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    Using fake eggs

    Oh thanks, this sounds great. I actually just watched as another hen came into her nest and mama jumped out and took a break and let her take over. And now she's back on her nest. Very cool. I'll go mark what's under her today, if that's good.. she's been on around 4 eggs since yesterday and...
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    Using fake eggs

    Thanks, if I don't really want them broody is it better to take out the fake one?
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    Using fake eggs

    We are trying to encourage using all the nest boxes, but our 4 hens keep sharing the same box. We bought 2 fake eggs, after the toddler broke one, we just put the one in a different box than the favored one. Now it seems we've turned at least one hen broody. The left box is favored, so they are...
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    Starting my second hatch - QUESTION

    I observed, in my previous and first hatch, when the first chick hatched, it stumbled, tripped, bumped, climbed, etc ALL OVER the other eggs. I was just reading that you don't want to be turning the eggs anymore once they are ready to hatch so they are in a prime direction to start breaking the...
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    Coming in late almost hatched-along..

    We haven't had anymore hatching or pips. I candled them just now and weeded out the empty ones, but the remaining ones I think are dead.. Any suggestions on what happened or what I can do differently to get better hatches? We definitely hoped for more guineas than one and now need to figure out...
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    Coming in late almost hatched-along..

    We lost one of the guineas overnight that had a pip. The other one has hatched but I had to help it, the membrane was stuck to it.
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    Coming in late almost hatched-along..

    Chicken #3 is here
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    Coming in late almost hatched-along..

    2nd chicken hatched.. i see 2 guinea pips I guess they're called?
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    Coming in late almost hatched-along..

    That chicken has already hatched since posting. I did delay putting the chicken eggs in for 7 days so that they'd hatch at same time. We have our brooder box ready. Only issue with locking down is that I can't add water to the incubator to keep humidity up without cracking it open.
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    Coming in late almost hatched-along..

    Just discovered this board in the forums so we're already starting to hatch our first time. 29 guinea eggs 9 mystery chicken eggs All were given to us by a family friend Guineas were incubated 4/28 Chickens were added 5/5 Egg turner was removed 5/23 I heard peeping last night and saw one of...
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    Eggshells explained?

    We get this assortment often, just wondering what causes the two in the middle? I think the left middle is from the olive egger and the right middle is from one of two golden cuckoo marans. Thanks!
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    My meanie rooster

    Oh yes I am always talking to them
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    My meanie rooster

    Is it likely he'll become aggressive too? He's currently more like a loner and probably bottom of pecking order
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