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    HELP ANY HOPE?

    Ok just got home... Bleeding has mostly stopped..., but I believe a bone is sticking out... Is there any hope or do I have to do what I really don't want to do?
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    HELP ANY HOPE?

    yes it appears that it has, butI am at work....an hour and a half from home:( (is our favorite bird!!!!) My wife said that she went out and the bird was still alive. at that point she didnt know it was the entire wing...thought it was just feathers! She said that she went to pet her and when she...
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    HELP ANY HOPE?

    My MINI dachshund got hold of one of my silkies....dont know how! ( I am a t work) my wife told me that one of the silkies wings was torn off....dont know where, but assuming it is the whole wing...is there anything I can do if it is the entire wing?
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    should I be worried?

    I have a two month old buff orpington hen that has a slight gap in the right side of her beak and the shin around her beak is red. What could this be? she appears to be acting normal.
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    Tomorrow is lockdown! SOOOO nervous!

    First step.....STOP STRESSING ;).... I know your stress all too well...I to just did my first hatch and ended up with 7 out of 8 eggs hatching. I was completely stressed. as far as the humidity goes...it does not matter how deep your water is it is the surface area of the water that matters...
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    Possibles Signs Of Future Problems or just a worry wart(lol).....

    I am by no means an expert...I just hatched my first batch of eggs. I know how easy it is to worry. Do the embryos move when you are candling? How often are you rotating? I have to admit I wanted to avoid any rotation problems and spent the extra couple bucks and got an egg turner. The size of...
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    hen or roo??????

    Ok I survived incubation...lol...Actually did pretty well...started out with 8 eggs and actually hatched 7 chicks...not bad for a first timer...with a lot of advice from the forum. Now onward.. I have four different breeds from this hatch...2 Polish, 2 speckled sussex, 2 sizzle and one...
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    rookie with an incubator gettin ready for lockdown...when to lock down

    Sorry that it took me so long to reply...family emergency...I did VERY well thanks to everyone here! 7 out of 8 eggs hatched! I ended up with 2 speckled sussex...sooo cute....2 polish (cone heads)....and the last 3 are up for grabs...I am unsure if I have 1 silkie and 2 frizzle cochin/ silkie...
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    first one out....yoke sack?

    Chick # 1 just hatched it has a long yellowish whiteish membrane attached...does not appear to be intestine...from what I have read and been told...I need to just leave it alone and let it dry up....these are my first ever eggs....STRESSED but thrilled
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    rookie with an incubator ..pipping...HELP!

    Thanks...and you are right! Egg #1 is unzipping now...I know that I need to leave the chick in there to dry out, but some of the eggs havent even started...how long should I keep the chick in there ....I dont want him to disturb the other eggs....
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    rookie with an incubator ..pipping...HELP!

    is everything ok? we are on day 21and 3 out of the 8 eggs have cracks....but nothing else...the shell is cracked, but the membrane is in tact....humidity is 62 percent...is everything ok? We can hear the chirping from inside of the egg...why haven't they broken out....any experience person...is...
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    FIRST TIME LOCK DOWN!!!!!!!

    I have to admit I am a little nervous here! Tomorrow is the big lock down day! From all that I have read there are only a couple changes....the egg turner has to come out, the eggs are laid on the wire mesh with the larger end slightly elevated, and I need to raise the humidity level...what...
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    First time candler, blood ring???

    I agree. Give it a couple more days....I am doing my first batch and all mine looked like the last pic around day 3, but everyone told me not to even candle til day 7. Also many people have recommended doing the "smell test". Smell the egg and if it smells rotten get rid of it because it has...
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    rookie with an incubator gettin ready for lockdown...when to lock down

    I am using the hovabator 1602N....still air not forced air. I picked up the egg turner at the last second from Tractor Supply...I believe it is a little giant...both have done an excellent job so far. I had a little scare in the begining with the temp being a little too high, but it balance...
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    rookie with an incubator gettin ready for lockdown...when to lock down

    Alright I guess I could have timed it a little better...when exactly do I need to remove the turner and raise the humidity...Day 18 starts tuesday afternoon and wouldnt you figure I will be at work. I leave for work at 1130 AM and dont get back til around 1AM....I put the eggs in the incubator...
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