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    Green spot on raw duck egg yolk

    Aren't meat spots red/brown and hard ? like squishy ? I've seen a meat spot in chicken eggs before, it was literally like a bit of flesh. This was green and like, swirly, I thought it was like a green liquid, or like dust suspended in liquid. Freaked me out.
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    Green spot on raw duck egg yolk

    Good day friends! Question: Anybody know what the hell this is ? (Pictures attached) I have some Indian Runner girlies. They are a little over a year old. This was in one of their eggs today. It's like greyish green. The egg is at best 3 days old and was refrigerated the whole time. I'm not...
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    What breed is he ? (11 years old rooster)

    Thank you everyone! I read all you messages, just didn't have time to respond. My apologies. I Don't have pictures of him in his better years, unfortunately, but I think he is a Partridge Wyandotte, or maybe a mix thereof. When I google rooster of Partridge Wyandottes that's pretty much what he...
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    What breed is he ? (11 years old rooster)

    Hello friends, I was hoping someone might help me identify the breed. This is my mom's rooster. He is 11 years old, maybe more. That's why he looks ... the way he looks :D His name is Gargamel. Mom can't remember what breed he is other than he is a liliputy chicken. I love him, he's so...
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    Broody hens with leg mites - When to treat ?

    Right, excellent, thank you. I read your response, just didn't have a chance to respond, thank you. I did the vaseline on everyone. The babies hatched, so in a week I'll treat the mom hen. They are tooo cute. But - when it rains it pours, right. 😭 So after I put the vaseline on everyone, I...
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    Broody hens with leg mites - When to treat ?

    Hello friends, I need some advice. I have two broody hens sitting on two fertilised eggs each, which I gave them because I don't have the heart to break their brooding, especially because one of them is 10 years old. They still have 10 days to go till the eggs hatch. Problem is the flock has...
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    When is it safe to let drakes out of drake jail ?

    The ratio is bad. 5 to 5. But before the season started they mated here and there and were all right. The ladies liked it, did the head bobs, you know. It was when spring hit that they went bonkers. Especially because they picked one of the girls and kept chasing and mating her, almost...
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    When is it safe to let drakes out of drake jail ?

    Hello friends, this is a pretty self explanatory question : When is it safe to let drakes out of the drake jail ? How do I know ? I had to jail my drakes. This was their first season - they went nuts starting in March. They have been incarcerated since the end of April. They are all hatch...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    You're welcome :) I'm happy to spam people with poultry media :D I always put a puppy pad down for them, but they always proceed to promptly ignore it and go everywhere but the puppy pad :D so I just gave up. I've been letting them walk around and peck on some fresh fruits and veggies, because...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    Hello friends, Just to keep you all updated: the Chabo trio is doing well, they are about to be 6 weeks old and are almost fully feathered. Still looking a bit like hellraiser tho :D They discovered their wings and jump out of the brooder, getting chicken zoomies and all that. Now I correct me...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    So they have been on the puppy pads again since Wednesday and there is definitely less sneezing. I open the window more too since it's been warm. Still a sneeze here and there, but much less. They miss digging in the bedding tho. :( I'll try again in maybe a week, I might still have some wood...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    They are all 19 days old today. And the feed has 19 grams of protein per kilo. So about 20 ish %. Is that not enough ? I give them hard boiled egg daily and some greens too, for the last couple of days. They seem to be completely fine behaviour wise. Eating, drinking, running, chirping, no...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    So I took some quick pictures. See squiggles ? Naked chicken butt, or back rather. I never saw them picking at each other. Only when they are stealing hardboiled egg pieces from one another :D I think ventilation is ok, I suspect the hemp bedding might be the culprit, since now it's two...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    Update time: Chicks are doing well I think. I swapped the bed pads for some hemp bedding, an it smells really nice. The chicks really like to dig in it and toss it around and peck at it. The only thing that concerns me is that squiggles sneezes a lot. She would sneeze before here and there but...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    I sure will! I saw their moms and dad and they were so cute. And this black beak, black comb variety is rare. Most people keep white Chabo Bantams, or speckled ones. And Chabos in general are suppose to be very friendly and personable. I can't wait for these to grow up. I think the vitamins did...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    Well I don't use paper towels, but puppy pads, or bed pads, you know, like big cottony sheets, and I'm pretty sure I read it here somewhere, that it's good for easy clean up in the first weeks when there is just soooo much poop. Which it is. Didn't know it can be hard on their feetsies. Harder...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    It's a hard plastic bin from Ikea and then there is a bed pad on the floor. I raised duckies like that, for the first two weeks, and they did fine. Should I give them wood shavings? They are so tiny, I feel like the'll drown :D Maybe hemp bedding ? The poultry vitamin contains B1 and B2, D3, C...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    I've seen chicks sleep lying down with their head on the floor and stretched legs, but never like this one, bent over, with her head upside-down. But she's getting better. I gave them the chick crumble with the vitamin water, like you said, they ate about half of that. They are eating and...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    They are Japanese Bantams, Chabos and I got them from a reputable breeder with good recommendations. They were all completely normal when I got them, just a bit spooked, you know. Only next day in the afternoon/ evening I noticed something was wrong with Squiggles. Today they are 7 days old...
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    lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?

    Hello again everyone, thank you for your time, so the sick baby (I've been calling her squiggle) is definitely more active then yesterday, but something is wrong. No poop stuck to anyone this morning. Everyone is eating, running around a bit, but squiggle has a hard time keeping her head up...
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