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  1. Hoonta

    Chickens getting sick and dying

    Yesterday I had a hen walking around kinda funny, it looked like it was starring off into space, sometimes it would just stand there. I tried putting it in cold water just in case and almost immediately it went to its laying area, I left it there for the night, I woke up and she was dead. Does...
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    Chicken Hen Depressed

    So I have a Plymouth hen that is about a year and a half but lately shes been depressed I can't of a reason why she just stands there with her eyes closed and her wattle has fallen. I let my chickens out to roam everyday I feed them oats everyday, they have a happy life I can't see why she would...
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    Broody Hen

    So I have a broody hen but I have noticed the pile she is laying on is a couple of days old that were sitting outside cause no one was home to collect them do you think the eggs are still good to hatch or do you think they are bad and won't hatch in the future? she's only been laying on them for...
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    Why is my hen in the nest so long?

    So I have a hen, to be honest I don't know what kind but she is always the last one in the nest and she takes so long I have caught her in the nest from 5pm to 8pm but all of my other hens lay in that same nest.
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    Any suggestions on what type of food to feed a quail

    Would this do https://www.amazon.com/F-M-Browns-Lovers-Blend-5-Pound/dp/B005MXXNEK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1519234515&sr=1-1&keywords=Brown%27s+Dove%2C+Pigeon+and+Quail+Blend+Bird+Food%2C+5+lbs&dpID=51jLxV3QbDL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch I am not talking about like snacks to...
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    What do you feed quail?

    So I was thinking of getting 1 or 2 quail just for a pet but what would I feed them? and just a heads up I don't know much about quail so if anyone has any tips let me know and thank you
  7. Hoonta

    Will my Buff lay soon?

    So as you can imagine my Buff is very shy and is frightened easily, but I have had her for about 3 months now and she still has not layed, but recently I have noticed her getting in and out of the nesting area but only when the rooster is up there with her, she kicks around lays down and then...
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    Can I keep chicks in a shed?

    So I have a baby chick alone right now and more on the way but by the time they hatch the one right now will be grown and I don't feel comfortable keeping them together without me there so would it hurt them to put them in a shed a small one, would that be hot enough so I don't have to have a...
  9. Hoonta

    How do I dry chick

    When chick hatches do I have to take the water out from the bottom of the incubator so the chick can dry?
  10. Hoonta

    Do I have to take away 5 from the temperature for my heat lightstarting at 95?

    My chick hatched today and I saw something online saying everyday I have to take away 5temp starting at 95 for the heat light, if this is the case how do I do this I do not have the supplies for this on hand
  11. Hoonta

    How do I make the egg less dry?

    so my egg is hatching but it looks dry and he has been stuck with the same hole since 10am its 6pm now so is there a way to make the egg a little more wet
  12. Hoonta

    How long will it take for a chick to hatch?

    So I am on the last day of egg incubation and the egg has a hole but it has been the same since about 10:00am and its 12pm now do I have to do anything or is this natural and when do I have to step in and help it out? It has been chirping to
  13. Hoonta

    How do I know how much water to put in incubator?

    I bought a janoel 12 incubator and I am on the 14th day and I am getting close to the 18th day and I am wondering how do I know how much water to pour
  14. Hoonta

    Can anyone tell me what breed this is?

    I have had this hen since she was about a month old and never would have thought she would lay a green egg but she did. Does anyone know what she is?
  15. Hoonta

    Does the white dot mean it can hatch?

    My hen just started laying and I wanted to see if they would come out fertile but not sure how to tell can someone help?
  16. Hoonta

    Does this white dot mean the egg was fertile and was hatchable?

    My hen just started laying and I wanted to see if they would come out fertile but not sure how to tell can someone help?
  17. Hoonta

    Do some hens react different to hot weather?

    I have one hen who has been laying everyday and I just got another about 3 weeks ago who is about a year old and isnt laying but it is hot so do they react to it different
  18. Hoonta

    are my chickens sick?

    I have a rooster that started to make a weird sound like it is sneezing or has a runny nose now one of my hens is starting to do it, does this mean they are sick do I need to separate them?
  19. Hoonta

    trying to make hen broody

    I have one hen laying right now, Rhode island white, she has been laying for a couple of months but I am trying to get her broody so I put about 6 tennis balls in the nest and along with a real egg, but when she gets in the nest to lay she moves the real egg from the fake and lays on it. can...
  20. Hoonta

    Can anyone tell what breed this is I just got her?

    I am also wondering how do I get her to stop being afraid of the other chickens? she is so scared of them but the others are not mean, my pen is made of pallets and she hides her head in the pallets so they don't peck her.
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