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    Best incubator to buy?

    What is the best type of incubator that hatches very good?
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    Sick Rooster, Help

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. It's a Rhode Island White x Isa Brown 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Can't walk properly, Left eye half shut, droopy neck, can't breathe properly 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Only since before, yesterday he was fine. 4) Are...
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    what wattage light bulbs?

    pretty simple question im building an incubator, nearly finished, just wondering what wattage lightbulb to use? thanks
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    Red lumpy poo?

    Came out to the coop to find a big bulgy lumpy red poo with maggots and half of it brown???? I have a silkie and a rhode island white x isa brown. would it help if i took a photo of the poop?
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    HELP, chicken can't walk. *nevermind, she died today.... :(*

    26/12/10 It started about a week ago when i saw my isa brown just sitting down away from all the other chooks, these isa browns are nasty, as soon as someone gets sick they go for its head. well i seperated her and she hasnt done anything she just sat in the other coop and didnt move. i put some...
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    what can i do?

    yes so my broody chicken hatched out two eggs out of 5 (two were rotten, one wasn't even fertile so pretty much 100% hatch rate) and i was just wondering what i can do? vitamins, home supplements to make them strong? last time she hatched out chicks , they all died, i don't want that to happen...
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    broody eggs hatched!!! *update, pics!*

    went to go check on my broody yesterday and she had a little fluffybutt under her! there were 5 eggs under her altogether, one smelt very rotten so i chucked it. 2 eggs still under her and another chick hatched today. so 2 chicks and 2 eggs. will check on her tomorrow. pics tomorrow
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    what day do you start to turn the eggs?

    just wondering what day you are meant to start turning the eggs?
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    Why does the temperature change inside the incubator?

    Why does it change? It should stay the same shouldn't it? there are no cracks or holes in the incubator so why does the temperature still fluctuate?
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    What is a Hatcher?

    What do you use as a hatcher and what is it's purpose?
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    How do I control the temperature in the incubator?

    I'm building a home-made incubator (out of wood) and so far so good, but one little problem... the heat fluctuates too much. it goes from 99.0 to 101.3 is this alright? i've been monitoring it for like the whole day to see how far and how low it goes. what's this i hear about a thermostat? how...
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    hygrometer - which one do i believe?

    i have two hygrometers, one cost $50 which also has a temp monitor the other one was like 5 bucks they are about 20% different in humidity the cat chewed the end off the $50 one but the humidity still goes up and down?? which one do i believe?
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    How to introduce a new chicken?

    okay, so I have just recently bought a white silkie. her name is pearl. i put her in with 1 hen, 1 rooster (bantams) and one baby chick about 2 months old they are all attacking her. even the baby is joining in on it!! i thought they were very nice chickens until now!! what can i do?
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    Annoying chick

    okay so i have a broody hen and her recent chick which is about 2 and a half months old always sits with her on the nest.. i thought it was cute at first until she started pooing.. there were little chicken droppings all through the nest and im afraid its going to cause bacteria and im also...
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    what does pip and peep mean?

    i just wanted to know what pip and peep means, and any other things i should know that concern this topic.
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    How many eggs have you had under a broody hen?

    The most i've ever had was 7 under a bantam and 5 of them hatched.
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    Home made incubator coming along nicely

    I have a fairly steady temp of 99.5°F, but it sometimes goes to 99.0°F and 100.0°F its not completely finished, i still need a plexiglass lid and wire mesh to sit the eggs on, im just checking the temp. im using my aquarium tank lid as a lid on this, it fits perfectly but i need it for my...
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    Need help with the 'bator (PICS)

    Okay so im building an incubator. (im a noobie at all this) this is a photo of how it works (left) switch to turn on (middle) dimabble light bulb (right) CPU fan plug in. The inside what else do I need?
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    Need help with the 'bator (PICS)

    Okay so im building an incubator. (im a noobie at all this) this is a photo of how it works (left) switch to turn on (middle) dimabble light bulb (right) CPU fan plug in. The inside what else do I need?
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    Broody chicken not getting off nest

    okay so i have a broody chicken and i've been monitoring her for the past week, her name is penny, and she got off the nest the day she went broody and she did a poop and ate and drank etc.. but for the past 6 days, she hasn't hopped off the nest and the red thing on the top of her head is pale...
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