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    Mealworms: live vs. dried

    Are litter beetles the same thing as these mealworms???
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    lice eggs

    So, I have discovered that the sneezing of a few of my chickens is caused by lice. And the lice eggs are not located on the vent as most forums will say, but actually in the beard of the chicken at the face. I have treated for several weeks with DE and pour on ivermectin. All but one chicken has...
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    Giving Chicks to a Broody

    I just did this today. the broody is setting on 2 nonfertile eggs and I snuck 3 chicks underher. she is letting them set under her, but she isn't showing them where food or water is. I had a friend tell me that mentally she is in egg mode, not chick mode. opinions?
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    What meat chickens should I raise? What's the differences?

    Do you HAVE to slaughter them? I just purchased my first meat birds and if I were to raise them with the rest of my flock, would that be okay?
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    12 missing chickens-no sign of struggle

    Thanks for your reply. I just cant wrap my head around this. TWELVE chickens is a lot! i am thinking the attack was during the day bceause of the one chicken i have left, three of her tail feathers are located a few feet from the coop. i just want to continue tracking, but the snow will be gone...
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    12 missing chickens-no sign of struggle

    That's what I was thinking at first. When I went out the first time, it was so bright outside from the snow. I went out around 5 and was able to see a few feathers. I followed the feather trail through the woods and found one chicken, no broken neck, and only one puncture wound on her backside...
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    12 missing chickens-no sign of struggle

    I went to the coop today and cannot find 12 of my chickens. Never have they roamed away from their coop more than sight distance. There is snow on the ground, there is no blood, there is no feathers, no signs of a struggle. I don't get it. As a result, I'm done, I'm selling my flock and 4...
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    Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

    Okay, thank you.
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    Sneezing. Cold? Disease????

    As soon as I got home with the birds, I placed them away from the flock and called the seller. I was at her house and insepected her whole flock and did not notice a single sneeze. But I agree with you, something is definitely contagious.
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    Sneezing. Cold? Disease????

    I brought home some new birds from the only person I ever get chickens from. I noticed that one was sneezing after I got her home, and when she sneezed, she had bubbles come out of her eyes. so I put the new purchases in quarantine. When you hold her, she stops sneezing, put her down and it...
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    Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

    Yes, as mentioned above, that's what I'm thinking, but the barring in throwing me off. Thanks for your input!
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    Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

    Ok folks. need some assistance in identifying the color of this bird. I don't know what she is out of because the breeder gave me a random selection of hatching eggs. I was first thinking that she was a self-blue cream and am now thinking that she is going to turn partridge. I'm confused because...
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    Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

    What do u think about this comb? I'm concerned about it because it doesnt look like a normal walnut comb. Is it a disqualification?
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest Photo Submission Thread #1

    "Geez, the girls painted my nails while I was asleep again!"
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    Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

    You should post some pics of him!!
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    late hatches from the incubator

    I had 10 eggs, 3 hatch on day 21 and 3 hatch on day 22 and 23, lost one after external pip-it was stuck. We are now at day 27 and temp is at 100 and Ive been using a meat thermometer...according to the humidity gage on the incubator, it is right around 65% (I'm assuming its time for me to...
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    36 hours into pip & no progress

    I did end up pulling it out. usually if you touch the beak where it has pipped, then the chick will move inside and make noise. I actually did have another that was stuck after it pipped for 24 hours. I could see that the embryo mucus was dried to the chick's eye so I ended up pulling the top of...
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    36 hours into pip & no progress

    5 eggs pipped externally and 4 hatched within 24 hours. I am more than positive the one going on 36 hours pipped externally is dead. It poked its beak through within the first 6 hours and after 24 hours of no progress, I pulled away a bit at the shell. usually I can see the chick moving inside...
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    this happend ths morning

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    this happend ths morning

    I wish that I could put mine outside with them. I am doing everything I can to avoid running electricity down to the coop this winter. so my brooder is inside the garage.
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