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  1. MamaChick73

    Dog injured my Hen

    Our dog bit my hen around the head area. One eye is shut. The other is open and reacting to light. She had cuts on her comb that stopped bleeding. She also had some swelling to her face where her nostrils are with blood tinged mucus drainage. this happened four days ago. I brought her inside...
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    Narcoleptic Chicken?

    I have 12 chicks ranging from 13-15 weeks. The biggest of them all is a bit strange. She falls asleep instantly and tucks her head to her chest or lays with her head on the ground. Then she jumps up and walks off normally. Her feathers are not messy and she eats and drinks very well. There's no...
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    Pull or Roo?

    Hi everyone. I'm back with more pics of my flock. They are about 9-10 weeks old at this point. I have 3 different breeds and they seem to be doing very well together. Any idea what breed/sex the lighter gray ones are? They have black unfeathered feet. The English laced Orpingtons sex? And I...
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    Help needed! What breed of chickens are these?

    Hello all. Was wondering if anyone has any idea about the breed or if a roo or pulley. They are almost 2 weeks today. I have 3 dark ones with whitish underbelly and dark feet and legs. They are more skiddish than my others. This one is larger than all of them. Thank you all in...
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    1 egg pipped last night but hasn't hatched.

    This is day 20, my eggs are on lockdown. Last night at 12am I noticed a pip. It hasn't progressed much at all. This morning I noticed the chick is peeping a lot. The other eggs are moving around a lot with no pips yet. So excited and hopeful.
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    Incubating questions! First time chicken momma.

    Hi I have what may seem like a silly question. I began incubating my eggs on the 25th of March. Do I count day 1 from the 26th? Or is the 25th day 1? I just want to be sure what exact day to lockdown and not turn my eggs anymore. Thank you all in advance. I have learned so much about chickens...
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    First time incubating as a momma, All tips welcomed.

    This is my first time ever incubating in a Hovabator. I am hand turning them 2 times a day.. I have bought all my eggs on EBay. Some made it in one piece and some had 3-4 broken. I have been so careful with temps. I have a thermometer on top of my eggs and one below. They differ about 1/2 a...
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    New member here! Greetings!

    Hi all! I am from Florida and live within city limits. I am allowed 10 chickens on my property but no roosters. I have raised a few pet chickens before and was successful at it. This time around I am trying to incubate and hatch these babies. I am new to this and am a bit scared that they...
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