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    I made a mistake..

    I think the Good Housekeeping thing you are mentioning (though please link) is probably referring to eggs kept in a cool dark place. Incubation conditions are very different and the eggshells naturally become more porous. While eggshell thickness differs from chicken to chicken and even egg to...
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    I made a mistake..

    I'll try and find it. It was something I read in passing about two months ago. I'll try to find it today but feel free to remind me if I haven't posted it in a couple of days. If it helps, I believe it had to do with egg porosity and humidity/oxygen exchange. The egg becomes more porous and at...
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    Mucous & Coughing but no other symptoms?

    Bromhexine and one of the antibiotics like tylosine https://pigeonsuppliesplus.com/collections/respiratory-medications
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    I made a mistake..

    You can mark it but by about ten days in I have read most of the bloom is gone. And chicken's lay varying amount of blooms which is why some eggs have pink or purple appearances and some eggs feel just as chalky as any you might get from the store. The bloom dries out as the egg dries out. I...
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    Snackmeat's Nut Mix Picture Journal

    Wings the tomato glutton silkie got traded off with a number of our less favorite birds. Wings was a favorite but it was going to some people who manage a school flock during the summer, who refresh (likely) hens for the kids to interact with once the school year starts. So I thought Wings would...
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    Snackmeat's Nut Mix Picture Journal

    Our newest chick hatched all by their lonesome. This was one of four Indio Gigante eggs bought from a seller who supposedly has RRA stock, so while I would have been fine with Green fire stock, RRA is especially exciting. Sadly, only one of four hatched, and there was a couple reasons for that...
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    No feed when free ranging?

    Yeah, pretty sure that's fermented. You have to mix it daily. If parts of it is whole you could try sprouting them. And you may try fermenting anyway and see if they change their minds if they get hungry enough.
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    Foot wound. Looking for advice

    This was something for bumblefoot in chickens that might be applicable to other foot infections in ducks. Otherwise I might consider a drawing salve, honey, or Neosporin as well as wrapping the foot to keep the opening moist and hopefully allow either pus or a big splinter to pass to give some...
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    Hen has infectious coryza and gurgling noises..???

    With your antibiotic, perhaps this: https://birdpalproducts.com/collections/aviomed/products/bromhexine-powder I was recommended it to help the bird breath during a respiratory infection and give the bird time for the antibiotic to start working. Stupidly, I skipped it because my shopping cart...
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    Whose egg? Marans?

    Most cheap kitchen scales should be fine. I put a little sand or flour on the scale, then zero the weight and add the egg. This keeps the egg from rolling
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    Whose egg? Marans?

    So, zombies can be a little hard from what I understand because there's multiple ways to make. The most common obviously being the Ayam Cemani/white Leghorn, but I believe any fibro with a Dominant White chicken should make a zombie (sometimes only in one sex, like supposedly the svart horna...
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    ISO lavender silkie eggs

    I know someone but they won't be shipping til the weather cools down. You should also list your location in case someone is close to you that still has reliable layers handling the summer heat okay.
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    Could I get a Leghorn hen that hatches eggs through a specific cross?

    Maybe someone can tell you the answer to this but I was under the impression that sometimes good brooders make horrible moms. I'm not sure if bad brooders ever make good mom's but I feel like I've read about old hens mothering chicks even if they didn't brood the eggs. Not 100% certain on that.
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    necrotic spur? I need advice how to proceed

    Ah my bad for completely skipping over that the spur had fallen off. For me, when in doubt Neosporin or honey. It won't hurt anything and you wouldn't have to bandage it. Just slather whenever you get out there. Otherwise, yeah, you could leave him alone and see. Just pay attention to the leg...
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    Polish chicken thread !!!

    Getting the stinkeye before getting a haircut.
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    necrotic spur? I need advice how to proceed

    I'm not sure if this would work, but people pull spurs off with hot potatoes. You can look on YouTube. If it's infected or in pain, I would pull the spur off to better see if it's all the way to the quick (or whatever the little leftover nub is called.) that way you're treating the injury more...
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    Baby duckling is upside down in the egg, yet broke the shell

    Cornstarch (or you can look up alternatives) to staunch the flow of blood. This means the veins haven't receded/dried out. With your nail, or even tweezers, you can pick the egg yolk away from the white membrane. The veins are inside the membrane and the eggshell should be very dried out and...
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    Hatching eggs

    Prices, location?
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    SOS Egg Bound?

    I want to say that eggbound hens should be given some calcium and vitamin D3 to help firm up any egg to push it out. But I don't know from first-hand experience.
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    Incubation

    I'm going to say no-- looks like no veins though hard to tell 100% from photos. It won't hurt to keep it in for a few more days if you want but I see veins in my eggs from 3-5 days.
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