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    When do I stop incubation??

    This is our first time incubating and I am finishing up day 21 in a few hours. There are two eggs remaining unhatched no PIP my question is how long should I give them before I shut it all down? There was a dozen eggs to begin and about half hatched beginning of day 20. The rest hatched about 12...
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    Baby chicks leg deformed?

    This is our families first time hatching chickens out of 11 fertile eggs six hatched on day 20 and three today date 21. Still waiting on two. One hatched about an hour ago and its legs look different than the others. It’s right leg is bent up tight close to its body. Almost as if it can’t...
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    New hatchling leg deformed- 1st HATCH!!

    This is our families first time hatching chickens out of 11 fertile eggs six hatched on day 20 and three today date 21. Still waiting on two. One hatched about an hour ago and its legs look different than the others. It’s right leg is bent up tight close to its body. Almost as if it can’t...
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    Chicken Insect harmful to humans?

    A few weeks ago I was either bit or stung by some type of insect in my backyard while placing my fist on the ground. At first I couldnt see a wound, just a very tiny red dot - no blood came from it. It hurt very badly. The pain continued to increase for 7-8 minutes, on up to my shoulder. It then...
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    Any experience (good or bad) with chicken glasses?

    One of my barred rock's has had her comb bloodied for the second time this week. Do you have any experience using chicken glasses? aka pinless peepers...aka poultry blinders??? I was thinking of ordering a pack of multicolored, that way I can tell one RIR from another. By the way, is there some...
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    Hens comb bleeding for hours!!!

    My Barred Rock hen is 22 weeks. I have a small backyard flock of 8 hens. This hen came out of the coop this morning fine as far as I could tell. A few hour later I came out back and noticed her comb and beak dripping with blood. That was at about noon today. Now 2 hours later it still bleeds...
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    Adding pullets to laying hens

    I am trying to add 3 seven week old pullets to my small existing flock of 5 RIR - they are 20 weeks old and just began laying this week. I began introductions about 2 weeks ago. One of the hens is not receiving the young ones so well. She chases and pecks them mostly. This is all done outside in...
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    1st eggs this week - Questions!!!

    I have 5 RIR, 20 weeks old. At least 2 have started laying this week. First day I got 3 eggs, second 1, third 2, today 1 egg. One of the hens sits in the nest box quite awhile - like half day or so, while all the others are in the yard scratching and stuff. She growls when I come by but is okay...
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    Best feeder for fermented grains?

    What would be the best type/style feeder for 6 hens? They are 7 weeks old on Scratch & Peck Grower Grains. They were previously on like a pellet/mash style, which I just threw in a rubber pan. I like that the rubber pan is simple and cheap, but they seem to be really crowded, especially when one...
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    Is it okay for chickens to eat honey?

    Out first flock is now seven weeks old. My daughter cooked too much rye oats yesterday and gave the leftovers to them. It had a bit of honey in it. Is that something that's okay for them to eat? Just a little bit, in that fashion?
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    New member, new chicken owner :)

    Hi, we are new to raising chickens! Just got our flock this week - 4 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Plymouth Rock (all 3 weeks old). My husband and I started building the coop this fall and just finished last weekend, but these girls aren't ready for it yet. I thought we were getting older hens from a...
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