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    a little unsure whats going on

    we set eggs on march 2 and didn't realize that we had to take them out of the automatic egg turner on day 18 (which would be march 20) we ended finding out and took them out of the turners and into another incubator on march 22. we haven't seen any signs of peeping or eggs moving yet. should we...
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    americauna under the weather

    I have a americauna that I think is sick. She hasn't laid and egg in about 4 days, she been hanging out in the coop all day roosting with her body pulled in tight as if she was cold, has her neck shrugged right in. Also has what looks to bad diarrhea. Any ideas?
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    Cardboard inside the coop?

    I'm planning to insulate my coop soon but don't have much cash to spend to do it. I have the insulation now I just need to put it in (it's rolls of R-13 fiberglass insulation). I was wondering if cardboard would be ok to use to sheath the walls instead of paneling or plywood. Any ideas or...
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    PT roosting boards?

    I'm trying something new in the coop. Winter is coming and I want to swap out my tree branch roosting sticks with something a little wider that their feet won't get cold. My idea is to make a square roosting station so to say. I'm hinging one side to the wall and the other side will be held up...
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    What's next?

    Ok my broody hen has been sitting on a clutch of 6 eggs. One of the eggs hatched today and the other 5 while be hatching through the next few days. What's next? I brought the 1st chick in the house, I have it in a box with a lamp for heat. Food? Water? I heard I have to squeeze the poop out of...
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    Glad I took another look

    So my broody hen has been sitting on a small clutch of 6 eggs and I knew 2 off the eggs had blood lines. The other 4 eggs didn't seem to have any growth so I was going to toss them out. I waited a few more days and went out last night for another look. 3 more of the eggs have a blood line. The...
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    non fertile eggs

    One of my hens has been sitting on some eggs, I know there is at least 2 fertile but the rest I'm pretty sure are not. What do I do with these eggs? Are they still ok to use or just throw them away? She keeps stealing eggs from other hens that share her nesting box, I'm going to put up a...
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    got a blood line

    I just candled and have 1 maybe 2 eggs with a bloodline. Yay. Rocky is sitting on 5 eggs.
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    can't tell if there is anything growing

    I just went out and candled a couple eggs, today would be day 4. I couldn't see anything at all in 1 egg, the shell seems to have speckles all over it making it very hard to see in there. The other egg was a light colored shell, I'm not positive but I think I see a yolk in there. I turned the...
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    weird eggs

    I got 2 weird eggs today. The shell on 1 is kinda translucent and soft and the other isn't the normal oval shape, it's tall and skinny with no point and has a flat spot on the side. These came from 2 different hens, the first egg described came from a hen that's 1.5 years old and the other egg...
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    When to open the nesting boxes

    I heard a lot of folks say they keep they nesting boxes closed until the hens are close to laying age and that they put fake eggs, golf balls wooden balls etc. in the boxes to entice them to lay. When should I start doing this? My hens are about 12 weeks old now.
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    3 month old hen with hurting leg

    The hens like to try to fly out of the coop, I think they are just practicing. Anyway one of them seems to have injured her leg. She can hobble around on it. Should I be concerned, and what if anything can I do to help her. I don't think it's broken. She is sleeping on the floor cause she can't...
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    nesting boxes

    I built my coop a few months ago, the birds have 2.5 cf of space not including the nesting boxes. I blocked off the nesting boxes (temporarily) till they are ready to lay eggs. I have the framing and exterior of the nesting box done and mounted on the outside of the coop. The measurements are...
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    New here from Maine

    Just wanted say hello . I live up in Maine. Patiently waiting for the snow to go away.
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    Chicken coop nesting boxes

    Hello everyone. I'm new in the chicken forum but figured like every other forum it's a great place for ideas, answers and suggestions. I'm building a 5' x 6' Chicken coop, one 6' long wall is 6' tall and the other 6' long wall is 5'f tall. I want ideas as to where the nesting boxes should be...
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