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    Beard Rust Colored

    Thank you!
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    Beard Rust Colored

    I am being told his beard looks bad, How can I help him?
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    🍃August Hatch-a-Long🍃

    Just set 45 in my new to me incubator........
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    July Hatch-a-Long (including 4th of July hatch-a-long)

    My broody hen was 4 days past hatch date, when she ran out for food I went in and candled them, didn't look good, so we snuck in 3 that hatched last night in my incubator, she had them all tucked under her safety before we left her.....
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    July Hatch-a-Long (including 4th of July hatch-a-long)

    Day 21, waiting........
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    Help me stay patient!

    I am in the same boat, day 23 and nothing, but she has not sat round the clock, she comes out around 11 everyday to eat and drink, maybe 20 mins and runs right back in there. I went in yesterday to look and 1 bad egg exploded in there, I cleaned the mess and candled, I saw life, she went right...
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    July Hatch-a-Long (including 4th of July hatch-a-long)

    We have a Broody Silkie on day 7 of sitting on 6, and 20 in the incubator on day 5, Going to be a busy July! Picture from June 16th Hatch........
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    Egg weight loss during incubation

    June 11 is day 18 lock down for me, we candled today and weighed , I am at 13-14% weight loss, everything looks good, air sacks look right. Do I increase Humidity ? Been running steady 32ish %... Thank you
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    Incubating advise

    First time incubating eggs, Nuture Life 360, Dry the Humidity is at 30% Day 7 Candle Are the air sacks to large at this point? Most eggs lost 2-3 grams 58 to 56, with a few loosing 4 grams. Do I up the humidity? SW Fla humidity is 50% in the house and when I add any water The unit goes to...
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    Crested Rowan Ducks

    Thank you!
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    Crested Rowan Ducks

    So would it be better to have 1 uncrested ?
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    Crested Rowan Ducks

    I have 4 crested Rowan Ducks, if I breed them will their offspring have the crest? TIA
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    HI

    Hi from SW Fla, We are trying to build a homestead/ranch kinda thing and are new to it all. We got chickens about 6 months ago and learn more every day. We went a little crazy with the chicken math, But we have the room and expanded the coops, Just started with Turkeys and Ducks too.......
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    First time incubating, Humidity question......

    HI, My first time incubating, I have a Nurture Right 360, I have a mix of RIR and Silkie eggs in it, I am at day 4. I am in SW Fla, it rains here every afternoon and the humidly in the house is running 50%. If I run the 360 Dry I get 30% if I fill with water I get 50-60%, I have read these...
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    Broodie?

    Hi, I am fairly new to chickens, I have a hen that's acting odd trying to determine if shes broodie or sick. She is lethargic, I can't tell if she is eating or not, Eyes are clear and I don't see anything obvious, I am watching more closely. She is as digging in the nesting box, and started...
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