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    Year Old ISA Brown Not Laying - Help!

    She's fine. Guess she took a hencation for a couple of weeks! Thanks!
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    May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

    Out of 12 eggs, I had 10 hatch! One was a dud, and one looked like it stopped developing pretty early on. I had to assist the last chick, creating an external pip, and she hatched! I wound up with 8 girls and 2 boys.
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    Comment by 'ChicKim062' in article 'Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching'

    I had a chick that pipped internally and couldn't break the shell. She was trying for hours and each time I candled, she was moving less and less. I finally worked up the courage to break the shell just as described here. I cleared a space to her beak, being careful to break only the outer...
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    May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

    We lost power the other night for 3 hours! I took a hot water bottle and put it in the incubator, and covered it with towels. Temp briefly fell to 87F, then went to 95F and remained pretty steady. Today, 3 eggs have pipped! So, that seemed to work. Good luck!
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    May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

    Howdy! I set 12 eggs on 4/19. They are due Mother's Day. Nope, didn't plan it that way. My roo is a Crested Cream Legbar. Eleven of the eggs are from my CCL hens. One is from an ISA Brown hen ... just because.
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    Year Old ISA Brown Not Laying - Help!

    I have 8 hens, different ages and breeds. One of my ISA Browns laid a fairy egg about 2 weeks ago and hasn't laid since. The other hens are all laying. This one laid all winter. There is no sign of illness of discomfort. He comb is bright and she looks and acts normal. She is not the rooster's...
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    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Whoop! Keep me posted. Happy Easter!
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    Harris Farms Nurture Right or Hovabator 1602

    Hi! I know there are tons of questions about incubators. I have it narrowed down to these 2. Anyone who has actual experience ... could you weigh in, please? I want to be able to hatch more than 7, or I'd go with the Brinsea Mini. Thanks in advance!
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    11th Annual Easter Hatch a Long 2020

    Setting a dozen Crested Cream Legbars today. A friend is incubating them for me and this was the day we could meet to do the egg hand-off. Keeping fingers crossed. My roo, Cluck Norris, has been very busy servicing his ladies ;)
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    What age to allow chicks to roam the yard?

    Love this - so easy. How do you get them back out? Mine run fast!
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    Seeking Wisdom and Advice on Coop/Barn

    Beautiful setup and thanks for the ideas! This is actually what I had in mind - a large indoor area for them for winter/bad weather. The pic of the barn that I showed is only about a third of it. The rest had a wood floor, and there is a second floor. With it being old and a bit drafty, it...
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    Seeking Wisdom and Advice on Coop/Barn

    No, it's dry. The sheeting is more like tyvek, I assume it was used to prevent drafts. The barn is at least 70 years old.
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    Seeking Wisdom and Advice on Coop/Barn

    The floor in the coop is dry, with about 5 inches of straw and shavings. The barn floor is damp, but unused.
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    Seeking Wisdom and Advice on Coop/Barn

    Yes, there is a little chicken sized door that goes from the coop to the stall.
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    Seeking Wisdom and Advice on Coop/Barn

    The open door is it.
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