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I have young chicks about two months old ( two have died) and was wondering since it looks like it is affecting them all what I might start to give to them that I can find locally (as in mail order will probably be here too late) some sort of med to give to them... I guess what would you assume...

I have an incubator (one of the better kinds forget exactly the make/name but roughly QCF??sportsman~ I could go look it up but am sitting and relaxing at the moment) ..works fine except this past year the turner mechanism broke. does anyone know or can quess what the value would be without it...

would like to know if the worming method is the same for ducks as it is for chickens? The only method I know is Ivermectin in the water source. Thanks

I have a young chicken who I thought was getting ready to lay eggs but then after checking on her later that day I see she just is not moving. Looks like a bit of loose stool. wont eat or drink at this point. I checked for lice and see nothing. I have ivermectin ... if it is worms what or how do...

Is there a less expensive home remedy for disinfecting an incubator as opposed to purchasing a special brand from a poultry supplier? wouldnt clorox mixed with water work? wouldnt the clorox evaporate after a few minutes anyway? thanks

Forgot to mention yes the turner was tested and turning so maybe it was the "roll" at the beginning for the majority of eggs??. sometimes I would open the door and not immediately check the indoor temp and humidity monitor so that when I did look at it then it had dropped too much to consder...

I did have trouble in the beginning because this ( and I am sorry that I didnt write clearly) incubator was used but new to me and there is reading from the outside so I guess it is an older one. anyway what I didnt realize at first was that the trays that were included were for quails so a) I...

I have a used 1502 Sportsman & I am new to this. I had 12 eggs due the 21st. 9 of them were almost in their original state like on the first day. the last three were pipping but I suspect (dont know here) that the humidity was not what it should be. The humidity reader was never showing the...

This is day 22 and I am extremely worried my 12 chicks wont hatch.I just cracked open TWO eggs and they were yolky and I turned the incubator off and was going to dispose of the rest of the eggs but I can hear chirping in one egg! now that i have totally messed with the temp /humidity by turning...

i recently purchased a used Sportsman (?) GQF incubator but what I didnt realize until I purchased fertile eggs and JUST put them in the incubator last night is that the egg holder is or must be for quails because the eggs are not holding in place and moving with the rotation of the turner...