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    Infertile Rooster?

    Ok so I have 2 roosters and 13 hens that have been together for well over a year. I have have not seen many fertilized eggs but I am trying to incubate 25 eggs. First candling I could only see about 5 that had the little eyeball and some really hard to see veins (day6). My head rooster is at...
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    Humidity fluctuation obsession!!

    My very first hatch set this morning. I have a brand new Chick Cozy that I set up and ran all night to make sure it was holding temp/humidity. This morning it was at 99.5 and 50%. Which was exactly where I wanted it. I set the eggs and added an additional Govee to the thermometer stand. The...
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    Incubating eggs during worming?

    So, I know there is a withdrawal for consuming eggs while worming. Is it expectable to incubate those eggs?
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    RIR or Welsummer?

    I was told he was an Olive Egger but I don’t know. Anyone have a best guess?
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    Bought 2 pullets. They are scared! How do I help with stress?

    So I purchased two 18 week old pullets from the feed store today. They are in quarantine in a cage in my shop and have not moved an inch since it put them in there about 4 hrs ago. It’s like when a hawk flys over and everyone freezes lol. They have food and water that I attempted to show them...
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    HELP! VENT ISSUE!

    I went out for weekly butt checks and found my girl with a big ball of poop on her vent. I brought her inside and soaked and soaked in Epsom salt and washed with veterycin foam soap. Once clean I found this! I cleaned with veterycin spray and silver honey. I also had some amoxicillin left from a...
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    Did Tractor Supply do me Dirty?

    I had a moment of weakness when I came across a bin of Cinnamon Queens and SLW’s. Never had Cinnamon Queens and they should be sex linked. Are they colored correctly to be female?
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    Help with giving a broody chicks

    I peeps! This is my first time having a broody that I want to give chicks to. I do t have any eggs to give her but I have 4 chicks I got yesterday from the feed store. What is the best way to see if she will accept them? She is a year old and has gone broody 3 times already. I usually just break...
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    HELP PLEASE! Broken beak 8 weeks old!

    Guys one of my 8 week olds just got his beak caught in the hardware cloth on the run and cracked his beak badly! I brought him in and cleaned it with veterycin and now he’s sitting in the corner of the brooder in pain. What else can I do!? @aart @Eggcessive @nuthatched @rosemarythyme
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    Early chick integration

    Hi Peeps! I am wanting to do the early chick integration method but I can’t wrap my head around how to make it work. I have four 3 week olds that I want to integrate with an existing flock of 8 hens and a rooster that are 1 year old. I read @rosemarythyme article but having trouble applying to...
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    Blood Smeared Eggs

    Just for my piece of mind, can someone take a look here? I have an 11 month old girl that has layed 65 eggs so far (with only 1 or 2 being bloody) before going into molt and winter break. IF she molted it was a very soft molt cause I saw very few black feather. Since starting back she’s layed 5...
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    Need Clarification - Depluming mites?

    Ok I have a hen that I got from a lady as a kind of rescue. She was being bullied in her flock. I have come to the conclusion that is was not bullying but depluming mites. I have heard that they don’t necessarily spread to all the others cause if they have food they don’t need to. None of my...
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    Frost Bite Update

    Update! So my poor Hei Hei is my first ever rooster (annd my first big comb bird) and I didn’t think about him getting frostbite in TEXAS! I feel so bad that is beautiful comb has been destroyed but I’m pretty happy I asked for advice and helped him recover with zero issue. He never bled or got...
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    Is this the right stuff for Mites/lice?

    I got this Permethrin 10 but the mixing instructions are for 12 gallons of water. Math is not my jam lol. I just need to spray a couple birds. Did I get the wrong one? Any help on how to mix just a quart sprayer? I have one girl that I can’t tell if she’s just dirty or has something going on...
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    HELP How do I treat this frostbite!

    Hello Peeps! I live in north Texas and we got a massive cold snap with temps in the teens ans wind chills below freezing. I did everything I could to put up tarps and block winds. The coop is dry and has no drafts but my precious Hei Hei got frostbite! How can I help treat this and prevent...
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    Help! Should I be concerned with this poop?

    So for the last week my poop boards have looked like a splatter painting. No one is acting off and all are eating and drinking well. I check them for bugs at least twice a month and recently brought everyone of them in to treat combs for what I think is dry pox and checked them for bugs as well...
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    Feather Casings not coming off

    Hi all, haven’t had to post in awhile but I have a question. I have a legbar frizzle that my Roo (no longer with us) destroyed so she has had a saddle on for about 1-2 months. Her new wing feathers after molt have come in but they just look like straws. I think the saddle may have been...
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    Winter eggs- Supplemental Light

    My new girls just came into lay about 3 weeks ago. I would like to add supplemental lighting for at least the first winter. I am searching for a solar or battery powered light source that can be programmed but can’t find anything that is fully programmable. Does anyone have suggestions on what...
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    What are these girls?

    I have 3 girls that were supposed to be Blue Stars. 2 of them have 1 or 2 sad little feathers on their feet and small combs while the third has huge comb and wattles and no feathers on her feet. The large comb girl just started laying these super small light brown eggs. She has laid 3 so far.
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    When should I get a second egg?

    I have 7 pullets all 19 weeks old. Day before yesterday (Thursday) I found my first tiny egg. I have no clue which one it was. It is now Saturday and no second egg. Since it takes 24 hrs to make an egg I was expecting one at least by today. How long should it be? And when do I worry that someone...
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