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    Bad Egg

    Lately my hens have been laying an abundance of eggs and I have been sharing with coworkers. To my dismay a coworker reported that one of her eggs was bad. I would love some insight into what went wrong so this doesn't happen again!!! I'm truly mortified!!! Here is the scoop: I do have a...
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    their dropping like flies!

    Looking for some advice. We have lost three chickens in the last few days with two more that I don't expect the make it through the night. Our 9 mo old rooster was the first to go two days ago. He hung around the coop more than usual the day before he died and then the next day he had very...
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    white cochin hen/black cochin roo

    Newbie question here, not even sure this is the right forum, but here we go...I put a few of my white cochin hen's eggs in the bator with my ordered polish eggs to act as a "control group." She is in with a black cochin roo. What should I expect from the chicks? Thanks!!! Megan
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    getting antsy!!!

    Today is the morning of day 22. We had 2 pip on the eve of day 20 and 5 out and fluffy by the end of day 21. Now nothing. Nada. I'm bummed because I have been long awaiting the arrival of my cochin, silkie, and polish eggs, and these guys are just sitting there This is only my second hatch...
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    teeny, tiny eggs

    our four older ladies are in their own coop and religiously give us three eggs a day. yesterday, when i collected eggs i got three normal eggs and one tiny, teeny egg (see photo). checked back later that night and found one more little egg. our rir is old (approximately 5 yrs.) and we don't...
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    when to peek at broody hens hatch?

    so, first time broody henner. she was sitting on 9 guinea eggs that started to hatch monday the 2nd. she will not let us near her or the nest (which is in a tub with 4 inch sides). at least one chick died and is outside the nest. i would like to move her and the chicks out of the tub so the...
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    the dying cackle chicks

    UPDATE For those that helped with the previous post, I thank you!!!! The dying has slowed and we are left with 4 guinea fowl. I did actually speak with a real human at Cackle on Saturday morning. They apologized and asked how to remedy the situation. I let them know that I had canceled the...
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    help! chicks all dying!

    well we cancelled our order for guinea chicks from cackle or so we thought. today i got home from work and there were chicks on my door step. i moved them under the heat lamp and dipped their beaks in sugar water. everyone is dying. any ideas?
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