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    Hen listless and lethargic, dead 6 hrs later

    My EE'er hen died today. I let the gang out of the coop this morning and noticed on of my EE'ers was acting very lethargic. The fact that she allowed me to pick her up without a fuss was alarming, she's usually pretty shy. I decided to bring her in the house in a dog crate. She wasn't eating...
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    Can't find chick grit....

    so, is it OK to use sand/dirt from the yard? I recently hatched these chicks, they are about 10 days old and i want to start giving them yum yums and watch them go berserk. My worry is that the sand from the yard is too fine. I've heard to use parakeet grit, but none of the pet stores in my...
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    Buddha Belly!!

    First time hatcher....some of you have been dealing with me and answering my silly questions for ages........so here's another: My first little Ameraucana hatched this afternoon Do they always have little round Buddha bellies?? Everything else looks good, no yolk sac left over, no...
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    So what is the REAL ideal humity??

    Just looking for peoples experience with different humidity ranges. I am in MN and it has been really, really cold here the past week or so, making it a little more challenging to keep the humidity in my home made bator up. I'm finding it reasonably easy to keep it between 30-40% with just a...
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    New guy from frigid Minnesota!

    I have actually been browsing this site for several months, but i'm only now preparing to actually get some chickens! I've been living in Australia for the last 4 years where just about everybody has chickens in their back yard. Unfortunately we moved around too much to properly invest in a...
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    1st time incubator -- fine tuning

    I just finished my home made incubator and am waiting for my fertile eggs to arrive. I've done hours of searching and reading on the site and have learned a ton, but now i'm looking for a few bits of specific advice. I just know there are some incubation geniuses out there looking to share...
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