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  1. Becks Chicks

    Scissor Beak

    Thank you. We made the decision to cull it today. The beak is part of a bigger facial deformity. It is missing an eye as well. I should not have helped this one hatch.
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    Scissor Beak

    This little one hatched yesterday. Is it reasonable to assume it’s not going to thrive with that degree of misalignment? I had to do an assisted hatch with it yesterday. It didn’t pip and the cord was tightly wrapped around its legs and neck. I didn’t know that could even happen during a hatch.
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    Hatching Question

    Thank you. I don’t think this little one was meant to hatch. I probably shouldn’t have intervened.
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    Hatching Question

    I have 3 newly hatched chicks in the incubator, along with 3 more pipped eggs. I also had 2 with no pips. I rate my eggs and both of them I rated “A.” I took them both out to candle. No air sack left on 1 so I carefully made a hole and the chick was fully formed and dead, sadly. These are...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Happy to see the rain. Wore a coat to work for the first time in months.
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    When can you tell if a cockerel is going to be a good one?

    That's why I like this one. He looks at me and runs the other direction! I'm hoping he continues to be a good one.
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    When can you tell if a cockerel is going to be a good one?

    That's what I was hoping to hear. I had to cull my other cockerel because he was too aggressive. Growing up, we had chickens. I would collect the eggs and the roosters would attack. As an adult, I still have a bit of a fear about being in an enclosed space near a rooster.
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    When can you tell if a cockerel is going to be a good one?

    My cockerel is 5 months old and appears great with the hens and pullets. He isn’t aggressive with the flock and gives me plenty of space. He actually seems a little scared of the dominant hen and I’ve seen her knock him off when trying to mate. It’s all been fairly drama free. Is there an age...
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    HELP ! Brahmas eating only blue eggs!

    I had that happen in my flock--just the blue eggs. One of the things I tried was fake blue eggs in the nesting boxes. It helped a little and went from an every day occurrence to maybe once a week. You could try curtains on the nest boxes when you put them in the coop to keep the eggs out of...
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    "Quaviary" Build

    Thanks for taking the time to share. We’re getting our first batch of quail eggs soon and will be using your build as inspiration.
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    "Quaviary" Build

    Lovely aviary. Did you end up putting a roof on? We’re getting ready to build ours and it will be similar in design, but I’m in the PNW and it rains a lot so will need a roof.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    AQI is 114 here. Not too bad. I had a scratchy throat last night from working outside. Maybe we’ll get a bit of rain soon and the air will clear.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Smokey in my area too. My boys are firefighters and they’ve been working nonstop along with the wildland crews. My dad was camping somewhere in NE WA and was told to evacuate. Lots of fires happening around the state. Got the hen house and nest boxes cleaned out yesterday. Added a taller lip...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Thank you! I didn't even think of bee sting yesterday; though, it makes perfect sense in hindsight. Will definitely be more aware of hot pavement from now on. I felt terrible yesterday thinking this was my fault.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    She is back to her usual peppy self, no more limping, and ate her breakfast this morning :)
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Update on my dog’s paw. She started vomiting quite a bit so took her into vet. Turned out to be an allergic reaction to a bee sting. So it wasn’t me that caused a burned paw. I was feeling so bad about that! Back to chickens. I added 13 marans eggs to the incubator yesterday. I have a hatched...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Oh, I would never leave her alone in a car. I went out and prestarted the car before we both left the office.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    She didn't act any different and it was maybe 50 feet to the car. She was licking it this morning and began limping when she started walking on it. It's definitely the paw pad. I would love for it to be something other than my neglect, but I can't imagine what else it could be.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Ugh! I even prestarted my car and turned the air on so she wouldn't be hot when we got in the car to leave. Big failure on my part not to think of the hot asphalt. It's not blistered. Just pink. And she's limping :(
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I feel like an awful pet owner :( It was 109 yesterday and my dog got a paw burn when I let her walk from my office to the car. She comes to work with me. I've never had that happen before. I feel absolutely terrible. Ugh!
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