEEMS like the staff at the fair does that? Could that...
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    Culling

    Sorry I know this is a basic question. I am a true beginner, I got my first chicks right after easter! I have 6 Black Mottled English Orpington chicks. 2 cockerels, one has feathers on his legs. So that is the one to cull, unless there is a big fault on the other, correct? Of the four pullets...
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    Bantam Welsummers

    Are these an APA breed? I thought they were, but I ordered the SOP book (printed in 2014) and they aren't in there.
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