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Yes, either one if you have it.

I would try eye drops first. Vetericyn makes one but you can also use eyedrops for people.

Go for the simple solution first--check for something in the eye. I have never used anti biotics.

You likely do not have egg eaters. We are moving into the low light time of the year and hens will not lay without 12 to 14 hours of daylight a day. Another problem is the practice some have of not feeding chicken feed in the winter--scratch is not chicken feed. I am not saying you are doing...

No, that will not work. chicken eggs are set for gender when the ovum is formed--and it is determined by the ovum. The only way that gender will be changed in a hatch is if you kill off one or the other by messing up the incubator settings--which would not be beneficial. Even then, you will...

I collect them when I find them--I have a folder of them in Drop Box.

When they want out, it often does not matter where the pip and zip!

Time to calibrate the thermometers then.

Do you have a still air or fan forced incubator? I bet the internal temperature was over 99.5 on average.

Yes! either the duck breed you have hatches early or the incubator was a bit too high. They do not need to be turned at the end so the turner can come out.

No, but the plastic would have to come off here in the summer--It would make it too hot here. We get over 110 each summer.

For summer heat I use shade cloth. It reflects a lot of heat but allows light for the chooks and air flow.

The seeds will make them more resistant to worms but will not kill worms. They will be able to live better with the worms that they have. Question: Do you worm your dogs? Something to think about.

Food grade plastic would be fine. The amount of plastic that they would get from it would not hurt them and should not get into the eggs either.

We have Briggs AVC out here.

can you get some organic apple cider vinegar with a mother in it? It does not take much to get it going.

Of all the reasons for moving, getting more chickens is the most important one.....

Sorry you do not have them. The problem is that the USPS tracking does not update in real time. After they go to Airborne for air shipping, USPS loses them until they show up at the destination. It is common to not see where they really are until the show up at your place. Hoping that they...

I give them 24 hours usually after the pip.