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    Do I need to cul or will it be ok.

    One of my newly hatched chicks has a lame leg. It sticks out to the side and the chick doesn't put weight on it. I think it might be paralysed not broken. Otherwise the chick looks fine and is active. It's able to hobble around, and I've seen it eat and drink. What are it's prospects for a happy...
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    How long before chicks need to eat and drink after hatch?

    I know it's 72 hours but is that from pip, zip or actually out of the shell?
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    Should I get Peafowl?

    I have always been fascinated by these birds. But should I get some for my Yard? I have been reading lots of posts to become educated on how to keep them, but I still don't feel like I know enough. Where can I get an ' All you need to know to keep Peafowl' handbook. Thanks to all who reply. I...
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    What about Roos?

    Do any of you have more questions then answers about keeping roosters? I do, but find myself searching and searching, and occasionally finding an answer "somewhere". Right now I'd like to know what are the more gentle breeds, and the quiter.
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    Flying on commercial airline with fertile eggs.

    Anyone know about flying on commercial airline with fertile eggs? This would be from Sacramento to San Diego, so within the same state. Going to Sacramento in September and would love to bring home some eggs. I'll check with the airline but just curious on whether anyone has done it.
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    Is their such a thing as a quieter Roo?

    Just started incubating eggs so a roo or 2 or many is inevitable. I would love to have one and I think I can in this area. Still he would have to be quiet. At least at night , till let's say 8 am? I have some BCMS in the bator now. How are they on the loud and nice scale? I also hatched out one...
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    Anyone else hatching or just hatched Auracana (not EE or Ameraucana)

    I just finished my 1st hatch of Auracanas. Got 1 live rumpless chick out of 16 eggs. Ordered on ebay. Payed for 6 and got 16 well wrapped good looking eggs. Seller said that they are difficult to hatch and that chicks can die at the end or after birth because of the zygochromal gene mutation...
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    Floating eggs

    What does it mean if eggs float at 18 plus days of incubation? Is the chick dead or is there still hope?
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    What to do to save this egg?

    I feel so helpless to save this last tiel egg. My pair that raised a successful clutch last year is not doing so well this time. 3 chicks hatched out of 4 eggs. I keep finding them cold in the corners of the box. I pulled the biggest out yesterday morning thinking it was dead. It warmed up under...
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    How do you keep a roo quiet?

    As far as I can tell, here in San Diego you are allowed to keep 25 chickens and nothing is said about roos. Just about noise, which of course is the problem with roos. Anyone have any ideas on how to keep them quiet? Sound proof coop with no light? I don't think there is a problem if they crow...
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    How do you candle or check fertility in dark eggs?

    I've ordered Black Copper Marans and Blue Auracana eggs. When I've candled in the past I couldn't see anything in darker eggs. So how can I tell if anything is developing?
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    Which thermometer to trust?

    I just set up my new Hovabator still air incubator. The instructions say to callibrate the thermometer that comes with it with one you trust. I have a disk thermometer as well as a humidity checker in there and then a 'person' thermometer hanging from one of the vents. The disk reads 95 deg. the...
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    Cats living with the chickens to hunt mice?

    Have recently set up a new run and hen house. Now mice have moved in. I'm thinking of getting two young cats and having them live in the run with the chickens. The cats would have their own cat house and be well looked after. The run is large, 25 by 20 feet. Is this a bad idea? Would the...
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    Automatic coop doors.

    I just ordered an automatic chicken door for my new hen house. Have not received it yet but was wondering what others have and were they got it. I guess I should have asked before ordering mine.
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    How to keep racoon out of chicken inclosure.

    I'm planning on moving my six chickens into a new inclosure. I live in an urban area but on a canyon. We have racoons, skunks, possums, a pair of hawks in tall trees in the canyon and a coyote with a den 10 feet from my fence. My chickens are currently in the front yard. High wall on two sides...
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    when to clip baby tiel's wings.

    I have 4, 4 1/2 week old tiels Mom and Dad are doing a great job feeding them so I let them do it all. I just take the babies out to play with them. They are getting big so fast. the problem is the babies are already flying all over the place Dad tries to go after them. His wings are clipped...
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    What is Boss exactly.

    I have repeatedly come across feeding Boss to the chickens but have no idea of what it is. I have asked the feed stores in this area and they don't know either. So what is it, and where do I get it?
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    My girl cockatiels aren't laying eggs.

    I have four cockatiels. Two boys and two girls. I have seen both pairs mate but so far no eggs. I have heard that girl cockatiels will lay eggs even without a cock, so what's up?
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