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    Infertile eggs?

    This is the second time I've tried to hatch eggs from my own chickens. I've had great success with other people's eggs, but not my own. With my first batch (Of my own chicken's eggs) I set about 35. Day 14 candling showed 25 clear eggs, and 10 that were beyond clear, but "iffy" as to whether...
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    Tell me a bit about your set up when you butcher, please.

    We did our first butcher (mostly extra roos) this past weekend and it took 6 people 4 hours to do 14 chickens. I doubt that's good! LOL! First of all, there were only two who knew how to process-- we got a guy and his dad to come out and help us, and teach us-- in return, he got 1/3 of the...
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    What breed do you use for meaties and why?

    We're looking into getting some meat birds, and all I've ever hear was the name Cornish Rock--until here! So what's the best in your opinion and why? Also, I'm wondering if there's a local place in NW GA to pick up some meat chicks. TIA
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    Nail clipping? Hope I'm in the right place. . .

    I have a bantam Silver Duckwing hen that, tonight when I was looking at her, realized she was standing funny--like she's bow-legged! In case i was missing something I looked at her sister, she was standing normally-- legs upright beneath her. We picked the bow-legged girl up, and low and...
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    Injured leg on bantam roo

    We have two new patients in the house now. One is a pullet that got in with the big birds and she's got peck holes in her back. We know what to do there-- keep the wounds clean and use antibiotic cream/lotion/spray. The second is a Brassy back Bantam OEG . We think it's broken it's leg or...
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    Odd looking chick

    I had a batch of eggs that I had put in lockdown Wed last week, that were due to hatch Saturday. 13 hatched Thursday. There were a lot of dry looking hatches, so I "helped". Meaning, after a length of hours when it seemed they were getting nowhere, and the cheeping was getting weaker, I zip a...
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    Five Chickens I want to identify what breed

    We have two cockerels we don't know what they are-- I was given the eggs--my first hatch, and while some of the eggs were labeled, I wasn't able to keep track of who came out of which egg. We have to sell the excess roosters. (and I know they might be eaten!) We hand raised these so they're...
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    Rooster healing up, but don't know what to do next

    We had dogs visit the pen last week, and they injured four chickens. Two were mostly frightened, and lost feathers, but two were badly hurt. The hen that was hurt was laboring to breathe-- we could find a few deep bites on her, but nothing to show how badly she was injured. We cleaned her up...
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    Two dogs attacked, injured chickens, need advice

    We had unwelcome visitors today. Two dogs. They wreaked havoc in the chicken pen. I had some 3 month olds that were freeranging, and surprisingly, they didn't get attacked--it was the adult ones in the back pens. (these pens can't be seen from the house). Long story short, at least one of...
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    Q. re: setting two batches in same incubator?

    I set 44 eggs about 9 days ago, and then got a batch yesterday. I couldn't know when the second batch was coming when I set the first, or I would have waited awhile. I planned on builing a home made bator out of a styrofoam cooler I have, but don't have all the parts-- and buying them will...
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    Why do you choose the breeds you have?

    I'm somewhat new to chickens, and the ones I have, I didn't choose--I co own them with my neighbor. There are some beautiful birds on this site! I want 'em all! But I'd like to know why you choose what you have. If you have small chickens-- bantams, etc, they're TINY! TINY eggs, Tiny...
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    Pips on day 18 but then quit?

    I have had a hard time with this batch. I have 18 eggs that i set on April 14th Had several temp spikes--possibly to 106, but that is what the cheapo thermometer said--the candy therm that I had in there said 103--still high. Most of the time it ran at 99-101. I had lots of trouble keeping...
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    Day 14, not sure what I should do

    I have 18 eggs setting, and have had a horrible time regulating the temp. I have a Hovabator-- not sure which model at the moment. I'm on day 14 All I have is the thermometer that came with the Hovabator, and about a week ago, my son was checking the thermometer (We check it several times a...
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    Egg candling problems--can is too hot!

    I don't have a strong enough flashlight to candle my eggs, so I looked up how to build my own. Well, I don't have any of the materials on hand right now. (Light bulb socket, coffee can--we don't drink coffee so I don't know when I'm gonna get one of those! LOL!) So I made do with what I...
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    Poor results with first hatching, need advice for next batch

    This is going to be long, because I want to be sure I do things right for the next batch I have in the incubator! I’ll post it over several posts, cuz it takes me awhile to type! I had a batch of eggs due to hatch about two weeks ago, had put them in the incubator, had read the How To pages...
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    Hello from newbee Delighted

    Hi, just joined yesterday, I've been a lurker for a couple months, and last night was searching the forums to find out what to do with my first chickies that had hatched a week ago. (outa 21 eggs, two hatched, one more pipped, but mothing else happened, and the two that hatched, one died within...
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