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    Possible wry neck

    Hello! This isn’t the first time I’ve dealt with something like this just hasn’t been this severe, pretty sure my chicken or a rooster I’m not sure yet because he’s a young Silkie but I’m pretty sure he has wry neck it happen most out of nowhere the other day I’ve been giving vitamin E...
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    fertilized eggs got moved inside for 12 hours

    The day after I got fertilized eggs for my broody hen to hatch my husband thought our chickens laid them and brought them inside (our house is around 69/71 degrees). I noticed around 12 hours later and put them back under her. I’ve had 2 of the 5 eggs hatch. One on day 18 and one on day 20. The...
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    Letting broody hen hatch eggs

    I’m letting my broody hen hatch eggs. Two days ago I had the first egg hatch on day 18 now it’s day 21 there’s no pip or moving I’m wondering this late can I candle them to see if any of them are viable or do I wait till day 26?
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    Will a broody hen neglect chicks if you handle them.

    I was told by someone that if you touch a broody hens chick it will abandon it. I know it’s false with wild birds and they don’t have that good of sense of smell but I just wanted to make sure. I have a broody hen I got fertilized eggs for and she just hatched her first chick. She barley lets me...
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    How many hens to a drake?

    Hello! The research I’ve done shows that when there are multiple drakes what the ratio should be but I only have one drake and two hens. I’m curious if that’s enough. My ducks are in the same run as my chickens. I really don’t want him to try and mate with the chickens. The drake is a pekin and...
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    Sexing 8 week old ducks

    Hello everyone I’m new here and to the chicken / duck life!! I got my ducks when they were about three days old they were sexed four or five times before I got them. The lady was sure they’re females, but the one is quacking and the other one isn’t yet I’m a little worried I might have a Drake I...
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