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    Stuck egg? Looks serious, please help.

    I’m not sure how to even describe what is going on so I apologize in advance. One of my hens’s has an egg outside of her vent, but it hasn’t come free of her insides yet. These Orpingtons are just reaching laying age. This could be her first time laying, but I’ve never seen anything like this...
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    Possible bumblefoot?

    Hello, all. Two days ago we noticed one of our young hens limping when she runs. When walking it isn’t really apparent there’s anything wrong. I picked her up and felt of her legs and didn’t notice any issues. When researching, I came across bumble foot. I’ve never had a chicken with this issue...
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    Adding additional eggs to Nurture Right 360

    We lost our 8 month old Silver-laced Orpington to a predator a few days ago. We are terribly saddened by this and I started as many eggs as I had in the incubator last night in the hopes that I’ll hatch a rooster as nice as he was. I am curious if I can add two more tonight to fill the last two...
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    Feedback appreciated on new chicks

    I have a couple of questions about my new Silver-laced Orpington chickens. I’ve waited so long to get chickens again and I’m feeling a bit concerned about the ones I got tonight. I did go and look at the parent birds prior to buying these and the parents were beautiful. I noticed they all had...
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    Question about my Silver-laced Orpington chicks

    I have a couple of questions about my new chickens. I’ve waited so long to get chickens again and I’m feeling a bit concerned about the ones I got tonight. I did go and look at the parent birds prior to buying these and the parents were beautiful. I noticed they all had white legs which I’ve...
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    Question about Lavender Orpingtons

    Hello, all. I am just getting back into chickens after many years. Since my favorites were Orpingtons, that’s what I decided to start with. I just purchased some Silver-laced Orpington chicks yesterday. I was able to see the flock they came from and felt good about them. I’m supposed to pick...
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    Question about a hatching eggs

    Hello, I finally received my hatching eggs. They were delivered late and so I immediately unpacked them to place them pointy end down to rest for a bit. One egg has a crack in it and as well as they were packaged, I feel like it was probably like that when packed. My husband said there must be a...
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    Help with shipped hatching eggs

    This will be my first experience with shipped eggs. They shipped from Cal to NC. My first concern is they’re arriving late and I worry about how that will affect hatch rate because I don’t know how old they are in addition to any damage from being shipped. I asked for advice on whether I should...
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    Fire Ant Concern?

    Hello, all. I am waiting for my hatching eggs to arrive hopefully next week and have been taking this time to learn some new things through this site. It has been many years since we’ve had chickens and during that time, fire ants have moved onto our property. In the past, I have allowed our...
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    Premier 1 vs. Rent a Coop Heat Plate

    I have been learning so much in the few days since I joined this site. We had a great flock years ago, but I’m learning there’s so much more to consider then I ever knew before. After reading many of the threads here, I researched the Premier 1 heat plate as a replacement for our heat lamp...
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    Nurture Right 360 question

    I have just ordered my first eggs to be shipped. I shared yesterday that I’ve hatched my own before using a still air LG 9200. I thought of purchasing the additional egg turner, fan, and a digital thermostat to upgrade that one. However, it will end up costing as much if not more than just...
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    Need advice on first time incubation of shipped eggs.

    Hello. After missing our chickens for many years, we decided to get chicks again this year. Due to Covid, it has been beyond difficult to find them locally. I knew I wanted Orpingtons and stumbled across Papas Poultry online. I’ve never shipped chicks or eggs, so I emailed him and placed my...
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    Happy to have found this site

    Hello all. I am excited to be here. Our family had lots of animals years ago with our oldest three children and that was a lovely experience. Unfortunately, we got rid of everything when our daughter was diagnosed with a chronic disease. We all loved our chickens and have missed them more than...
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