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I have a hutch with a divider in the middle. One side has a neutered male with an intact male, and the other side has two intact males. As long as A is with B, and C is with D, everyone is happy- but A and C fight without the divider. It all depends on their personalities - none are siblings.

I'd guess 4 weeks for age.

I wonder why my buffs are so small by comparison? I have lots of other breeds (wyandottes, barred rock, rhode island red, faverolles, easter eggers, and brahmas). The brahmas are a little bigger than the buff orpingsons but the English orpingtons are GIANTS next to all of them!

I just bought two 6 month old english orpingtons (one blue and one black splash) and holy cow theyre HUGE next to my 1-2 year old buff orpingtons. Are english larger by standard?

Read through this link: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching :)

It doesnt matter much when it was laid as much as when she started sitting. Chickens and ducks have all their eggs hatch around the same time by only sitting on a full clutch (ie: a 5 day old egg will hatch the same day-ish as a 1 day old egg, provided she begins sitting on them perpetually at...

Awww Im sorry. Both my ducks died, and Im waiting on my chickens still (theyre still alive but late). Very hard to wait so long just to lose them, no question.

3 chickens on late afternoon on day 22 now - 2 are peeing away and the 3rd is quiet but has movement. Waiting is hard!

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This morning has not gone well - one duck that was alive yesterday died, and the last egg is facing away from the air sac (I posted a separate thread for help with that). Fingers crossed for the chickens today - day 21. No external pips or peeps or rocking. Not sure this will go well. :(

nevermind- thanks!

Im on day 29 now, and one of mine died overnight. I did an eggtopsy and the yolk wasn't full absorbed - even though last night at 11pm she was alive. Give them time - even if theyre shrink wrapped, they may not be ready. Hang in there!

This is my 2nd hatch - the last round was just ducks and I had to help them out on day 30 and 31. Variety of issues Im chalking up to shipped eggs, but of course I set shipped eggs again. Sigh. You'd think at least 1 of the 5 would have an external pip by now but I know its still early.

Well Im down an egg. I candled for internal pips (yes I know, and I'm the first person to tell you NOT to do this), but glad I did because one egg had liquified since lockdown (I'm sure it was dead prior but it's hard to tell with brown eggs). I opened the air cell to confirm and it was just...

End of day and no external pips. :( waiting stinks.