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    2018 hatch along

    Nothing yet. Day 21 ends at 6:30pm. I am going to give them more time than I normally wait just in case.
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    Selling eggs on the side of the road...

    I have always wanted to but haven't found the time. Maybe when I retire.
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    2018 hatch along

    Well, I put my eggs on lockdown yesterday only for the power to go out from 1am to 2pm. The humidity was fine but the temperature went all the way down to 18C. The eggs are so dark candling hasn't been possible. I will just wait and see.
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    2018 hatch along

    I will be putting 9 cuckoo marans in on Thursday evening. This will be my first time with a purchased incubator. I used a DIY incubator made from a terrarium before.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    The chicks we have so far.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    The one that pipped yesterday morning hatched last night. Another one pipped but didn't make it. The third one pipped last night and hatched this morning. The fourth egg has shown no activity.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    Today is the day! I woke up this morning to a pip.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    I candled again last night. Two were not fertilized and the remaining four looked really good. With lockdown on Monday I am on eggshells. Pun intended.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    I candled my eggs yesterday, a new experience for me, and found one of the eggs was a "quitter." Two of the eggs were obviously viable with visible blood vessels. Some of the darker shelled eggs were hard to tell. I am just glad there are so many resources online to compare pictures to or I...
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    Are any of you candling your eggs? If so, at what point are you doing it?
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    Thanks! That is what I thought.
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    So, my eggs went in at 7pm Thursday July 27th. When would my lockdown need to start?
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    Where will my hens lay their eggs?

    The nest box you have for them sounds good. In my experience they tend to like spaces that are somewhat enclosed. Since they are out during the day it is likely they will lay in other places at times. When you start coming up short on eggs take a look around for a rogue nest. I found one in my...
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    August Hatch-A-Long

    I have 6 EE eggs arriving in the mail today. This is my first hatch as I have always bought pullets or hens. I am using a homemade incubator from a converted aquarium. Hopefully all goes well.
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    Adding Bantams to a flock of Standards?

    I successfully added two silkies to my established flock. They have a large pasture to roam during the day and a spacious coop at night so space and being able to escape were not an issue. I kept them in a separate part of my coop for a week so they could see and be seen but not touch the rest...
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