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    State of Illinois my new Predator

    More than one million chickens are thought to have died after an egg farm caught fire in southern Illinois on Wednesday night. Farina Farms Inc Poultry Farm housed approximately 1.2 million birds, and all were reportedly killed. Three buildings caught fire, with flames reaching between 13,000...
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    buff orp hen wheezing when breathing

    I had this once with a RIR hen and I culled her. Do I need to cull this one? It just started this morning. She's young.
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    1st time hatching

    Woke up to 4 healthy chicks, more coming. Pretty fun. Gonna need another coop. Happy Spring chicken farmers!
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    RIR Wing Sexing

    Does anyone sex their week-old chicks (RIR) by looking at wings? I've read other posts here on it. Watched a video on UTube. Pullets will be long short? I have 3 and 11 in the incubator
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    Lash egg

    I just found my first and hopefully last lash egg. The other chickens ate it. So this is from a viral infection? Not sure which chicken it came from. Any chance that the chicken that laid it will be ok? I don't see any signs of sickness. I have never seen this before.
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    Buff Orpington

    My new buff orpingtons that I raised from Farm and Fleet are laying now at 5 months and the sweethearts are burying their eggs in the straw in the laying box. Today I started leaving the eggs alone because I do want them to be broody. Putting 5 in an incubator to get the new chicks going...
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    Rooster busy

    My Rhode rooster is mating today with my 4 month old buff orpingtons. One hen is receptive. so they are on their way. I don't think they are laying eggs yet. Is this pretty normal? Haven't seen any rubbery eggs anywhere yet.
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    Butcher question

    Hello. After processing a chicken, does it need to go thru rigor before freezing? I always let my rabbits go thru rigor before freezing. What do you do?
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    Buffs and Rhode Reds

    Hello, my question today is I want Buff Orphington's for brooder birds. Can I let my Rhode Island Red young rooster fertilize their eggs and hatch them out? How does that turn out?
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    What incubator should I buy

    My rooster will be ready for action soon. Any incubators out there that work well for more than a year?
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    Can I use Blu Kote on a chicken?

    I have a chicken that is molting that has an actual hole under her wing. Is it OK to use Blu Kote on a chicken?
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