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(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Although I haven't been on BYC for a while, I have had chickens since 2011 when I retired. I started out with seven pullets of seven different breeds that I ordered from My Pet Chicken. That was the beginning . . . . Then chicken...

I have a seven month old Ameraucana pullet that became determined to become a mom over a month ago. I've never had a broody hen before, and I didn't realize she was so determined! So after more than two weeks of battling with her, I let her sit on five eggs in a little coop I had set up for...

HELP!! I have been incubating a dozen eggs in a Hovabator with a wafer thermostat and fan. I'm on day 7, and I've kept the humidity at 40 - 45 percent. And the temperature has been stable at 99.3 to 99.7 with no adjustments. When I accidentally overfilled a the water (I'm using a tube through...

I have a question that might seem dumb, but oh well . . . here goes. I have been incubating a dozen eggs in a Hovabator with a waffle thermostat and fan. I'm on day 7, and I've kept the humidity at 40 - 45 percent. And the temperature has been stable at 99.3 to 99.7 with no adjustments...

I am so bummed -- I put 4 eggs in lockdown 3 days ago (the only ones that made it out of 24 shipped Ameraucana eggs) and so far nothing is going on and today is D-day. Last attempt, I got one little chick out of 12 shipped eggs (but we have become very close ) The first batch had terrible...