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    A bit about natural humidity and air cells

    Well, the hatch DID go well! Yes, late hatches are typically due to low temps. As little as 1 degree off could make a day difference or more. So, what ended up happening is that our first hatch (with this batch) was on Day 22 in the evening. Today is Day 23 and all but 3 of the pipped eggs...
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    A bit about natural humidity and air cells

    Today is Day 21, and not a single pip (internal or otherwise), but all is NOT lost, and I'll tell you why. But first, a rant on natural humidity. I live in SE Texas where water is apparently born. It is SO HUMID here, even in the winter, that even a "Dry Incubation" method is difficult to...
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    Guess that breed!

    Game hen? ( rooster)
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    lockdown today

    Nothing bad will happen while you are at work. :) Think positive.
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    lockdown today

    I've used small plastic snack bowls with wadded up/soaked paper towels. That way, you have needed moisture and if a newly hatched chick flops into it, it won't drown. I spray the paper with Unpasturized Apple Cider Vinegar/water to prevent other fungi or nasty bacteria from growing on the wet...
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    Incubator help!

    Great big +1 on this. :)
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    EMERGENCY----EXTREME Feather Loss

    It would be good to know her age, the age of your other hens, whether any of them have gone through a molt before, whether you have seen any lice upon inspection, and whether you see any sign of redness/swelling that might indicate mites....
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    EMERGENCY----EXTREME Feather Loss

    I'd say either molting, or she is getting broody. (Broody hens often pull belly feathers so they can get mroe body heat on the eggs.)
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    Hatching in Classrooms

    Good luck with the project, and great work on the coloring book. I like the "Let's make a Chick Hatching" cut-outs. :) One trick I learned with the Hovabator is that if you do monitor humidity, and find it getting too low, but don't want to open the incubator: you can make a water tube out...
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    Too Many Chickens?

    You said you "just moved", so that may have something to do with it. Anytime I have relocated a chicken, it takes time before it feels "at home". Also, it's molting season. So, your hens may be taking a break to molt, or even if they don't molt, they may just take a fall break. I have some...
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    Fayoumis Crosses

    I had a Fayoumis Roo (he has since died). He was wonderful with the hens, pretty much ignored people, and dominant to other male birds. The hens I have that have Fayoumis in them have a temperment akin to White Leghorns...self-sufficient yet flighty around peolpe. My current Roo (Skylark...
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    Egyptian Fayoumis Thread!

    For the most part, yes. I don't have any "pet" chickens that like being held or touched and no real meat-bird to speak of, but I also don't have any sick or stressed out birds. Our climate is a true mosquito haven, and I can't help but believe that the average chicken would be absolutely...
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    Advice: Get a Rooster!

    Looks like a mix breed, possibly a year old. Honestly, it won't matter what breed/age he is. If he's agressive, he's going to be agressive. The only way to curb it is to be agressive back, and that seldom works in my experience. Eat him, and het a better Roo.
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    Advice: Get a Rooster!

    I've had mixed results with Roosters. My two absolute best for protecting the flock and calling them to food were 1) Egyptian Fayoumis and 2) White Leghorn. My favorite for having most of those same qualities, as well as being people-friendly was the Fayoumis offspring (EF x EasterEgger)...
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    One Heck of a Bird!

    I'm guessing a dog now, given our area. In the years I've lived here, I've never seen a fox (no one here has) and coyotes seem to me a bit more efficient at making off with their kill. Anyway, so far so good. He's healing nicely. Howlet, sometimes my posts don't "post" at various sites...has...
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