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    Anyone else receive chicks from Meyer that were shipped on March 9th?

    It was in the teens when they shipped them. I have found a fourth person who had chicks shipped the same day. They ordered 100 chicks. 24 arrived dead, and they have lost another 26 since then. There is simply zero excuse for not adding a heating pad to the shipment in extreme weather that...
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    Anyone else receive chicks from Meyer that were shipped on March 9th?

    I live in South Texas. It is already in the 100s by May. This can be worse for chicks then mild cold. I have always had chicks shipped in March, and never had an issue before. However, they were not shipped during a blizzard, and with no heating pads, not to mention the other obvious mistaks...
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    Anyone else receive chicks from Meyer that were shipped on March 9th?

    I am wanting to get reports from other people who had chicks shipped from Meyer Hatchery on March 9th. Here is why. I had 30 chicks shipped on March 9th from Meyer. They are all slowly dying off, no matter what I do. Now, this is not my first time raising chicks or getting chicks shipped to me...
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    Wind chill doesn’t count, right?

    At those temps, regardless of windchill, I would seal up my co-op as best a possible, and maybe add some heat too.
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    Bobcats are my main predator here. Deadly fast and strike day or night. I solved the problem though by building huge fenced and fully net cover aviary yard. Have not lost a bird to predation in over two years. The predators eventually just gave up and moved out of my region. I let my birds out...
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    So sorry to hear this. I had possums attack my chickens in the Amazon, but I have never had it happen here in Texas. Is this a common thing where ypu live?
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    A good broody hen is worth her weight in gold. 😍 I have had some superstars in my chicken raising history. Had one hen that I witnessed tank down two different hawks that were after her chicks. She could hatch 12 for 12 and raise them all.
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    You are absolutely right, if it works, don't mess with it. Different breeds require different incubating tactics. In my experience, the darker the egg color, the less humpty you need. Dark egg colors are dark because of the coating on the egg which reduces the rate at which the internal...
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    One factor many people fail to take into account is the ambient humidity of the region you live. Where I live the humidity can fluctuate radically day to day. From 10% to 90% depending on the conditions. As a result, I have always had better lucky with a full incubator of eggs over just a few...
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    I will agree with you. Thanks for the great advice. I will definitely use it when I try again.
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    Eggtopsy done! They drowned. 😢 The Maran eggs were especially full of water. I think I will have to incubate them separately and run the bator really dry. I think keeping the humidity at 50% for the first 18 days was also a contributing factor, but that really high humidity spike overnight...
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    The eggs are still in the incubator and no new activity today, Tomorrow is day 25. If there is no activity tonight, I may try and eggtopsy tomorrow
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    What went wrong? 40 viable eggs going into lockdown, only 14 hatched!

    Today is day 24 and there have been no new eggs hatch for over 24 hours. 26 left in the incubator. 😔 😢 I had 40 viable eggs going into lockdown on day 18. The eggs began peeping on day 19 and hatching on day 20, with a total of 13 eggs hatching by the day 21, and one late hatcher that began...
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    Cubalaya Thread For Sharing Pics and Discussing Our Birds

    Nice!
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    Does anyone use a portable power station for their coop solar setup?

    My coop is fully solar power, lights, doors, alarms, and cameras.
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