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    Speckled Egg Genetics

    Hello Everyone I have been getting the prettiest speckled eggs from my layer pen lately. I am not sure who is laying them, but I have BBS Marans, Welsummers, EE, Cuckoo Marans, Buff Orpingtons, Olive Eggers,and Delawares. I am hesitant to believe they are coming from my welsummers or BBS...
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    Blueberries in Whiskey Barrels

    Does anyone here have experience growing blueberries? We are in zone 7B. For Mother’s Day I received two whiskey barrels and I would love it if I could put blueberries in them. I know blueberries need acidic soil - we have some soil acidifier already. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips...
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    Guinea Fowl Egg Size

    Hello All I have a question about how big a guinea egg should be before they can be incubated. I bought my guineas as keets last October and they started laying about a month ago. They may have been laying for longer but I am not sure. I could never find their nests so I ended up catching them...
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    Fully Developed Chicks Never Pipped

    That is interesting! I am not sure how old the hens were since they laid the eggs but I will take note of that for eggs that I hatch here at home
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    Fully Developed Chicks Never Pipped

    I’m going to give this a shot on my next round! I honestly feel like I am way overthinking everything and trying too hard 🤦🏼‍♀️😂
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    Fully Developed Chicks Never Pipped

    Hello all, I am hoping someone can help me troubleshoot my last hatch. I started with 36 shipped eggs (and I know the risks associated with that). Lavender ameraucana, olive egger, jubilee orpington, and BBS marans. I let them rest for about 48 hours before setting them in the incubator and...
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    Cuckoo Maran X Easter Egger

    They started laying a few days ago and I am getting light olive eggs 😁 Blue eggs for comparison
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    Cuckoo Maran X Easter Egger

    The babies are here and this is what they look like 😊 They are black with white dots on their heads. Most of them have muffs and a few have a broze color on their face
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    Troubleshooting NR360

    I did not get it fixed - the hatch I am starting today is in my other incubator. Luckily my farm innovators is still working great. It’s been sitting in a box since 2020 because I lost my entire flock to a stray dog that year and I haven’t had anything to hatch since then. I don’t understand why...
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    Troubleshooting NR360

    I mean what else do you do with an incubator that doesn’t work😂
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    Cuckoo Maran X Easter Egger

    Hello everyone Tomorrow I am starting a new batch of eggs in the incubator 😁 I have bred my Cuckoo Maran rooster to my Easter Egger hens (all lay blue or green eggs). I’m super excited to see how the chicks come out and I’m hopeful I will get some olive eggers out of the project. Has anyone...
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    Troubleshooting NR360

    Thank you for your help. It ended up being a bad plug - I replaced the plug and it didn’t glitch anymore but sadly the incubator would not reach 100 degrees 🥲 So I will probably throw it out
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    Troubleshooting NR360

    Hello everyone I bought a Nurture Right 360 incubator in 2020 and I used it once before placing it in storage. I thoroughly cleaned it and placed it back in the box. It has been stored properly- no exposure to dust or water and it has been kept inside a house. I plugged it in today and none...
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    Govee Thermometer/Hygrometer

    Hello all! Who has used the mini Bluetooth Govee thermometer/hygrometer for a double check in their incubator? Are they accurate? Do they work well for incubation? I have ordered two and they are arriving on Monday. If you do use them, how did you calibrate them? Thanks!
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    Hatching Window?

    Thanks for the answers guys! Sadly I made the mistake of assuming a brand new incubator would be calibrated and no other chicks hatched. Two of the chicks that did hatch had curled toes. Since I had such bad luck the first time, I pulled a $200 thermostat with a temperature probe I used for...
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