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    I am so sad...

    I found my very first & favorite hen dead this morning. She just started laying eggs on Wednesday. I don't know what happened. She was fine last night. She's been healthy. Is it possible she fell of the perch and broke her neck? I couldn't really tell by looking at her. No blood or...
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    Extreme splayed leg...

    Here's my 3 week old BCM...For the first 2 weeks, I had band-aids on his legs and it seemed to be working! He picked it off and I left off for a couple of days...I don't know if you can really tell by the pic, but he can't hardly stand on his right leg! It's almost twisted backwards! Any...
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    LG set 2nd Hatch Due 6/11

    Just finished 1st hatch...what a learning experience! Got 3 out of 7. Out of the 4 that didn't make it, 3 were dried in the shell and one was wet, all fully developed. I'm not sure why some were dry and some were wet, the dry ones were on one side of the incubator and wet ones were on the the...
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    Newly hatched chicks - first timer question :)

    First time hatching, first time as chicken owner. I adopted a chick a couple of weeks ago. Set 7 to hatch. 2 chicks hatched yesterday, 1 hatched this morning. The adopted check has been in the brooder since I got him. I added the 2 new chicks last night, then added a screen between them &...
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    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    7 eggs in yesterday! 3BOs & 4LBs... First time hatcher...hhmmm do you think it helps to watch the eggs?? lol
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    Newbie Question - thermometers

    For all of you experienced chicken peeps....I have a Little Giant incubator with fan & auto egg turner. 2 glass thermometers and 1 digital hygro-thermometer. Bator has been running for about 15 hours. The glass thermometers show 100 and the hygro shows 98.8 (& 51% humidity) Question...
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    Hi all! Newly obsessed with chicks in Texas!

    My DH thinks I have absolutely lost my mind! One day I thought 'wow, wouldn't it be cool to have a few chickens and get our own eggs?' A few days later, I'm scouring the internet...reading about chicken breeds, hatching, incubating, brooders, coops....aaahhhh! lol 'stalking' BYC forum...which...
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