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    Do darker eggs need different temp/humidity

    I'm not sure if this is anything I should be concerned about or not, but I just read today that darker eggs should not be incubated with lighter eggs because they require different humidity. If that is correct, what should I do? I put 22 eggs in the incubator. 12 were light blue (Americauna...
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    What to treat wood with??

    P We are getting ready to build a new coop and plan to use some weather boards we get collected. I had previously read somewhere in this group But of course I can't find it now, about using a penetrating something. I can't remember what it was, maybe a stain or a pesticide or I don't know what I...
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    What is happening with my eggs?

    Two issues here: We have eggs in the incubator, NR360. 10 from my roo/hens and 12 I purchased locally. Today is day 11. #1- why are the egg shells from my roo/hen so splotchy when candled? #2- why do mine appear so much further behind in growth than the purchased eggs? All were put in the...
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    Coccidiosis OR too many BSFL

    Chicks 3-8 days old. A few have diarrhea that just started today. The oldest I hatched and is an only survivor so I bought her 7 TSC chicks as companions in the brooder. Had 4 more hatch Sat and 1 more Sunday. All are in the brooder together as of late last night. I didn't notice any diarrhea...
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    Can this be used in coops and brooders?

    I just saw someone has this on FB marketplace and am wondering if this is the same thing I see people saying they use in their coops and brooders (hemp product). If it is, at that price I'll want to get some.
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    Why is she sitting like this??

    Mae is 8+ yrs old. Blind. Being tube fed ATM. Doing well for the most part. But recently I have noticed her sitting like this with her tail up. This isn't her normal position. Is this anything I need to be concerned about?
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    Egg hatched 8 hrs ago, not walking yet

    So the first of 3 eggs hatched this morning at 3:30. No problems getting out of the shell. However, it has been 8 hours and she is still not standing. She's moving around the incubator, but only by crawling. Is there likely something wrong that I can/should help her with, or is this normal? She...
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    Mal-Positioned chick

    Today is hatch day. The first of the three eggs that are in the incubator, pipped this evening, however, from what I'm seeing and reading, it was not in the right position to pip in the proper area of the egg, so instead it only had one external pip which I showed in the picture. Do I need to...
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    Lockdown tomorrow but don't look ready

    I have 2 NR360 incubators going. Their hatch dates are 6 days apart. The first one I started, I put 22 eggs in it. I really didn't expect much from any of them because my rooster was killed and I know the hens can only hold his donation for so long, plus they sat on the counter while I collected...
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    Is this incubator salvagable

    A friend recently picked up this incubator for me. It's a Nurture Right 360. Used. It was very dirty when she brought it to me. I have soaked and scrubbed it, but can't get anymore of this off. Any suggestions on something else I can soak in it to loosen up this stuff? I've used Dawn power wash...
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    Nurture Right 360 Is the temp/humidity accurate

    We bought a new Nurture Right 360 and put eggs in it last night. The temp reads 99.5 consistently and the humidity has fluctuated from 47-55, current at 47 with vent only 1/4 open. I bought some cheap little digital hygrometers on Amazon, but I think they're way off since reading 96 and 37. I'm...
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    New babies

    We have been owned by our chickens for the past 2 and 1/2 years, but have never had babies until this past week. I'm so much more excited than I thought I'd be, LOL. However, one of the babies seems a little off, meaning not as active, flaps wings when walking, like trying to balance herself...
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    Crop not emptying completely

    Mae is a 9 yr old blind Golden Comet. She's been a house chicken since she went blind about 4 months ago. We had to tube feeding (Kaytee's baby bird formula) and supplement her with vitamins for about 3-4 wks to get her back on her feet after going blind and being confused. She started eating on...
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    Fairy eggs and feeding

    We have had Mae in the house for several months now because she went blind. She's about 9 years old. We've been tube feeding her and she's doing very well however she has recently within a week of each other. Giving us two fairy eggs. My question is, is this likely to be a health issue? Since...
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    Happy Thanksgiving to you all...I am so excited

    So, we have had Mae in our house for several months since she went blind. She is approximately 9 yrs old so we never expected to get anymore eggs from her, especially since we had to nurse her back to health when we brought her up here due to being blind she couldn't stand or walk, but now that...
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    Do my chicken have laryngitis or ILT?

    This is Mae. She's about 9 yrs old and we believe she's gone suddenly blind so we've had her in our house for at least 2 months now. We originally brought her up here because we noticed she wasn't putting herself up on the perch one night and then the next night she had her nose in a corner. She...
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    How do I treat her eye?

    I know I'm likely to get yelled at for this because I know it didn't happen overnight so it was obviously overlooked. Back story.... She has been broody for months, yes, months. I haven't had one go broody so I wasn't up to date on the way to treat one that goes broody until I recently looked it...
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    Any thoughts what these 2 girls are??

    I am looking at buying a coop setup that includes a leghorn rooster and four hens. Two of the hens are Jersey Giants but she isn't sure what breed the other two are. They are the two that are pictured. Any thoughts? I'm thinking maybe speckled Sussex?
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    Hens or Roo's

    We got these 2 about a week ago. We were told they were 4.5 months old Roo's, 1 a Buff Orphington and the other a Black Copper Maran X. I haven't heard either of them crow yet, but I guess it could still be early for that?
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    Egg with no shell

    We got our first egg without a shell today. Wondering if this is just a fluke that happens from time to time or if the hen is lacking something? They are free range during the day and have access to 16% crumble as well as oyster shells. It appears to have a yoke inside, so is it safe to eat?
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