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    Sick rooster, open mouth breathing.

    Ok I have a roughly 2 year old cuckoo maran rooster. Since Friday night I’ve noticed he’s been off, when I initially brought him in the first obvious thing I noticed as mites crawling all over him (ew). I’ve since treated the mites with a permethrin dust, and have been feeding him grain with...
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    Avian Influenza

    Hello, So, for the first time I've had some of my flock test positive for Avian Influenza. I have them tested each year for this and salmonella pullorum and up until this year they have always been negative. The initial test was taken March 31st, and I got the results April 5. From there she...
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    Preparing to build a new coop

    I am looking for any input/ideas/concerns/whatever. I had a mob of 4 raccoons break into my coop the other night, they peeled back the metal roof like it was a sardine can, and their weight caused the walls to start to buckle. (it was an old metal shed on a almost deck platform). I was hoping to...
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    How long do I really stay out of incubator?

    Ok, so I've read that once a chick hatches, you still don't need to remove them from the incubator for 24-48 hours once hatched to allow all the rest to hatch. My first hatchling has been hatched just over 24 hours now, and happened quick. Two more followed just as quickly and will be hitting 24...
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    Remove turner?

    Hello, This is my first year using an egg turner to incubate and I am getting at day 18 now. Do I just turn off the turner or fully remove? I feel like they are going to get stuck if I leave it in. But if I take it out, then do I just lay them on their sides (they've been upright in this...
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    Not sure where to put this, but it involves eggs!

    Hello! I have a fresh little bantam hen who had decided to go out and lay her eggs in the woods and then lay on them. Initially I thought she was scooped up by something but then she reappeared, we followed her, and found her laying on 10 eggs. I debated what to do, I wanted to let her keep the...
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    What should I feed?

    Hello, I have a very mixed flock as of this spring and I'm wondering what is my best options for feed. Currently I am using Nutrena NatureWise All Flock, but not sure if this is what our best option is, if I should look into others, etc. Our flock currently consists of "the older crew" which...
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    NEW!!!

    Hello, just doing my introduction. Copy/pasting the thing because I'm uncreative this early in the morning. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens for about a year now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 24, I think (3) What breeds do...
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