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    Chicks with thick mucus in egg?

    Ok. Day 19 two eggs pipped (yesterday morning). Woke up to one chick (not from one of the pipped eggs). One of the pipped eggs (this morning) had died. This thick amber substance has sealed the entrance to his pip and he probably suffocated. It like crystallized and sealed him in. Pipped egg #2...
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    Just need to share some good news 😄

    We've had workers in our house for about a week doing some renovation projects. Four days ago, one of them accidentally tripped the breaker while closing the breaker box to the part of our house where my two incubators are plugged in. I was running errands and walked up to my incubators about 2...
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    I cracked an egg at day 5 incubation thinking it was dead - was I wrong?

    Hi everyone! I'm back after a looooong time 😁 Anyways, I'm incubating some wyandotte eggs (shipped) and they are on day 5/6. Yesterday I was candling and could easily see that some were developing and healthy and then there were a few they I was unsure about. I'm very knowledgeable and...
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    HELP!! Did my pregnant goats just eat Poison Hemlock??

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    Help! Button quail female fluffed up.............

    So I have a pair of 8-9 month of button quail. *Don't attack me for this* they live outside. They have a heater that is on full time, as well as several sheltered areas full of straw, as well as a canvas cover at night to keep heat in. They do JUST fine, in fact all winter they have been healthy...
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    Too early to ultrasound goats?

    So we bred our four goats this Fall. We *think* they are pregnant, as they haven't gone into heat after breeding. However, we want to be absolutely sure they are pregnant, so we aren't feeding open goats all winter long. We also want to find out ASAP so we can re-breed them if they are indeed...
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    Which new pet should I get?

    So.............I've been wanting a small, low maintenance pet that can live on my desk for some time now. Initially I wanted a tarantula, and I still do, but I'm a little daunted that I'd have to raise some type of feeder insect to sustain it (we live quite a ways from town, and wouldn't want to...
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    Raising crickets and meal-worms??

    So................I have been thinking about *possibly* *maybe* getting a tarantula spider-ling 🕷🕷 The only draw back is.............they prefer live insects...............and they only eat anywhere between a few times a week to a few times a month. So getting a bag of crickets at Petco wouldn't...
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    Goats ate moldy hay 😦

    My sister was feeding the goats, and noticed lots of white dust coming from the hay so asked me to come over and see if it was moldy. It was 😔 they had already eaten several mouthfuls, and then by the time we got it out, they ate a few more 😟 this happened a month or so ago and everything was...
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    ISO HEDEMORA EGGS

    Just lost my Hedemora hen 😥 Was planning to breed them for next Spring. (I have a wooly rooster). I am in desperate search of Hedemora hatching eggs. I only want half a dozen. Shipped to CO end of October/Early November.
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    Medicated chick feed or non-medicated?

    I just hatched out four precious chicks on Monday/Tuesday. 3 Seramas and one Ayam Cemani. The only feed that had at the feed store was non-medicated all flock starter/raiser. Is that ok? Or should I try and find medicated somewhere else?
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    Why no eggs?

    I had two male button quail. So I sold one of them. I ordered a female button quail from C Spots farm. She was 3 months old, laying, and vent sexed according to the seller. I got her 2-3 months ago. She is white and seems healthy. After a few days of rest after shipping, I began to introduce her...
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    Anyone have experience with Bronze turkeys?

    There is on available in my area I may get to pair with my heritage hen.
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    Will a lone turkey be ok??

    We bought the LAST three poults at our local Murdoch's this Spring. All were labeled as Broad Breasted White. One failed to thrive, was always small, and ended up passing while we were on a camping trip. One ended up being a nice big Broad Breasted White tom. We butchered him last week. This...
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    Clipped a chicken's wing a little to far

    I was clipping our leghorn pullet's wing this morning and got a little carried away. I clipped one of her wings two nights ago (thinking that'd throw her off balance when attempting to fly) but it did not work. She still flew out of the enclosure last evening. We have been sighting bears and...
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    ISO: Male heritage turkey

    Located in CO. Any variety will do. A younger tom would be preferred.
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    Adding 3 males............will it work?

    We have a neighbor giving away her 3 male turkeys (2 heritage, 1 market) the same age as our two (one female heritage, 1 male market). The 3 newbies will only be around for a few weeks when we plan to send them to the processor, but we'll keep one heritage in exchange for our market male. Will...
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    Swedish Flower Hen Breeding

    We have a young Blue Mottled Swedish Flower Hen pullet and a Black Barred Swedish Flower Hen cockerel and I was wondering if we hatched some of their eggs next Spring, what would the chicks look like?
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    Which Hygrometer/Thermometer do you use for hatching?

    Which brand of Hygrometer/Thermometers do you use in your incubators? Don't want to get a cheapy one that is more inaccurate that my incubators :tongue
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    Should my dog go to the vet or not??

    We just got back from a one-night camping trip yesterday. Last night was ruff (get it ;)). Our dog, Arthur, whined and barked most of the night. He was let outside twice to use the restroom (very unusual for him). In the morning we noticed he had thrown up and had blood on his rear end. He...
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