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    first incubation...need any and all advice!!!

    i just got the lg still air. this will be my first incubation with it. i did buy a digital thermometer that shows humidity and know about turning the eggs. the manual that came with it said 99.5 degrees for chicken eggs. Is that the best temp to use? Also what about humidity level? What...
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    Never incubated before..what kind to buy?

    I've never tried to incubate eggs before. I'm thinking about buying a bator, but I'm not sure what kind to get. I do not want to spend a lot of money....has to stay under $100. I found a GQF Hova Bator thermal air flow incubator for $48.99. Is this a good price? Is it best to get one with...
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    why won't my hens start laying?!?

    We have barred rock and buff orpington hens. We bought them as chicks last March, so we are expecting them to start laying at anytime. They are almost 8 mos. old now. At what age should they start laying, and what factors could prevent them from laying? They do free range for atleast half...
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    carrier birds???

    Okay so I am thoroughly confused!!! I'm pretty sure coryza was introduced to my flock. We culled the birds that showed severe symptoms (the original carrier that brought it in died) and we have the remaining ones on antibiotics. Only a couple of them show any mild symptoms (just a runny nose)...
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    Sick silkie...bubbly eye, runny nose...???

    background info: okay so we made a big mistake....i've been wanting to add some buff brahmas to our flock for months now so when we happened upon a young pair at the flea market we bought them. not too long after we brought them home we noticed the rooster acted kind of odd, losing his balance...
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    feeder pigs...

    Looking to buy a couple of feeder pigs, so if anyone from the western ky area has some let me know!!! We have 2 pygmy goats (billy and doeling) that we are looking to sell or trade so keep that in mind also!!
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    HELP! Rooster just ate my earring!

    Okay I might be worrying about nothing but I was just out at the coop spending time with the chickens. I was sitting on a tree stump and my 6 month old barred rock rooster was sitting in the coop behind me when all of a sudden he grabbed my earring out of my ear and gobbled it up before I...
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    the best dust bath...

    We just moved our chicken coop and run to a highly overgrown and over weeded area of our land so the chickens can de-weed it for us. They don't have anywhere nearby or in the pen to dust bathe in though so I thought I'd make them something. I have a cat litter box but I'm not sure what the...
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    pasty butt in chicks??

    My silkie hen hatched out 4 chicks and I noticed after a week or so, 2 of them had pasty butt. One of them died yesterday but the other still seems healthy (besides the pasty bottom). I'm wondering is pasty butt a sign of a much more serious problem and whats the easiest way to clear it up???
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    mites or lice?!?!!?

    I have a black jersey giant pullet, and when I picked her up today I noticed that she had white eggs all in the feathers of her neck. I'm not sure if they are lice or mite eggs, but there is clump of eggs on each feather and they are like glued on! I did find one or two bugs on her body but I...
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    cow milk for kitties?

    Is it safe to supplement with cow milk for kittens? I have some kittens that turned up in our garage and I have no idea who or where the mommy is. Our neighbor across the street has many cats but I have no idea which cat had these and they won't claim them anyway. I found these kittens in our...
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    first eggs hatched!!! :)

    Yay just wanted to share the good news with anyone and everyone! My silkie hen went broody on an empty nest a couple of weeks ago so I stuck a couple of polish eggs under her and one of her eggs that had been in the fridge and yesterday I went out to the coop to find three little peep peeps! So...
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    sick pullet...eyes closed...very lethargic...whats wrong???

    I have a 3 month old light brahma pullet who has been acting abnormally for the past 2 or 3 days. Yesterday I put her in her own cage so I could keep an eye on her droppings and separate her from the rest of the flock. One of her piles of droppings looked to have just a touch of blood in it...
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    <b>EGG BOUND HEN????

    My silkie hen is about 9 mos. old and has been laying steadily for the last two months. About two days ago I noticed she had spent most of the day in her nesting box, but hadn't laid an egg. Since then she has continued to sit in the box (with no other eggs under her either so she isn't...
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    normal hen laying behavior?

    This may be a silly question but here goes anyway...we have several chickens but i only have one that is old enough to lay right now. ive noticed that when she lays she cackles and makes all kind of noise as shes laying. i was just wondering if that is normal behavior or not. it just scares...
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    Winter hardy birds?

    Im planning on adding some brahmas to our flock next month but Im wondering if there are any other breeds that are known to be cold weather hardy...maybe some that wont eat as much as the brahmas!
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    hatchery suggestions?

    Im soon going to order polish and brahmas. I am curious about what hatcheries are out there besides mcmurray? Let me know of any that you know of thanks!
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