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    Two roosters, 7 chickens, too many eggs to use

    That's Was definitely one of my plans. A friend of mine is on the lookout. Would love to give some an end of day pasture. That would truly work out perfectly.. That's such a smarter way to use the eggs. I just cook them all, throw them through a nicer dicer with their shells and then feed them...
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    Two roosters, 7 chickens, too many eggs to use

    I give four to my dogs, with their morning and dinner meals. I eat some too, give them off to friends weekly.. Its just.. So, so many eggs. Especially if I consider getting more hens. And I'd love to. I can fit some more, I also have the wood to build other barns. My silkie is broody again...
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    Two roosters, 7 chickens, too many eggs to use

    So it's been a while since I've been here. Tried a second incubator run, only one survived. Little magnolia. Eventually passed from a heart attack from a bird of prey. Finally threw that shit incubator out. Now I realized, the two silkie chicks I got got for that one (only one hatched yet...
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    New here!

    Putting it here.. None of the other eggs ever hatched. I candled them, it seems they never pipped through the membrane at all. The one that did survive, the one I stupidly named.. I had to put down a day or two later. It only drank when I held it to the water, it barely moved.. It was only...
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    First chick of nine is stuck. Help, or accept nature?

    It is now 10am over here, the little one is still complaining at me from beneath the grate. It's still sticky, but there's just not much I can do in this case. The other 8 are still not convinced it seems. I think I'll just go back to sleep. My nerves are a mess.
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    First chick of nine is stuck. Help, or accept nature?

    I ended up helping it out. Its much more vocal than ever, but might need help drying. As it fell through the grate, I'm leaving it there right now. It hasn't fluffed up though. I assume it was pretty sticky, I might just leave it in until tomorrow?
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    New here!

    There's no water down there as I checked, so, it's actually fine for now, I hope? It's chirping louder than ever. I did help it a bit, I hope I didn't kill any.
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    New here!

    I have to screw it open. Now I'm considering moving all of them to the other one. It doesn't have humidity reader's.
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    New here!

    It dropped beneath the grate!!!!! I can only open that with screwers it takes time. I have a second incubator, but without % Oh gods.
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    New here!

    It is now fully hatched, still super vocal, I helped it some. It seems to be super tired. Ran into the wall and just.. Flopped. Now that I checked it again.. It just took off into another corner. I hope it's a good sign.. It's sounding louder than ever.
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    New here!

    It just hatched in my hands. There was no blood vessels at all, no bleeding, its currently trying to get all the way out. It was super vocal the entire time too. Eta: the humidity didn't drop beneath 70% once. I hope, I beg that I didn't hurt the rest.
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    New here!

    Thank you very much for that advice. I decided I will help it, while at the same time dropping in another sponge with hot water. I have checked the other eggs again and again, not a single one has any pip. Not a wriggle, not a peep. I hope I'm making the right decision.
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    New here!

    Thank you! I have rape seed oil at the standby, q tips, different tweezers and a dremel for very fine precarving for the zip, just in case. Sponges too, to add to the incubator for the humidity. I'm just also so worried about the other 8? I don't want to kill them, just because of saving...
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    First chick of nine is stuck. Help, or accept nature?

    I'm cross posting this from my introduction post, I wasn't sure about making thread. They are bantam wyandottes, got shipped to me, humidity has been above 45%, only once dropped to 40% but it woke me up. One hadn't made it at the last candling before lockdown. I started lockdown one day too...
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    New here!

    Thank you all so much for such a heartwarming welcome! I truly appreciate it. Actually, I'm rather worried. I don't want to start yet another new thread about helping or not helping stuck chickens.. I currently have 9 in the incubator, one woke me up this morning at 5am. It has zipped the...
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