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  1. TNBluebird

    sick hen-need help treating her: lethargic, not eating

    Ok-So I've given her electrolytes and a drinkable wormer for chickens-Wazine. The lady at TSC kinda gave me the evil eye when I suggested using the Ivermectin. She said I needed the Wazine. I was willing to use the Ivermectin as I figured a couple drops wouldn't be too much harm right? She...
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    sick hen-need help treating her: lethargic, not eating

    I was wondering about worms. I don't think she has lost weight but then again I could just not notice that.What do I use for worming? I did check her all over yesterday and noticed a few lice. Yuck! So today I'm going to get something for that. Any suggestions? Sevin? DE? I am newer at chicken...
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    Any way to avoid a mud-pit from forming??? lol

    I use wood chips and it is working great so far. I've been buying the pine chips at TSC. I buy one bag each time I get feed so I can build up a nice thick base before winter. Yesterday I had an ash tree cut down. I asked the tree guys to chip the branches in a pile for me so I could use them in...
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    sick hen-need help treating her: lethargic, not eating

    She is a batam, blue chochin. She is sleeping all day, eyes closed,pale comb, tucks head over shoulder, won't drink unless I dip her beak, isn't eating, diarrhea, no blood in stool but hasn't pooped in at least a day, She has been like this at least a couple of days that I've noticed. She...
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    Help! My lone hatcher is making VERY slow progress!

    He's not alive. Poor thing. Maybe we will have better luck next time. My class and I sure learned a lot though!
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    Help! My lone hatcher is making VERY slow progress!

    I have one lone buff orp. that is trying to hatch. He pipped through yesterday morning and worked a very little all day and night. He has his little beak out but that is all to be seen. I can't hear him chirpping anymore either? What should I do? Is he ok ya think? I know that you're not...
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    How long do you let the eggs go past the day 21?

    He is has cracked out a little on the side!!!! Is this ok????? I heard the little peep! He was chirping!
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    How long do you let the eggs go past the day 21?

    I did throw out all the under developed ones before I went into lockdown. All I have left in there are the 3 I though had a chance. I did sniff them today. No smell.
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    How long do you let the eggs go past the day 21?

    I bought eggs off ebay and almost all were fertile. Those that were developed nicely up to about day 14. Some quite before that. At day 17 I checked them again and all but 3 seemed way under developed. Like they never got past day 12 to 14. No movement or life it seemed. On day 18 just before I...
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    My first attempt at building a bator

    I think you are doing a great job! You used the same ice chest that I did. Here is a link to see pics. http://www.ste.rcs.k12.tn.us/TEACHERS/brackenj/Web/Web/class_3.html We are hatching these in my classroom. My first time. So far everything seems ok. We are on day 14. It holds the temp. at...
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    *CHICKS are HERE!!!* Egg Candling Pics: Progression Though Incubation

    Super Cool! I sure could have used this a week ago. I've searched all over the internet and there aren't any great example like yours! Here is a link that shows what my class has been working on. I posted pics of the incubator and eggs we are hatching. We are on day 12 today. So far we have 19...
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    candling info and pictures please!

    I have 24 eggs in my homemade bator in my classroom. My students are so excited! They are so good at watching the temp and making sure I don't forget to turn them. We are on day 4. This is my first time doing this so I'm trying to learn whatever I can to make these babies hatch! When should I...
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    bator buddies unite!!! *New hatch day questions* at the end

    I have 24 eggs in my homemade bator in my classroom. My students are so excited! They are so good at watching the temp and making sure I don't forget to turn them. We are on day 4. This is my first time doing this so I'm trying to learn whatever I can to make these babies hatch! When should I...
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    Thermometer/hygrometer

    Speckled Hen- I see that you put the end of the themometer into a plastic egg. What did you put inside of it? I'm new to all of this. Right now I'm using the water wiggler. I borrowed it from one of my students at school to use in our classroom bator. She wants it back so I've been on the look...
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    1st timer-homemade bator

    Rolling rather than picking up is a good idea! I was liking the 2X4 idea because I have a small on already and I won't have to pick up the eggs or open the bator. I do have a fan in it. I was just wondering if I lay them all out and then tilt the whole thing the would roll around. That is why I...
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    1st timer-homemade bator

    Yes, the 40 seems to be working ok. I had 34 watts and it didn't seem to work as well. I'm working on the humidity. I had 2 different hydrometers and they were quite different. I read some where that the thermometer/hydrometer that measures outside and inside temps with the little cord, has the...
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    1st timer-homemade bator

    This is my first time hatching eggs! I'm a teacher and we are going to do this in my 2nd grade classroom. I have poured over all the information on this website for days now. I used all the "homemade bator" pages to help me, primarily Miss Prissy's. Thanks to you all! I do have a few chickens...
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