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    Eggs not hatching under broody

    Hi everyone, i have 2 broody pekin hens sitting on 10 eggs in total, they were due to hatch yesterday I candeled the eggs the other day and everything was in order developing nicely and I am starting to get worried, I'm not 100% on the start date but I think they should be hatching by now, its...
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    Broody hen

    Hi everyone, I have a young pekin bantam broody hen sitting in the coop with a clutch of about 5 fertile eggs in the nesting box, she is sharing the house with 3 other girls and 2 cockerals (1 who is being rehomed in 2 weeks) I have noticed that in the evenings one of the cockerals tends to...
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    Broody Hen

    Hi everyone, this is my first ever time having a broody hen and am looking for some tips and advice. I would like some chicks from her! At the moment she is in the nesting box sitting on her eggs (3) it is quite a small space with no easy access to food or water, I have just got back from...
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    How to stop cockerels fighting

    hi everyone, I have 2 roosters who will not stop fighting- i think they are pretty much equal ability so there never seems to be a winner! what should I do?
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    Keeping foxes away

    Hi everyone, I have owned chickens for around 4 years now and all my chickens are completely free range during the day and shut in at night. Over the years I have lost a fair few flocks to fox’s (during the day!) . I’m just wandering if anyone has had any successful tactics to keeping foxes away...
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    First time layer- irregular

    Hi all, My first time layer pekin chicken is laying very weirdly- for the first few days she layed every other day then stopped for a few days and it has now been a week since she last layed and she is now just sitting in her laying spot and not laying at all, please can you give me some advice...
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    Fussy chicken who’s broody- if I move her will it break her from broodiness?

    Hiya, so I have a broody chicken and she is very fussy when it comes to laying and if I disturb her ‘laying spot’ then she will find somewhere else. She is broody atm and I want to move her from her hutch because she I living with 3 boys (breeding plan gone wrong) and there are obvious signs of...
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    Not laying but walking around in the day

    Hiya, I have a fairly new layer (3 months??) and I have noticed that after the past few days she has been sitting in the nesting box in the morning and evenings, with no egg being laid, but walking around midday just fine. What could the reason for this be?
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    2 week old chick with eye discharge

    Hi everyone I have noticed in one of my two week old chicks eye discharge coming out of his eye I am really worried and scared please can someone help
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    Rooster limping and spur has turned black

    Hi I have a rooster who is a year old he lives with his brother and girls. I checked on him this morning and noticed he would not put his foot on the ground and had to hop everywhere. When I examined him I noticed that his spur had turned completely black. I don’t know what to do he is my...
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    What is wrong with my chick

    My chick sits really weirdly and try’s to walk like this. He used to be ok until he fell Ill and he now sits and walks like this instead of normally like he used to
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    drowning chick is there anything i can do?

    hi, yesterday morning we found one of our chicks almost passed out because his box was way too hot. it looked like he was dying of dehydration. My husband tried to pour water down his throat because he was too weak to drink . he is quite weak and whenever i give him water i can hear a crackling...
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    Chick trying to be sick

    Hi I have a 2 day old chick who has been suffering from dehydration we have got some water down him with a sprinkle of dehydration powder and he keeps gagging and trying to be sick I really need some help please reply! I have just lost one to the same cause and I don’t want to loose this one.
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    3 day old lethargic chick

    Hi I have a 3 day old chick who is quite weak and lethargic can chicks be morning people and not want to get out of bed or is there something deeper
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    Does this chick have spraddle leg

    Does this chick have spraddle leg and if so how can I treat it
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    Can I leave a chick in an incubator for a day

    Hi I was wondering if it would be ok to leave a chick in an incubator until he had a friend
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    When should I assist a hatch

    I have had a chick pipped for over 24 hours with a bit of progress the hole has almost tripled in size from when I last saw it I am wondering when I should assist and if so how I should do it
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    How long does it take a chick (from pipping) to get out of the shell.

    How long does it take a chick who has pipped to break out of the shell?
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    What temperature?

    What temperature should my incubator be on when anticipating a hatch?
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    On day 20 of hatching bantam eggs… nothing

    I am new to hatching. I am using a Janeol-10 incubator for hatching my bantam eggs. I have heard that they hatch on day 19-20 it is day 20 and nothing has happened I am not sure what humidity should be on or what temp. At the moment they are on 38 degrees Celsius with humidity around 70 percent...
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