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    Help! Temp!

    I have a ChickCozy incubator. It was reading high compared to my Govee, which was next to the eggs. I bumped the temp and moved the Govee to the thermometer stand and on its side. It was facing and closer to the fan. Now it is reading 102! I am not sure if it is accurate. But if it is, isn't...
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    Maxicoop vs ChickCozy

    Does anyone have experience with both? What are pros and cons? I'd you had to recommend only one. Which would it be?
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    Muscovy Drake vs Hens

    Please help me sex my Muscovy
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    Yolk not absorbed

    I have a duckling that didn't absorb all the yolk. She is in the incubator. I have moistened it with neosporin and sprayed it with poultry antibiotic spray. It doesn't seem to be getting any smaller. She has been in there almsot 24hrs and is starting to cry like she is lonely. Is there anything...
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    Sportsman incubator #1502 and Hatcher #1550

    Someone is selling a Sportsman incubator #1502 and Hatcher #1550 for $1000 for the set. Is this worth it? I have only ever used a basic countertop incubator that does it all...can someone explain these two units to me?
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    When to use heater panels

    What temperatures do I need to consider a panel heater for my coop? Which product do you recommend? I am in Northern California on the coast, but inland; we occasionally get snow. Mostly stays in the 40s at night in the winter, but can drop into the 30s. I often have to put a towel on my car...
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
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    Mystic Onyx

    What do people suspect this bird is made up of? I know they say Silkie and a meat bird (hope the Silkie was the rooster lol) but one of my hens has a copper neck like a BCM. They are pretty big, so I know why some people think JG. What is everyone else's take?
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    Geese noise levels

    How noisy are geese compared to ducks? I have 6 ducks (new to ducks) my husband told me last night are too loud and annoying (I barely notice them) and I can't get anymore or replace any of these when they pass. I was planning to add geese next spring, but now I am worrier that dream is being...
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    Duck door?

    How high and wide does a duck house door need to be?
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    Adorstore.com auto door

    Does anyone have this door and have it installed sideways, so it opens like a sliding glass door instead of up and down? Owner said many customers have installed this way. Hoping someone on here has and can share pictures and videos
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    Mixed brooding of multiple ducklings ages, is it possible?

    Brooding ducklings . How far apart in age can you brood ducklings? I got ducks 6/2/23. Three didn't make it the first 48hrs. The hatchery can't send replacements until next week. Can they be in the same brooder as my first ducks? I have only brooded chicks before, and avoid more than 2 weeks...
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    Polish girl or boy?

    Free "Mystery Chick"...friend says pullet. Agree? I think it is a Polish.
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    HELP! SOS. Suggestions needed!

    I didn't know which thread to put them in, but this is a bit of an emergency for me...Anyone have luck getting the post office to let you get birds on a Saturday? I ordered ducks from Metzer. For some reason, they sent them from their Tennessee location instead of their California location (I...
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    Is my chicken soft boiling eggs? 😝

    Had this ever happened to you?: I started with 17 BCM hatching eggs I bought for my broody Cuckoo Marans. One disappeared. One she tossed, which cracked and had an embryo in it 😟. I tossed 3 last week that were not fertilized. I tossed two more tonight that were not fertilized. One of the two...
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    Candling BCM Eggs...

    We are on day 8. I have hatched twice in an incubator and twice with broody hens. This is our first with such dark eggs. I have a very bright head lamp and it is completely dark. Some I can see through. Some are dark masses. Some look like possibly blood rings. But NONE have veins...I want to...
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    How many eggs for one hen!

    How many eggs have you had a single hen successfully hatch? I have three broody girls and no rooster. I bought some BCM hatchling eggs and moved the girls to a new coop (bad experience hatching in the main coop). One one of the three broody girls will sit on the 17 eggs...the other two just...
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    Mycoplasma Treatment

    Has anyone treated Mycoplasma? What did you use? Has anyone treated with oxytetracycline? If so, what is the dose for chickens?
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    Stop bleeding

    What is the best product to stop bleeding? Valley Vet had multiple options.
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    Mallards messier than Muscovy?

    Are muscovy easier to keep with chickens than mallard breeds? My friend suggested muscovy, saying they don't need water as much as mallard breeds, so their runs are easier to keep clean. How true is this? What is everyone's experience on keeping Muscovy ducks with chickens vs keeping mallard...
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    Mixed flocks

    Who has a mixed flock? Ducks and chickens. I have had chickens for over 3yrs but have ducks coming in June. Now I am reading it is bad to have a mixed flock do to disease. Do need to be concerned? Who is more at risk?, ducks or chickens? Which diseases ?
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