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    Have Bob White just starting to hatch.

    This is my first time hatching Bob white quail. Went into lock down Sunday and began to have a few start to come out of the shell yesterday. How long after they hatch do I wait to take them out and start feeding and waering them??Should I wait until all are out or when they are dry? I do not...
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    My first bobwhite quail eggs

    I am getting some bobwhite quail eggs in a few days, Do I need a fan in incubator? I have done chickens and a few smaller quail a few times and turned out great without fan, so just wondering? How long do I leave them in and what temp?? I have 75 coming so would like to get as many to hatch as I...
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    First quail hatch, Got to no a few things to do.

    OK I got a dozen quail eggs a couple weeks ago, I have hatched chickens before but never quail. I have a little giant bator, they have been in with turner, I transfered them to a different bater on about day 13. Put them on a nonslip thing and it is about day 17 now. ok I fogot to take plugs...
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    Why would my chickens star laying smaller eggs?????????????

    Have been going out about every hour or two and checking for eggs. The hens eggs are getting smaller every day. The older ones are about 2 now and the young ones are at about 14 weeks. One of the reasons I no they are getting smaller is I only have 5 that lay blue or green eggs and they are...
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    What happened to my hen????

    Was looking at my hens today and seen one that had no feathers from the crop down the brest to under the tail. It is bald in about a 3 inch strip all that way. The bach of the neck also has a bald spot. What the heck is going on here???????? Any help on this will help. Thanks for any help
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    What is a hatcher

    As you can tell I am new at this, What is a hatcher and what do they look like? Is this something I can build. I have a little giant incubater and the pekin ducklings that I just hatched a few of them hit there head on heating coiland it did not look like it feel to good for them. Had no idea...
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    Hatching Question

    This is the 28 day for my pekin ducks, I had 6 hatch yesterday. One of the ones that hatched today was piped for 2 days with his bill sticking out.He had one heck of a time getting out. One foot looks like it does not work at all. Anyway he has been out for about 2 hours and still wet. Nausty...
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    Blood in egg, What is this???

    The gal friend broke a egg right in the pan yesterday and there was a good amount of blood from yoke and went out in the white. I got rid of my roosters this fall and all I have in there now is hens so I did not think they fertile. I have seen a small amount when I had roosters. Here is one more...
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    Getting cold

    It is going to get in the teens tonight, So when do you start putting heat in the coop? I got a heat lamp that I was thinking about putting out there. Got 13 RIR, 2 silkies and 2 EE. The last 4 are in a small coop by there selfs. I got the RIR in April and hatched eggs in Aug. for the last 4. By...
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    First snow

    My chickens seen there first snow this morning. I no now why they call it being chicken. They jumped out of the coop and no ground just 10" of snow. I did not no they could make a u-turn in midair. Cool There were about 2 places that had no snow about 2' by 3' the ones that got to it stayed...
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    What The Heck Is Going On????????

    I went out to get eggs this morning,and I have two hens that give me white eggs. When I grabed the one white one it had blood on it. Not just a little but it was real red. The bottom toward the nest was also soft. Do I have one dying?????
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    Is it ok to put young chicks in with older ones??

    I have 4 2 month old chicks that I have had in the run in there own space for two days now. How soon do you think before I can put them together with my older ones in the coop at night???? I have two silkies and two easter eggers that are 2 months. There are 11 laying hens and 2 roosters in...
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    2 month old chicks

    Do I give chicks food and water after dark at night?? They just sleep all night don't they?? Thanks
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    hOW DOES THIS HAPPEN???

    I have 11 laying hens, I went and opened the coop this morning and found a soft shell egg right in the middle of the floor. Well my question is I picked up 11 eggs thought out the day plus the soft one. I thought a chichen could only have one egg a day. Oh they have been laying for about a month...
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    Thinking of building new bator?????????

    My thinking always gets me in trouble. But anyway I was thinking of building a new bator. Could I use the heater and other stuff off of my little giant one. It is hard to keep warm to temp so with good insulation and better box would it be better. Would like to make it a little bigger but maybe...
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    Rain and chickens

    I'm here in southern minnesota and this is my first year with chickens. We got 3" of rain today and it sounds like maybe 2" to 3" again tomorrow. My question is what to do just open the coop door and let them out if they want or keep in all day? I had to lock them in about 2 today so was...
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    OK going into lock down tomorrow

    This is my second time at this so still learning. I have not even opened the bator yet, so tomorrow I will see if any of the eggs are good. The temp has not changed at all so I hope that is better. I got 4 out of 20 last time, only this time I used my own eggs. In fact I got them right from...
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    On day 13

    Second hatch for me. First one I got 4 out of 20. Not real good but one or two would have made me happy. Anyway I am trying something different this time. I have not even messed with them at all. Just added water now and then. I do not even want to candle until day 18 when I go into lock down.So...
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    Brooding

    I have a RIR and a small white hen I have ni idea what kind it is. Anyway the white one just layed a egg next to the other in the nest. I went out to get it and the RIR pulled it under her and she is still setting on them. They are 5 months old and have been laying for a month now. Could this be...
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    Red Feet and up leg is RED

    I was just out in the run and noticed that two roosters had red feet. What is this???? And can my hens get it, Lay just started to lay good???? Can this hurt them???????? Digger
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