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This is my pullet hatched 5/28/13. I noticed a couple weeks ago she had this one bump on her face. Then I noticed she was eating good but felt much lighter. Brought her in 2 weeks ago to watch closer. Started noticing feather loss, little then more. I saw some today and picked them up and there...

I have delt with spraddle before, legs going out to the side and legs going to the front, but I have never seen this. The chick will stand for a second but when it tries to move it's legs go behind it. Then it will just lay there on its belly. I tried hobbles, did the same thing. I have it in a...

I have 11 gold laced brahma chicks. They were hatched 7/10. These are breeder eggs not hatchery. Excellent quality, 11 of 12 eggs hatched. Pick up only, I am outside St Louis, willing to drive half way to meet. Dan Powell line, these are very rare birds. Very cold hearty, the roo will grow to...

This is what we started with. Cabinet free on craigslist. My husband took off doors, took out drawers, took off the top, and the back. Took out the shelf inside. He then made rails that would hold turners or egg racks. The rack would hold eggs in cartons. I can get 3 turners on each rail, each...

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I have shipped eggs due to arrive tomorrow! I am going to let them rest at room temp for 24 hrs then set them on Thursday. They are Polish crested Frizzle eggs. I am soooooo excited! Anyone want to hatch along?

I have a still air incubator. Chicks are alive and moving but my air cell is the size of day 7! My humidity has been running in the low to mid 30%'s. How can I increase it this close to hatching/?? HELP. Can they hatch with such a small air cell?

I set my eggs on 2/16, hatch day was 3/9. On day 18 when I removed the eggs from the turner, my temp dropped. It took 3 days of constant adjusting to get it back up to 99.5. It is in a very cool basement, and the only way I can keep a constant temp now is to keep a towel on the bator. Temp is...

I placed 11 eggs in my incubator on 2/16. It will be interesting to see what hatches. I have 3 EE eggs, 3 white crested blue Polish, 3 barred rock and 2 buff orpington. Here is the exciting thing, I have 3 roos, head roo is RIR and 2 very colorful EE roos. So lord knows who fertilized...

I had 4 free range hens. Two weeks ago one came up missing, middle of the afternoon. She was there at 1 and gone at 3. Now Monday same thing again. She was here at 2 and gone at 5. No feathers, no sounds, just gone? Hawks? Coyotes? Help!!!

So here is my story. I have a friend who has about 50 chickens. They are 4-5 breeds of hens with a rooster to match. Well the roosters dont care who they mate with, so the eggs when hatched are a pretty mixed up bunch. All her chickens are free range and she sells her eggs. Each year she will...

I will try and make this to the point. I had 7 chicks I hatched at Easter, when we put them outside, they were all killed by coons. We found the problem and fixed the coop and yard. I started hatching more eggs in the meantime people kept giving me chickens after hearing my loss. One guy gave me...

I hatched 11 chicks last Saturday. Unfortunately none of the Polish eggs I purchased hatched. I found a woman only 30 miles from me who has Polish due to hatch on Friday. Can I buy 2 or 3 from her and place them with my chicks? Mine will be 10 days old when these will be 3 days old. Will they...

I first joined this site when a coon wiped out all the babies I hatched. At first I didnt want to start over. I was so afraid I wouldnt be able to make a safe place, and didnt want to get attached and face losing them also. But I sucked it up and here is the result! I have a very dear friend who...

I just hatched 11 chicks. All mixed breeds and a lovely motely crew. My question is.......Wormers, what is best to keep on hand and when do I start worming? Antibiotics, what is best to keep on hand? I want to be prepared. I have read so much about when a bird gets sick it happens so quickly...

We left Monday for vacation. When came home Thursday afternoon, let the chickens out, everyone seemed fine. Then around 7pm we noticed our rooster missing, he had already gone to the coop to roost. Next morning he seemed a little lethargic, like he was very tired, crowed but only 6 times. We saw...

I lost my whole flock to a raccoon, so while waiting to hatch more I was given a hen who was an egg eater. Two days later my brother in law gave me his 4 hens and rooster. Now the 4 hens are harassing my egg eater to death. She hasent eaten or drank all day due to running from these 4 hens. I...

Hi my name is Jacquie. I hatched my 1st chickens in April. My chicks hatched on Easter Sunday! I have a friend with a flock of around 50 free range chickens. I loved being at her house and watching all the chicken antics. So she sent me home with tons of books, incubator, turner, and 18 eggs...