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    Released a Roo in a coop with broody hen

    Hey guys! So I have a rooster I have been trying to integrate into a flock. He is on his first day and doing well. However I realized during this process, he’s been released into a coop with a broody hen that he has never seen and she has never seen him. Is this going to be an issue? Will he...
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    Too or hens?

    I have had these guys for a while. They seem to be hens but have some pointy feathers. I’ve not heard them crow. But there are just some things that make me wonder. Both are from a barn yard mix. The photos with the red marks are one chicken and the blanks are another. Also I spilled food on...
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    Quail behavior

    Hello! I am a novice to quail raising but love it. I have a small flock but I am starting to raise larger flocks to butcher. About 2 months ago I was at my local feed store and they were selling a bonded pair of quail one male and one female . They have been integrated into the rest of my...
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    • coturnix hen coturnix injury coturnix male coturnix quail quail quail advice quail aggression quail behavior quail help quail injury
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Quail
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    Bump on pullet beak.

    I have a pullet that hatched in September. I’ve never had this. I just was wondering if anyone knows what this is or how to deal with it. It could just be her anatomy, but I’ve never had a hen with this. My concern is that she was injured through the fence when either an owl or raccoon came...
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    Quail SOS

    Hello, This is my first time hatching out a lot of quail. I had one that fell into its water. The dish the water is in is a very low dish so they don’t drown. But one fell into it and got wet. It was placed in an incubator to warm up again and it seemed to be doing fine until I saw its...
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    • baby quail injured chick #1 chick help help quail quail help save baby quail sos
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    • Forum: Quail
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    Something is seriously wrong

    Hello, I am hatching eggs. They were shipped to me and I have a feeling something was wrong because the shipping was delayed and they shipped when it was colder. Not to mention if something says fragile it’s not always handled as such. I made a post a while ago, about how strange the air sacs...
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    Air sac shift

    Hello, This is not my first time incubating eggs however it’s only my second time incubating ones that I have purchased. I have purchased both quail and chicken eggs. And they both have a shifted air sac. On some of my quail eggs this is an issue and on mostly all of my chicken eggs this...
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    • air bubble air sac air sac dip candeling chicken chicken hatching help quail hatching
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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    Red squishy thing (graphic pic)

    Hello. My chick just hatched and it just kind of has a red squishy thing coming out of it. It doesn’t look like a typical umbilical yolk situation. It’s bleeding a little not a lot. Otherwise the chick is acting like a normal hatched chick. Running around chirping and sleeping. I just am...
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    Lazy chicken?

    I’m concerned my chicken might have mareks disease. She can walk. But just prefers to lay on her side. But not in the way the chickens do when they sun themselves. She just prefers to lay down and eat her food etc. I’m not sure how she would have gotten in. She is in with a vaccinated hen and...
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    What the heck. My hen killed her chick

    Well this is basically what the title says. She ate her chicks head off. Sorry for the gruesome details but I’m so upset. She hatched the egg. Had been sitting on it for a while and here it is head gone dead in front of her. So why did she do this? She was a first time mom. Could I have...
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    • bad chicken bad hen chicken jail broody hen behavior chicken behavior hen 1 year old hen ate baby odd hen behavior
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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    Delayed shipments

    Hey guys! I bought some eggs off of eBay. This is my first time doing this. I just wanted some hens in my flock that I could only seem to find there. They said they were going to get here Friday. But I’m fairly sure they lost the package. It spent 4 days in the shipping area and now another...
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    • advice and help please advice appreciated hatch rates hatchability lost eggs shipping eggs
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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    Might be too soon

    Hey there. I have a a little chick and I’m not sure the gender. He/she hatched on the 15th of July and is a speckled Sussex frizzle mix. (I’m so stoked about how this will look) I just wanted to know if anyone could tell. But I feel like maybe too soon?
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    I’m not so sure about this chicken

    Hen or roo? Just wanted to know your opinion. The rest of this cuties hatch mates seem to be roosters defined red comb already very pointed saddle feathers. I’m thinking pullet but just wanted to be sure. Let me know your thoughts! Edit: She is 6-7 weeks. I hate to admit but I’ve...
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    Curled feet Splint help.

    Hey guys! I have a little chick here that has some curled feet. So I splinted them. She just had a rough hatch but made it!! I waited for her feathers to fluff and umbilical cord to dry up before I splinted them. But wanted to sort this out as quickly as possible. My concern is she can’t...
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    Chick eye won’t open

    Hey. So I just hatched a little chick and its eyes won’t open. I think I saw one crack open a little bit but not sure. Is there anything I can do?
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    • baby chick chick chick defect chick health eyes closed hatching help
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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    Egg rocking then nothing

    Hey there this is my first time hatching chicks and I was almost at 100% until I saw an egg was rocking like it wanted to hatch… then no movement. It was doing this for two days. No pip. Should I pip for it? Or just cut my losses?? I really have no idea what to do.
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    • chick stuck in egg egg advice egg help hatching hatching assist hatching help what to do
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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    Air sac off?

    Hey I’m canceling my eggs and one eggs air sac is off a little. (See attached) My eggs are due to hats in about 1-3 days. I wish I knew exactly but my hen laid when I was out of town. I really am determined to have a higher success rate I am a newer Hatcher. This is my first time incubating...
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    Half dark half light

    I have an egg that’s half and half. When I move it a small amount moves. Like fluid the size of my pinky but the black blob is almost stuck. Is this a dud?
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    Dead or alive?

    My candler is cheap. But I’m new to the chick hatching game and wanted to see if this was a dud egg or not? It’s black all around? Put them in incubator around the 28th or so of April. If any one has any tips I would love to be a better candler.
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    Bald spots on my chickens.

    Hey there! I am assuming this is due to mating as spring time is here but about 4 of my chickens have bald spots. I have bantam frizzle rooster and I guess he is trying to mate! This is my first time having a rooster in my flock. Here is a photo. I’m hoping folks will give me ideas on how to...
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