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    FIRST TIMER QUESTIONS HELP!

    An external "pip" is the first hole made in the egg once the chick starts hatching. An internal pip is when the chick pierces the air sac, it can only been seen during candling, which, is not recommended when you have hatching babies. :) "Lockdown" Is the last 3 days of incubation. You...
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    Found baby bird ... Need help!

    Thankyou!
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    Found baby bird ... Need help!

    Awe, glad to hear all is well! I wish we could have returned my little guy.
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    Found baby bird ... Need help!

    I've been feeding him every 2-3 hours during the day and every 4 hours at night. I usually feed until I see that his crop is full and he is quiet. He's grown so much over the 3 days, his chest feathers are coming in (they're white) and he is not naked anywhere now. I also discovered that he is...
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    Found baby bird ... Need help!

    Thankyou! I actually googled wildlife rehabilitation in my area and the closest is over an hour away. It'll probably be at least a week if not more before I can get him there, so I suppose I'm gonna go pick up some Purina cat chow. Thank you for your response!
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    Found baby bird ... Need help!

    Alright, so this morning my cousin brought me this little bird ... apparently two of her youngest siblings (8 and 10) found the bird laying on the ground screaming, so I'm guessing it fell out of it's nest. It had to of been there at least 3 hours because they found it when they went outside at...
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    Found a baby bird. Any help would be appreciated.

    Alright, so this morning my cousin brought me this little bird ... apparently two of her youngest siblings (8 and 10) found the bird laying on the ground screaming, so I'm guessing it fell out of it's nest. It had to of been there at least 3 hours because they found it when they went outside at...
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    First time hatcher

    Good luck (:
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    First time hatcher

    Get it back up and watch it closely. You'll probably have a somewhat late hatch. Which thermometer was reading 95*?
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    First time hatcher

    Blood rings mean that an embryo was growing but has died. If you see a blood ring, there won't be movement, because it's a 100% sure sign of death. Sounds like healthy veining to me.
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    First time hatcher

    "Too high" is different for everybody. 45%, Generally, is right at the "recommendations" For humidity on days 1-18. So I think you're good.
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    First time hatcher

    The egg with the blood ring can be thrown out if you're for sure that is what it is, I personally keep all of my eggs until day 14 just to be sure, unless they stink - then I remove them right away. I've cracked open eggs that were seemingly dead during candling only to find a live embryo...
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    Broody Serama

    Some people separate their broodies, others don't. I personally have never had a successful hatch when they're left with the flock. The chicks end up being beat up or killed by the other hens, The developing eggs end up cracked, Or other hens lay eggs in the broody's nest box, the newer...
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    first time wanting to incubate some eggs?

    Don't open the incubator until they're dry and fluffy. They absorbed the yolk sac before hatch - so they don't have to eat or drink for the next 3 days. Once they're ready to take out, put them in a brooder (which can be as simple as a rubbermaid container with a heat lamp and pine shavings.)...
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    Broody Serama

    Relax and let mama hen do the work! Have you separated her from the flock?
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