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    How to help a runt thrive? (Warning, injured chick pic)

    I hatched out Icelandic chicks about five weeks ago and they moved to my friend's property (I've been hatching chicks for her flock) at about 3 weeks old. One, Waffles, was/is kind of the runt of the litter. I noticed while she was with me that she was growing slower than the rest, about a week...
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    Ducks are dangerous

    Dangerously adorable, I mean. #clickbaittitle Really, though, I didn't know what I was getting myself into with these kids. They're hilarious and they always look like they're smiling. Even if they imprint on you, they don't like being picked up. I incubated duck eggs for a friend and I'm...
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    Khaki duck sexing

    Hi! I've read a little on beak sexing khaki campbell ducks and am thoroughly confused. Is a light bean or a dark bean a boy? Thanks!
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    Splayed duck leg

    Hi! I just finished a rolling hatch of khaki campbell duck eggs and one that hatched yesterday never really got up and around. I thought it was just getting acclimated, but today is not moving much and when I tried putting them in their"bath" aka pan pool this morning, legs were pretty well...
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    Staggered duck hatch

    Hi! I got a dozen duck eggs from somebody nearby and her ducks had collected all their eggs into a massive clutch of eggs so they are all different lengths along. I think two other eggs might hatch in the next 24-36hrs, but the first duckling has already hatched. Will s/he be ok in the brooder...
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    Chicks with ducks?

    Question for you more experienced chicken wranglers. I currently have duck eggs in my incubator. If the hatch is 100% successful, there will be 8 Khaki Campbell and 5-6 Pekin ducks by the end. I'm currently brooding chicks and they will be almost 4 weeks old by the time the first ducks are...
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    Icelandic cuties

    I've incubated three times so far and these Icelandic chicks are my FAVORITE. They're so friendly and sweet and curious! This is Gumdrop. She's an explorer, but so far her favorite is roosting on my arm and falling asleep. This is Waffles, and she is also a cuddlebutt. This one is my...
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    Chick beak trimming?.

    I wasn't sure where to post this. I have a few chicks (2 weeks old) who have top beaks longer than bottom beaks and I've noticed that they seem to have trouble with the chick crumble I feed them. Do I need to worry about trimming their beaks a little? Will they be ok? Are there other options...
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    Chick beak overbite?

    Backstory, these are Icelandic chicks (pure) and ice noticed that these chicks "bite" me more. It's not malicious and I wasn't sure why but I was holding Waffles (pictured below) and I noticed her top beak is overhanging the bottom. I checked the other chicks and about half seem to have similar...
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    Duck brooder help?

    Hey all! I'm incubating duck eggs for the first time ever (eleven khaki campbell and three pekin). It's going to be a staggered hatch starting early July and I'm trying to get my proverbial ducks in a row with the brooder setup. Right now, I'm brooding some icelandic chicks in an XL dog crate...
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    Giving incubated chicks to a broody hen

    Hi all! I'm on my third incubate of eggs and entering new territory. My friend has two broody hens, a young (6-7mo) Americauna that's been sitting for a few weeks, and another young hen that's a barred rock that's about the same age. I have two questions, mostly. 1. What's the best time of...
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    Wattle development

    Hi! I'm hoping I'm wrong, but my chicks are four weeks old now and one that I could have sworn was a girl seems to be developing small wattles. Is there any chance that she's just an early bloomer instead of a rooster?.🤣😅 Already have two other confirmed roos in the seven I have and would...
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    Jiggling eggs, when to turn off turner

    Hi! Incubate day 18 just started (as of 7:30pm about four hours ago) and a couple of eggs are jiggling. For some reason my Incuview doesn't count time correctly, and here we are, but the turner hasn't turned off automatically yet. I had originally planned to turn it off tomorrow morning and...
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    Blood ring?

    Hi all. Is this a blood ring? There's no movement. I candled it again after I went through all the other eggs and no reaction to the light. Thanks. Second incubate so I'm still working out what these look like.
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    Gout? When is gone too far gone?

    This isn't a current issue, more looking into it for the future. Backstory is, I got four blue copper maran chicks and two were roos and two were hens. My friend and I have been building a flock together at her place since I can't have chickens on my property (City ordinance and HOA both ban...
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    Just showing off a few of my littles

    Just appreciating my little flock of eleven. They're a couple days shy of two weeks and they such good lil punks. Golden boy here is Apollo. He's a leghorn and I'm 98% sure he's a he. He's a little standoffish, unless scrambled eggs is involved, in which case he is the NBA all-star jumper. He...
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    Quick grit question! SOS

    I had ordered chick grit from Amazon and got delivered poultry grit. I opened the bag and realized it was poultry grit when I saw the size of the pieces. I closed the bag and put it to the side and my 3yo opened the bag and fed some to my week old chicks. I think only a small handful, but I...
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    Treats for chicks?

    Hi all! I feel like I've been posting here every day since my chicks started hatching.😅 I've seen different things about when it's safe to introduce chicks to treats, chickweed, mealworms, etc. and chick grit. Some sources say two weeks and other suggests that around nine days, and so forth...
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    Unpoofed chick

    This is Shelley. Shelley had a hard time getting out of her shell and it looks like her feathers aren't.. feathery? Also, she has bare spots and her back feels like it's slightly shellacked. She is otherwise healthy, eating, drinking, pooping. Do I need to worry about cleaning off her back, or...
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    Fermenting feed for newborn chicks

    Just hatched my first ever chicks and I'm in love! Trying to figure out what would be best for them in terms of nutrition. I have chick crumble (20% protein) I got for them and I'm wondering if it would make it easier for them to eat if I fermented the food? It's not as relevant right this...
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