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    Broody Turkey Question

    She is being a great mom. She only has three to take care of. I was just shocked to see the eggs under her again. She laid 10 but broke more than half before they hatched. Then only four hatched.
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    Broody Turkey Question

    Royal Palm Hen, just hatched out chicks two weeks ago. Today she is laying eggs again. Will she set on these new eggs if she's raising checks already? Should I pull the eggs so she can concentrate on her babies?
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    Breed Question

    Any ideas? They were a mixed batch. About three weeks old.
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    Ok, these are not Buff Orpingtons! What did I get?

    They lay wonderful eggs, often. They are healthy birds......but not what I wanted. Disappointing. I wanted Orpingtons looking for a friendly breed that may go broody. Whats funny is I bought 4 chicks from a breeder and not one of them looks like the other!!! And none are the Orpingtons I ordered.
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    Ok, these are not Buff Orpingtons! What did I get?

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    Hen hatched single chick - too late to introduce another chick???

    The hen has been broody and hatched one single egg today. This was the last egg in the nest. We have day old chicks on order and will get them on Wednesday. Will that be too late to get her to "adopt" them?
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    Hen with Bumblefoot AND seems to be losing weight.

    We noticed our 1 year old Buckeye hen had Bumblefoot about 7 days ago. The black plug was very small, but the foot was swollen, hot and the pad was hard. We have soaked the foot, removed the plug surgically, and she has had 3 doses of Penicillin (.25 cc each). She is eating and drinking, seems...
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    Well I have a new question for Buckeye "experts". I just noticed tonight that one of my hens is growing spurs. First, YES, she is a hen. She is 14 months old. I've had her all of her life. The spurs are maybe 1/4 of an inch long. Just little nubs really. I've searched that it is more common in...
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    Unabsorbed yolk sac - now it's dried up - chick struggling!!

    OK, no one replied. I put Neosporin around the dried yolk "plug". I got some water and mashed feed in her. She's pooping ok, but really weak. No one has any advice?
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    Unabsorbed yolk sac - now it's dried up - chick struggling!!

    Chick hatched 24 hours ago with an unabsorbed egg sack. The yolk had not fully absorbed and now it has dried out. She's weak, but she still tries to stand, and peeps loudly. I've put electrolites in the water and trying to get her to drink. Should I "wet" the remaining yolk sack? I'm going to...
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    My Buckeye chicks were my first ever day old chicks, so I have nothing to compare them to. They did start laying a little later than expected (per the books anyway) but they turned 20 weeks old just as October was coming to Ohio. they started laying consistently at 26 weeks. I fed them Purina...
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    Buckeye Breed Thread

    We have four Buckeye hens purchased last year from Meyer Hatchery in Ohio. I recently lost my Buckeye Rooster to illness. He was purchased from an individual that said he was from Jeff Lay. Anyway he was beautiful and will be missed greatly. I have an incubator full of eggs from my little...
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    Help - I've just killed my Rooster - what did I do wrong?

    No reaction from the last dose, I gave the same does to another hen in the flock not 2 minutes before him. He literally died within minutes of the shot. I don't know if I hit a blood vessel or what happened. I'm an absolute mess. I can't stop sobbing, and I know I will never forgive myself. I...
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    Help - I've just killed my Rooster - what did I do wrong?

    We got him last summer. We already had Buckeye hens and found this guy headed for the freezer. I bought him and made him head of the flock. He's been perfectly healthy until last week.
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    Help - I've just killed my Rooster - what did I do wrong?

    My Buckeye Rooster is not quite 1 year old. He developed a respiratory problem a few days ago and no local vet will see him. No nasal discharge, just sneezing and open mouth/beak breathing. I gave him one dose/injection of Tylan 50 and treated with Vet RX two days ago - small improvement. I...
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    Hens dying one by one - no symptoms?

    I have not treated them for anything because up until Thursday everyone was fine. I have Valbazen and can treat the remaining flock tomorrow. Does anyone know if it will hurt a healthy bird to treat them for worms?
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    Hens dying one by one - no symptoms?

    Thursday night when we put the flock to bed, one 8 month old Golden Comet would not go to roost. She got into a nest box and just stood there. I knew she was not right, by morning she had died. No marks on her, no nasal discharge, nothing. Tonight, a three year old red sex link is doing the...
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    Hens laying eggs somewhere other than nest box...

    I have four buckeye hens that just started laying at almost 8 months old. Three use the nest box - one lays her egg in my goat pen. Not because it's dark, it isn't. So far I can't believe the goats have not stepped on the egg, but there it is every day. I'm going to try and start moving her to...
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