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    do i need to vaccinate more ? egg production?

    i have a 156 chickens 84 of them are adults about 90 for these have been bought from hatcheries and have been vacinated for marks. The rest have been hatched out from from our broodies should i vaccinated for any thing other then Marks? which they have been vacinated , except the one born on...
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    hova bator question?

    just borrowed my friends hoavo bator 1588 he said just add water and let it go but i being the OCD person that i am is worryied about the hummity being 76 the temp is runnig steady at 98.6 and 98.7 which i think is good just i am freaking out is their to much hummity in their just set them...
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    crusty yellow stuff on vent corners

    i have a beauitful hen that seem healthy except that she has a smell near her vent area when i looked closer i notice that the corners had a little tearing and that the corners had a yellow crusty stuff on them. i moved her into a pen by herself and for 5 days i kept her rear clean and treated...
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    Beauitful but what am i ? (new pics of hatch mates)

    thinning out the flock and i having BIG doubts that he should go! could any on give me an idel if i should keep or not
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    How do i vaccinate my own chicks for marks?

    i am in the process of raising my own chicks from my flock for egg and meat.i sell alot of eggs and my customer list is expanding . things are going great and my broody hens are keeping me very buzy i just want to keep everyone healthy and would like to vaccinate my own birds has any done this...
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    how warm is to warm in the winter?

    my wonderful husband, a creative,maintanceman. Has decided that he will make our coop with a outside wood heater with blower and regulator to controll heat , for our 110+ chickens.our coop being 24x45. YES! i think this is wonderful but part of me is a little worried that it will be to warm i...
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    faverolles

    does any one know who has the nicest faverolles for sale . i am intrested in chicks for the 2012 spring and would like to get some prices? also wydottes and marans,ploish. looking for breeding stock .
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    how many eggs should i be getting?

    i have about 43 layers and i average about 20-25 eggs a day. does that sound right ? or am i missing something suggestion are welcome about 30 have just turn 1 year in july the rest are this springs hatch from my broodys. they have a large yard and free ranger in the afternoon . lots of...
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    unabsorbed yolk sack? /UPDATED

    my chick started to hatch this moring around 5:00am by 4:30 this afternoon no progress had been made so decided to help out did as instructed on site things went well ,very large chick, i did not get it completly out of the shell i let it work it own self out after i made sure it was able to...
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    hatching ,lockdown/ how should the egg sit in carton

    keep reading how people use egg carton for incubation and hatching.i have some eggs ready for lock down how should i set them in egg cartoon like i do in the tunner round side down? any thing else please inform
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    eggs cold /hen off nest help!!

    my hen has been off the nest since 8am this moring and has not got back on i checked eggs and they were cold so i brought in what i thought might be ok after i candled then. and put them in the bator when i was inspecting eggs i found a stinky one . could that be the reson she got off...
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    polish eggs

    hi i am looking for polish eggs either frizzled ,plain feathers ,standard or bantum eggs i just purchased some eggs and unfortunalty they had a bumpy ride for alot of the eggs are showing sign of displaced air sack and i see no veins anywhere and its day 10. i live in northern michigan and...
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    molting hens any feed suggestions

    a few of my hens are starting to molt any one have any feed sugguestions. they look a little feathered schuffled
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    is 102.7 to hot due to crud incubator

    just found out the hard way my incubator is a piece of crud. i had bought a new LG so could do a stargged hatch and have room for all the eggs well when doing a pre warming test to my wonder the temp has been steady for hours . now being a newbie when i got my frist one ,temp went up and...
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    how should i do a staggard hatch = cartons vs tunner

    yeps! i am going to do a staggard hatch but am unsure of what method i should use. i have a dozen of mix eggs, breeds, polish, FBCM,OEs,EEs and my barnyard special some are being shipped and the others are ready to go tonight so any suggestions. i have a LG incubator still...
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    how long does it take to get out of the shell?

    my chicks made hole and then stop it was about 3 hrs nothing baby still chripping went and peeled some shell back and left it alone for 1 hour he finally got out, how long sholud i leave them a alone before i panic
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    we have babies YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    finally it worked the chicks are not due till tomorrow but they are piping, the frist one is out . does it take a while for them to stand and their toes to be stright? little concern i have allways had a broody hen except the time we hatched 3 chickes with a candy themonitor and damp wash...
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    what lockdown heat temp shuold i be at?

    chicks due friday 21,just turned off turner and placed them on the screen with a rubber shelfliner on bottom for them little feet. i know humity to be bump to 60-70 % but how about temp i ran it between 101.3-102.0 since egg and temp gauge are at same leavel what should my temp be now...
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    temp 102 to high for LG

    ok my crazy thing keeps jumping for 101.4 to 102.0 if i tweek it it will be in the 100.9-101.4 range if i tweek it agian it 101.9-102.0 i hope i am not cooking thse little guys humity stays about 35-45. they need to invent a better turning knob i think after this i am going to make...
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    candling dark shell eggs

    this is my second try i just candle at day 7and 5 of the americans did not make it but of the 12 dark maran egg i cant really make out any thing some,2 look like the air pocket is on the small end the rest just look dark something darker towards the top does'nt move around...
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