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    Has anyone seen eggs like this?

    Good Question about noticing it in a raw egg. I did notice some that were super runny and the yolk just sort of falls apart. I thought they were just old and I wasn't staying organized. But now that I think of it, maybe they are not that old and it's the same issue! We have 3 hens that hatch...
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    Has anyone seen eggs like this?

    Yeah it doesn't have anything to do with boiling because I change the method, and length of time I boil them always. Sometimes soft boiled, medium, or hard. There's definitely something wrong with the eggs. It's usually 1 or 2 eggs out of 8 boiled eggs that look like this. Some are perfect, a...
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    Has anyone seen eggs like this?

    Hello, This is our second year raising egg layers as a hobby. Just this year I have noticed we have an issue with some eggs where, when boiled, half of the yolk is a strange creamy texture with a gray tint (I give these eggs to my dogs). I can't think of what's different this year except that...
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    Raising Peafowl Chicks with Guinea Chicks

    Yes we have been putting grit in their food ever since we started with treats (treats are rare). The day after I posted the pic, I found that poor chick dead. We are using dried oregano in their water (organic non-irradiated) because it is antiseptic, anti-parasitic, and antibacterial. We...
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    Raising Peafowl Chicks with Guinea Chicks

    Oh boy! We didn't anticipate that being an issues until they were fully grown. Do you know how soon that would be a real concern? And what if we make nesting boxes and places they can hide? The peas can't go in my with grown chickens instead, can they?
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    Raising Peafowl Chicks with Guinea Chicks

    Wow okay! I attached a photo of the pea who was hurt. See the blood on top of her head? She is acting very withdrawn, and always puffed up. She peeps quite a bit with the cry they use when they are scared. They have not been exposed to the "ground". They have been in a cage their whole life...
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    Raising Peafowl Chicks with Guinea Chicks

    Hello, We are raising 22 guinea keets and 4 peafowl, all of which are only 1 month old. They are in our house right now, in separate cages (guinea in one, peas in the other). We converted a horse stall into a coop for the birds, all enclosed with chicken wire to keep predators out. We raise...
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    Placing Under Broody

    It is going to be a week or longer between hatches!
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    Placing Under Broody

    It is going to be a week or longer between hatches!
  10. LongevityKitchn

    when to put chicks in the coop

    Hi there, I found your answer very helpful. I have the same question about moving the newly hatched chicks out to be with the broody hen in the coop. The hen hatched one chick and abandoned the other eggs. We took the other eggs in to incubate and we think 1 or 2 will hatch soon. We assumed...
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    Placing Under Broody

    Hi there, I have the same question about moving the newly hatched chicks out to be with the broody hen in the coop. The hen hatched one chick and abandoned the other eggs. We took the other eggs in to incubate and we think 1 or 2 will hatch soon. We assumed it's better for the chicks to grow...
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    Leg deformity: 10 week old hen

    Hi, We hatched 15 chickens for the first time, and raising them for eggs. We are doing this solely as a hobby and for fresh food. We have a girl with what seemed like a broken leg. We saw her constantly on the move, and she didn't seem to be in much pain. It continued to get worse, and now...
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    My premature serama chick can't stand on its feet

    I am having a similar problem. It is day 24, and I assisted this hatch and this hatch only out of 30. All are healthy, except this guy. I assume the temperature fluctuated too much with us taking the other chicks out so many times, so that is why he was unable to get out after zipping. Now...
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    Comment by 'LongevityKitchn' in article 'Raising Your Baby Chicks'

    Hi! My chicks started hatching today. I will put them in the brooder hopefully tomorrow night when they are all hatched. Can someone answer these few questions? How thick of a layer do I make with the pine shavings on the floor of the brooder? How many hours a day is the heat lamp on each...
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    The Incubator Thread

    So it's day 21, and there are 35 eggs in there! Can't believe that many of them looked healthy when I candled on day 18 but, then again, our neighbor had 7 roosters around his 25 hens (that's where our eggs came from). I haven't noticed any pipping or rocking. Fingers crossed we don't miss...
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    City girl to country girl

    Thank you! Timing couldn't have been more right.
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    City girl to country girl

    Thanks! Everyone here is exceptionally nice and helpful! Life is good. More than good.
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    City girl to country girl

    Hi! My husband and I moved from a highrise in downtown Chicago, to a 10 acre property in rural Indiana. Our short-term goals are a garden and laying hens this year. With the help of some neighbors and family farmers, we are off to a good start. We have 38 eggs in the incubator from our...
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    First Time Egg Candler Scared!

    Thanks! I will!
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    First Time Egg Candler Scared!

    I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate all this advice! I will do the candling tonight. I bought a hygrometer because the built in one wasn't accurate, and it's been between 50 and 60% humidity at almost all times. I have a farm innovators pro series incubator with 41 eggs capacity, egg...
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