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    Golden Polish

    Oh. I could have sworn I read that they had fifth toe. Perhaps it was sultans. I was looking at both for a breeding project and settled on polish. Sorry.
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    Golden Polish

    A couple of weeks ago, I received my shipment from murray mcmurray hatchery and my "golden polish" don't have a fifth toe. Is this just poor breeding habits? Can they be carriers? Meaning if I breed them back together is there a chance I can get back to the standard?
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    How do you house your 30+ chickens?

    Point taken. I updated my profile. I'm in West Central Indiana. Another good point is what breeds you're keeping. I have mostly kept dual purpose med to large breeds and I am switching this year to larger breeds. Because of this, we have begun the process of expanding our coop.
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    How do you house your 30+ chickens?

    I have more than 30 and my building is about the same size. Build lots of perching area. I was explaining it to my mother the other day... everything says x and x square feet, but inside you have cubic feet. They fly. Some perch up high, some on the ground,some in nesting boxes. With free range...
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    "Bonus rare chick"???

    Got my shipment from murray mcmurray and this is my "bonus rare" chick. At first I was sure it was a brahma, but then I found a fifth toe. Muff and light beard so far, feathered legs, and fifth toe... yellow with dark patches and slow to feather in. Everything else in the shipment already has...
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    Air cell size with dry incubation.

    21 lived. Lost maybe 10, some were infertile.
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    Chicken calculator

    Also, if I switch to recessive white with silver I get black chickens.
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    Chicken calculator

    I know the white has to have silver and I have tried changing the silver setting also.
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    Chicken calculator

    Hm... that gives me white uncolored offspring. I feel like I've tried it every way possible.
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    Chicken calculator

    How do I make a red star rooster in the mobile chicken calculator?
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    Air cell size with dry incubation.

    I stuck an ink pen in the lid where the turner cable groove is and the humidity has come back down to 73% within just a few minutes and the temp is still holding steady.
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    Air cell size with dry incubation.

    Yeah, I accidentally added too much water on day 18. Humidity went way up and have been running vents open since trying to get it back down. It came down to 73% today but has since come back up to 77% not sure what other options I have.
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    Air cell size with dry incubation.

    How high is too high on humidity after lock down? I have been above 70% for over a day with both vents open. It keeps bouncing from 73-77% for 24 hours.
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    Air cell size with dry incubation.

    14 day candling went much better. Air cells clearly visible and the right size.
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    Air cell size with dry incubation.

    I'm going to hold for seven more and see if I can see any better. I think the cell may be right but just hard to spot due to the shell. Hopefully the larger air cell will be easier to spot in 7 days. Sorry for the false alarm. Lol
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