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    Chicken with brown/yellow diarrhea; also slow to move

    I just went to feed my chickens and one of my gals who normally scoots away from me, was just sitting down. When she moved, I could see what appeared to be diarrhea under her. While still in the coop, I saw her go and it is definitely hers. The diarrhea is brown and yellow in color. I looked at...
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    Bare butts

    I have 7 hens and 3 have bare butts. I have had hens do this over the years and cannot figure out why. They still lay regularly and act normal so I have not been overly concerned. One hen however, has a bulging area. Any idea what the cause of the bulge is? And why the bare butt? I realize some...
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    Bloody beak

    I have hens and my neighbor has chicks and two turkeys. I am asking for her, for one of the turkeys. This morning she noticed a turkey has a bloody beak. We sprayed it with Blu-Kote (which is actually purple) and put it in a coop by itself. We do not see any other wounds. Other chicks were...
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    Hatching at school

    I recently accepted a long-term substitute teacher position at a continuation high school. I decided to have my first unit be incubating chicken eggs. I have to tell you, what a satisfying endeavor. I started with 30 eggs I purchased from a family on craigslist. Five were not fertile, and 2...
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    What happened to this egg?

    I was checking my coop this morning and found this egg in a laying box. The worm looking part is hardish, probably shell. Any ideas what could cause this? Another egg had some yolk on the outside of the shell. I have 6 hens and they appear healthy. I have noticed at night one does not roost but...
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    Broody Hen off eggs, cold, day 12

    I have a broody hen who was sitting on 5 eggs. Tonight when I went to check on her, she was off the eggs and they were cold. I have an incubator going as I have never hatched with a broody hen before and wanted to be ready in case she stopped sitting. I immediately brought them to the incubator...
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    Sores near vent and yellow under skin; graphic photo

    This chicken has been lethargic and walking low to ground. Yesterday these sores were red and raw. I soaked her in an Epsom bath and isolated her for the night. Today she was out with the others. Still low walking but spunky when another tried to peck her. I bought some spray (starts with a V, I...
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    Not pipping in air sac

    Nothing was happening so I checked my eggs. This one was facing down so I did not see the pip otherwise I would not have opened incubator. Not in air sac but membrane not broken. I tapped egg and heard chirping. Added water for humidity and a wet paper towel next to this egg. And I faced the pip...
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    How to decrease humidity?

    My eggs are on day 13 in a styrofoam, air circulated incubator. The air sacs seemed too small, based on images and drawings so I began running dry three days ago. The temperature has been a constant 99 F, within a degree. I do not have a hygrometer. My concern is that the air sacs do not seem to...
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    Air sac?

    This is day 8. I do not see air sacs. This is a second try. I do not have a hygrometer but I do have a thermometer and temp has been stable. I have a cup of water in styrofoam incubator, with fan and egg turner. [/IMG][/IMG]
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    What type of worm are these?

    Sadly one of my gals died today. Yesterday I noticed she was lethargic and the others were attacking her. I put her in quarantine last night. This morning I was checking her over and she basically melted right into my arms into an unnatural position. Then she died. I did notice these worms...
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    Where is the air sac?

    This is my first time attempting to hatch eggs. Today is day 15. I did not candle at day 7, but I did today. I see a dark mass but I am having trouble deciding if the eggs have air sacs or not. I have had the temp a steady 99F - 100F except for a few hours yesterday when the plug was knocked...
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