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Below you will find a collection of topics for frequently asked questions - simply click on the topic to see if your question is discussed. If you still have a question you don't see here, please feel free to post your question on our message board or contact us at mailto:fowlaround@yahoo.com?subject=FAQs. Thank you for visiting and we hope we've been of some help to you!


• Incubators •  • Orthopedics •  • Incubation Chart •  • Predators • 
• Colors of Asst Fowl •  • Shipping Info •  • Common Ailments •  • Poultry Meds • 
• DE •  • Incubation (troubleshooting) •  • Coop Plans •  • Humidity - 2 Types • 









Incubators and How to Build Your Own

Different kinds of incubators

Build a styrofoam still air

Build a large incubator







Crooked Toes and Other Common Orthopedic Problems

What causes twisted legs in chicks?






Incubation of Various Types Eggs

How Long? (Incubation length for various eggs)






Predators and Their Characteristics
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Hawks & Owls(scroll around and go thru the pages - LOTS of info here)

Raccoons

Weasels-Minks

Skunks

Opossum

Dogs & Coydogs

Coyotes

Cougars

Bobcats

Foxes

Bears

Hogs

Scavenging Birds

What Can I Do to Protect My Birds?






Colors of Assorted Fowl

Guinea Fowl






Information Related to Shipping of Live Birds

Horizon Shipping Boxes






Common Ailments Found in Poultry and Possible Treatments

External Symptoms For Possible Diagnosis

Ascarids (Large Intestinal Roundworms)

Aspergillosis (Brooder Pneumonia)

Blackhead

Botulism

Caged Layer Fatigue

Cannibalism

Capillaria (Capillary or Thread Worms)

Cecal Worms

Chiggers, Red Bugs or Harvest Mites Coccidiosis

Erysipelas

E. Coli - Colibacillosis (Coliform infections)

Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome

Fowl Cholera

Avian Pox

Fowl Typhoid

Gapeworm

Hexamitiasis (Infectious Catarrhal Enteritis)

Infectious Bronchitis

Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro)

Infectious Coryza

Lice

Lymphoid Leukosis

Marek's Disease (Visceral Leukosis)

Mites

Moniliasis (Crop Mycosis, Thrush)

Mycoplasma

Mycotoxicosis

Necrotic Enteritis

Newcastle Disease

Omphalitis

Pullorum Disease

Quail Bronchitis

Tapeworm

Fowl Tick (Blue Bug)

Ulcerative Enteritis (Quail disease)

Worms

Scaly Leg Mites

Bumble Foot

Prolapse






Poultry Medications

Poultry Medication Guide

Poultry Medications and Suggested Dosages






Diatomaceous Earth (DE)
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Different Kinds

Benefits of Use

How to Use






Incubation Problems - "Why didn't my eggs hatch??"

How to Candle (what to look for)

Clear Eggs - No Embryo Development

Blood Rings in Incubated Eggs

Many Dead Embryos at Early Stages

Eggs Pipped But Died Without Hatching

Early Hatching (may have bloody navels)

Late Hatching or Not Hatching Uniformly

Sticky Embryos (embryos may be smeared with egg contents)

Embryos Sticking or Adhering to Shell

Crippled and Malformed Chicks

Abnormal, Weak, or Small Chicks

Chicks with Labored Breathing

Large, Soft-Bodied Mushy Chicks; Dead on Trays; Bad Odor

Rough or Unhealed Navels

Short Down on Chicks

Excessive Yellow Coloring of Down






Coop Plans






Humidity - Relative and Wet Bulb
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Wet Bulb

Relative

How to Convert Wet Bulb to Relative