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  1. Petermariah

    Temperature Question

    I’m using a Farm Innovators incubator. I have a incutherm plus thermometer/hygrometer on the inside. I know the incutherm is calibrated correctly (I take it out and it changes to 72 the exact temp of my living room). I set 44 eggs and everything had been going along just fine. My incubator was...
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    Cracked egg

    I am only on day five I have an egg that shows development but it’s got a tiny crack in it. The crack happened sometime today and this is the second one to crack. The first one had no development so I tossed it. I figured out it’s my egg turner. These eggs were just a bit too large. So I took...
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    Game Bird Starter

    I keep quail and chickens so I use Purina Game Bird Starter (30% Protein) for my quail and I use Texas Natural Feeds Layer (18% Protein) for my chickens. Should I mix in some game starter during molting to increase protein? Is there any reason why chickens can’t eat game starter?
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    Polish - crest care

    I have a 14 week old polish. Her name is Pierogi. She is my only crested bird. I think her not being able to see well is a big disadvantage for her in the flock. She doesn’t get picked on but she misses out on snacks and gets left behind often. I’ve also seen her walk right into a post and knock...
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    Slow hatch?

    I set 35 eggs. On day 15 before lockdown candled and all were dark meaning embryo developed. Day 18 two hatched day 19 two hatched. Four healthy babies. Early day 20 I very quickly scooped the babies out and moved to brooder since I was getting close to 48 hrs since first hatched. I feel...
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    Ants in the chicken run

    What is best to sprinkle in the chicken run for ants? My chickens don’t eat them and they are all over the dirt and wherever the chickens spill food. I have a split run with 9 weeks old teenagers on one side and 1 year old hens on the other. Looks like fire ants, black ants, and harvester ants...
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    Green Queen pullet or cockerel?

    I was pretty nervous that my Cheerios was a boy but the older she gets I’m feeling more comfortable that she’s a girl. When she was little she was bigger than everyone else but I have all different breeds so it was hard to tell. Everyone seems to have caught up with her now and behavior is more...
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    All Girls?

    I just want to confirm that these are all pullets? Buff Laced Polish, Lavender Orpington, Super Blue, Partridge OE, Splash Maran, Barred Rock, Green Queen, Cuckoo Legbar, Silver Laced Wyandotte, EE, and Exchequer Leghorn. The Green Queen, Cheerio is the one I’m not really sure about. She has...
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    Possible depluming mites?

    I’ve been dealing for six months with this issue. I can’t see any bugs so I thought it was pecking. For a while it was only half my chickens now it’s all of them. At this point all of my six hens have at least bald red butts and three have also bare backs. Very red irritated skin and broken...
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    Green Queen or King?

    This is Cheerio. Hatched 3/8 ordered pullet from MPC but I think my Green Queen is a Green King. It’s legs appear thicker than the others but then they are also feathered so it’s hard to tell. It’s larger than the others but it’s hard to compare because I have a mixture of 11 different breeds...
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    I may have a rooster?

    I have had six hens for about a year. I’ve never had a rooster. I just ordered 11 chicks from MPC. So I will have 17. The new babies are 3 weeks old. One is decidedly larger than the others and thick legs. I think my Green Queen may be a Green King. If Cheerio is a rooster I’m contemplating what...
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    Mail Order Chick Weak

    I received my mail order chicks lastnight. I had 12 babies that were in transit for two days. Eleven of the were running around immediately drank and ate. No problems. One little girl is very weak and cold. She is under a heat lamp and brooder heater. She drank a little bit last night. She has...
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    Possible lice/mites

    So all six of my hens are missing feathers on their bottom and two of my hens also have bare tummies. I have yet to see any bugs or eggs at all but I was thinking that they are too tiny to see. They can’t be molting because they are less than a year old. Little wild birds are constantly flying...
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    Bad hatch need advice...

    First time using an incubator. I got a Farm House Innovator 4250. With automatic quail egg turner. I ordered 48 Celadon eggs from a good breeder. I kept my temp at 99 and my humidity in the 50%s. Lockdown on day 15 and humidity up to 70%. On day 19 I hatched 6 chicks but it was like hours...
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    Breeding Quail

    I am in the process of hatching quail (48 eggs) all eggs are blue purchased from Alchemist Farms. I’m 24 hrs in from hatch day and I have ten chicks and many more pipped and wiggling eggs. Hoping to hatch at least 50%. My questions is can I keep a few roosters and breed birds that have come...
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    How Do You Store Your Chicken Supplies?

    My supplies are all spread out I have some things in the garage and some in my kitchen and some just next to the chicken coop. I’m thinking about a garden storage cabinet to hold it all and put it right next to the run for easy access. I have feed, grain, oyster shell, DE, PDZ, treats, extra...
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    How to introduce new chicks...

    I have six hens that I got in April 2020, they are currently in a run that is made up 10ft chain link dog kennel panels (I have 12 panels) with chicken wire attached. I have 12 new baby chicks coming in March. Once they are ready to go outside should I separate them from the big girls? Since the...
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    How much to sell for?

    New to quail. I just got some beautiful Celedon quail hatching eggs from a good breeder. I’m hoping to end up with 20 laying hens and three roosters. I plan to eventually sell eggs and baby chicks at a local farmers market. My question is how much do blue eggs and chicks sells for? I have heard...
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    First time fermenting...

    I followed the advice given by most to leave about an inch of water over the feed. I used well water. I’m 48 hrs in and it seems really watery to me. I guess I was expecting it to be more like oatmeal. It has a lot of bubbles and froth on top whenever I stir it but I don’t really smell anything...
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    Electrolytes

    I have heard when purchasing day old chicks via us mail to give them electrolytes on arrival. Does this also apply to newly hatched chicks? Can this also be given to newly hatched quail?
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