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I sure hope it is just the one chick. Its the 1st time we have lost one.

My husband was out at the brooder this morning, chicks all good. I came home from work to find one dead. just laying there about a foot...

We just did 42 eggs. Went into lock down with 31. Had them up right till lock down. All piped, all but one zipped. I helped one at the...

I read someplace that some people do lock down with egg cartons. I like the idea of the eggs not rolling around. I would prefer...

Not sure if anyone is interested, but all are hatched. Kinda. We lost one that did not zipper. Not sure when it passed. One that is...

We have not lost one yet. I now have 6 in the incubator and 5 to hatch. 31 eggs at lock down. Its day 22. Its our 1st time! I am so...

I not sure why, but our humidly is super high. Maybe the snow? We ran a few out to the brooder this morning. I have 5 left in the...

I feel like I was facing the same issue. 10 of my 31 (I originally set 42/6 not fertile/5 quit early) eggs didn’t hatch and I feel like...

Cold and snow is all good when you know how to deal with it. Some days it creates a challenge. Its been a cool spring here, and a dry...

Your not wrong, what you dont know is that is -3C 26.6F and snowing. Got about 3 inch so far. We did get them out before the snow and...

We got the brooder up to heat, put them in a shoe box and ran for it. They are all happy and cozy in the brooder. I will take a few out...

How this happens, is my husband does them and I fix them. They are his chickens. One day I may learn and fix them before he does them. I...

So what is going to be the best way to move them to the brooder ? I have the incubator in the house and the brooder outside. I did go...

I am sure its been asked, but I will do it again. We have our 1st incubator. It holds 42. We are down to 31. 1st one hatched last night...