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    Hen's Eggs Always Quit During Incubation

    I have a 3 year old Easter Egger hen who's eggs either quit during incubation or end up not fertilized. All of my other hens lay eggs that are successfully hatched. I have seen the rooster breed her numerous times daily. What could be the cause of this? Anything I can do to try and...
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    Wing Feather Deformity?

    My lovely 2 year old easter egger hen has one wing with what appears to have a feather deformity. The wing feathers are stacked on top of one another rather than being fanned out like normal. It is only her left wing that is affected and it does not seem to bother her. I have searched both...
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    Which Eggs to Incubate

    So I have been diligently saving and turning eggs to incubate once the current batch hatches, however, I discovered a tiny problem. Previously, I have dated the eggs when collected and then set them aside to incubate, this time I neglected to date any eggs. Due to a late hatcher I now have too...
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    Green-Tinged Fat (Not Muscle)

    We just processed our first group of Freedom Rangers yesterday and had 3 birds that had green-tinged fat in their abdomen (muscle tissue is of normal color). The off-colored fat was discovered on the first cut through the skin in the abdomen and the gallbladder was not nicked in any of these...
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    Early Hatch Due to Temp? Next Set Going In, Temp Question

    I made it through incubating my first group of eggs. It was a little stressful but incredibly exciting. I started with 11 eggs, 4 hatched, 3 were not fertilized, 2 were fully formed and 2 quit early on. My first pip was early day 19 and all 4 had hatched by early day 20. We carefully checked...
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    Causes for Different Hatch Times?

    Good morning BYC! I am sitting her with my coffee and 4 newly hatched chicks in the incubator waiting for my others to pip. I set 11 eggs 4/10/2020. 5 are from my Freedom Ranger rooster and his Freedome Ranger girls, the other 6 are the same Freedom Ranger rooster and my Easter Egger girls...
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    Hen is Lethargic and Not Eating, Crop Issue or More Going On?

    Hello BYC Folks! I have been a long time (3+ year) lurker here reading and soaking up all of yalls knowledge. I have a sweet hen who I am very worried about and would love some expert guidance. I did read through no less than 100 posts and articles from people in similar situations last night...
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    Unusual breathing appearance

    Hello knowledgeable chicken folks! Hoping to get some advice from yall. I have 32 Freedom Ranger chicks that are 12 days old. All are eating, drinking, and flapping about normally. One chick though has me concerned. When he breathes the space between his eye and beak on either side as well as...
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