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I'm having a mite problem in my coup. But here is the kicker....my chickens have just been treated last week with ivomec as a preventitive before I realized there was a problem. I've not found any on my birds, I've dusted the coup with sevin dust yet there are still mites. But they seem to be...

Once a chicken has been diagnosed with cocci and the flock has been treated with sulmet, what comes next? Do I need to do any extra special cleaning of the coup? I have disposed of all nesting boxes because I believe that is where the problem originated. Chickens that should be roosting were...

After an egg has pipped, no beak showing just cracked shell but can't see in yet, how long do you wait before you intervene? I just helped one out and I have 2 more that have been this way since at least 7:30 this morning. So its going on 10 plus hours. This is my first time but the one I...

I have a bantam cochin that has just started laying. She is roughly 6-7 months old. I didn't even know she was laying yet til I found her in the nest the other day. It was obvious what she was trying to do as you could see her pushing. She looked to be having problems and the roo kept coming...

Here are some pics of our new babies. We received the white and blue cochins on March 7 and the self blue on March 14. Its amazing how much they grow in one week! This was my first time to order poultry so I was a little nervous. However, I have been so impressed with Ideal and will...

Can I use just a normal thermometer or do I need a special incubator thermometer. I know the "special one" would be better, but I really don't want to spend more if it isn't necessary. Can I use an electronic thermometer with temp and humidity readings that you use in your home? All this wet...

I have a buff cochin bantam rooster that just won't leave the girls boxes alone. Early last fall I was one week away from my first hatch and he got in the box and knocked all the eggs out and the bedding. I went out the next morning to find cracked and cold eggs. :mad: I was so disguisted with...