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    looking for buckeye eggs for hatching

    I am looking for buckeye eggs for hatching. This has been a rather lengthy search so I am hoping that someone here will have some leads for me!
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    What is Big Red?

    He is our best rooster by far! He is very vigilant in protecting his ladies, handsome, HUGE, very docile with us, but we have no idea what he is. He hatched out of eggs that someone gave us. He was our first batch so breed did not matter. He is 2 years old and we would love to try and find more...
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    buckeye or standard turken eggs wanted

    I am interested in finding eggs from Buckeyes or Standard Naked Necks/Turkens. These are two breeds we are really interested in and I am having a very hard time locating some near me. If you have some please let me know how many and how much! Thank you!
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    wanted - frizzle, silkie, sizzle etc eggs

    I am looking for some frizzle eggs. If it is a bantam mix that is cool! I just need some frizzle eggs in there. Would like them ASAP! Please let me know what you have, how many and how much. Thank you!
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    when will my broody lay eggs again?!

    I have 8 chickens broody right now! I had one hatch her chicks almost a month ago, when will she begin laying again? -can i separate her from her babies and put her back in her coop to help speed the process along?
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    Cabinet incubator

    I am looking into building my own cabinet incubator. The thought is have 2-3 trays for incubation and 1 hatching tray so i can rotate eggs thru. Normally when you incubate there is a change in humidity that needs to take place, how would that work in such an incubator or would you remain at a...
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    humidity problems

    My eggs are on day 18 and i moved them into my hatcher this morning. I am having issues with the humidity since i turned it on! My reading has not been less than 90 on two hydrometers in a week! I have all the vent holes open! Any ideas on how this will effect the eggs and how I can lower it?
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    WTB: colored egg layers - NC

    I am looking for 4-6 colored egg layers in my area. I do not care what breed they are. I would like them to be around 1 year old.
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    how do i know if they are alive?

    My chicks were due to hatch this past wednesday. We had a temperature drop in our hatcher and have had 1/3 of our eggs hatch. I candled them a few minutes ago and 1/3 of the eggs were way past dead, like should never have been put in the hatcher (really need to get in the habit of candling...
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    respiratory help?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. black sex link 2-3 yrs 2) What is the behavior, exactly. raspy breathing, see more info below 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 3 weeks 4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. no 5) What happened, if...
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    Eggs in bator!

    My Millie Fleur eggs arrived this week and i set them in the bator late last night. I have 33 eggs in a bator and 5 under my hen Itty Bitty (she is one crazy broody mamma!) I had 39 eggs total but one arrived cracked so I am down to 38! I will keep you updated on my progress! Hatch Date: March...
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    Sad Day

    I have eggs coming this week so i pulled the bator and egg turner out for the first hatch and my egg turner isn't working! Ugh, its only 1.5 years old, how depressing!
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    Guard Roosters

    I was just reading my Backyard Poultry magazine when I came across an article on roosters and their function in the flock. The writer told a story of how his rooster helped him chase off a fox and ensure the hens safety (way to go roo!). My mind quickly jumped to my flock and I simply asked my...
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    mouth breathing - sounds like darth vader

    I have a 1 year old roo. Not sure of the breed, but he is big. Eats layer pellets and free ranges daily. I went out this morning to give everyone a treat since the ground was snowy and they are are out of sorts. I heard an odd noise and looked and my roo was standing there, mouth breathing and...
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    what happened?

    Well we have not been having the best of luck with our chickens this winter. This is a first for us. A few months back we lost a chicken to what we suspect was a weasel, based upon what parts we eaten. This chicken was attacked and killed inside our electric fence (6 wire, 5 hots). The beginning...
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    WTB- hatching eggs - nc

    I am beginning my search for hatching eggs again! I would like to try and avoid shipping eggs this year and hope to find local suppliers. So far this is what I am looking for, if you will have some please let me know! -Silkies - any color -serma - any color -bantam and standard cochin - any...
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    part of reproductive tract?

    I had a hen get a severe laceration 2 weeks ago. It finally is all healed up. When I picked her up this evening to check on her wound i found that she was nesting on this thing. I know I see pictures occasionally on here about them, but I could not find any. I am planning on opening it, but my...
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    Skin and Bones

    I posted about my naked hen this weekend, and i have some new information: -She was wormed per suggestions! -She is nothing but bones at this point -she looks like she is in a ton of pain! -he coomb goes from pale to red and back again -when she poo's there is a lot of water/goo and not so much...
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    Need help with diagnosis!

    We got some chickens a few months back. There was one that was missing a ton of feathers from her back. We have named her Naked Hen, anyway, she was always in good spirits, needed help getting in the coop and roosted since she could only fly a foot off the ground, her flight feathers were not...
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    possible toe amputation needed?

    I have a silkie chick hatched this spring. When she hatched her toes were curled, i tried to straighten them with splints and nothing worked. I figured maybe its just a bone deformity. Well i was expecting there to be some problems with the toe since one on both feet curls under her foot pad, so...
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