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Thanks so much for the reply...actually helps...

Another thought...could the brooder have gotten too hot for him? If so, do the chicks generally close their eyes when overheating?

Does anyone have any experience with blue andalusians? I was thinking of ordering a few from mypetchicken.com (I know, i know...i should go with a breeder but i have a few free chicks to cash in from mypetchicken:) My flock is completely free-ranging (with a coop and smaller pen they all...

Hey! I had a baby chick that seemed like he was in distress a few days ago, eyes closed, panting heavily...he still peeped when i tried to move him so i just left him in there over night not wanting to overly stress him. Anyway, the next day his eyes were open and he'd hobble after the other...

Hmmm, very nice to know...guess it explains the lack of information :) Thanks for the response!

Looks like most of mine are coming out Barred Rock Roo mixes...just judging by the color...he's been a busy little bird :) I'll have to post some pics back to you once their feathers start to come out!

Thank you ma'am :) Actually working on number 8 now...seems like he/she's getting impatient with all it's brothers and sisters knocking it around so i actually think i'm going to have a 100% hatch rate...fingers crossed...yea :)

Hey NovaAman! I dont have quite the same experience but i have an incubator that i had set up in my living room (to keep an eye on...it's a small thing...10 eggs max, although i only incubated 8). Anyway, my dog knocked the A/C unit out of the wall one night (about two weeks in) and the temp...

Hey! Okay, maybe i'm giddy since I'm in the middle of hatch day (lol) but i bought the Brinsea Mini Eco (i just wanted something small...it fits ten chicken eggs)...and incubated 8 eggs from my mixed flock...total success...all eight hatched...although, the this model has a small, manual temp...

Hey Wintersun! I've been having an ongoing battle with predators in my area as well and, yes, chickens are social birds and will act differently after a loss of one, or more, of their flock mates. I had two chickens...one of which had gone broody and hatched three chickies (all MIA although i...

Okay, I keep on hearing that Red Broilers are crosses but, try as i might, i cannot find any information on what particular cross of chicken breeds creates them...does anyone know? Thanks! Courtney

Well, if anyone is curious, I woke to three chickies this morning...last night, after freaking out, i went online and found a soundtrack of chicks peeping (I read that when the chicks start to hatch the other eggs seem to get motivated :) and set my laptop up on replay right next to the...

Thanks Sumi! Looked at the info...very helpful...although i'm still a little torn since i cant really open the incubator without risking the humidity dropping (the mini eco is small...10 eggs max...so i'm just afraid with an incubator that small the temp/humidity would fall drastically as soon...

Yeah, so i'm sleep deprived...the temp is set at 99.1...not 91 :)

Thank you! He's beautiful! It's actually hatch day for me today so i'm holding my breath to see what comes out of those eggs :)

Hey! I'm incubating 8 mixed breed eggs in a Brinsea Mini Eco...and today is hatch day...well, 5 of the 8 have a spot where i can see they've cracked open the eggs (noticed them about 6pm...is now 1am where i am). Well, 2 are still moving and peeping, right next to eachother...problem is, the...

Hey Everyone! Well, I started a small flock with hatchery chicks...2 Australorps, 2 Buff Orphingtons, 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 Delaware, and 2 Rhode Island Red (although, I'd say more production red than anything). I also ordered 25 red broilers from Ideal...unfortunetly I've been having a round...

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Hey Seminolewind! Thanks for the response! I did check for an unpassed egg and didnt feel anything...the perch we have set up in the coop she was in is only about a foot off the ground so I dont think it would have caused any major damage if she did fall (we checked her legs though and...

Anyone? I've researched options but cant find any match...hen about 2 yrs old...no previous history of illness with my flock...really came out of nowhere...any help appreciated...just worried about my other 7 layers who inhabit the same area...any feedback is appreciated...no sign of being egg...