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    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    21 out of 26 hatched. The last 5 eggs haven't pipped or anything... I hope it's not because they got too much humidity in the beginning. :hit. I am going to wait a few more days to be sure. (It's day 22 but no hatching since day 20). The one that was sluggish from bleeding seems to be perfectly...
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    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    Hi so it's day 20 today and I have 18 out of 26 chicks plus three pips. I just have a concern about the incubator. Since the humidity has been up for several days and the chicks have been hatching since day 16 it's starting to smell a bit. How can I avoid a bacterial infestation?? I took out the...
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    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    Thank you so much! I have been reading and reading. I had no idea how complex the incubating process could be. I guess it makes sense. I am afraid that it's too late for this hatch; I think that the humidity was too high from the beginning, as well as the temp. So there are certain eggs whose...
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    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    Another egg just hatched btw (day 17 today). I guess that's not a good thing, it's not a bantam.
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    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    Wow I had no idea about humidity, I just did what the bator instructions said, which hasn't gotten me too far because I don't think either of the readings given is accurate. So I decreased the temp and I'm off to read the articles in the learning center. I don't understand why they will sell...
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    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    Here's the little Bantam Araucana
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    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    Hi thanks so much for your reply! There isn't any pipping although the air cells all look good and transparent and the egg dark. (I candled them before lockdown). I've kept the humidity at 60 until now. I'm going into town to buy a new thermometer today. Yes, my bator has a fan. 99.5 is 37.5 so...
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    First chick out at day 16! What to do with the others??

    Hi, I'm fairly new to incubating (although not to rearing chickens), this is my second batch of hatchlings using an incubator. I had a pretty early hatch last time (all between day 18 and 20, 6 out of 8 eggs). SO I figured that the thermo reading was off and I lowered this batch one degree and...
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    Help me, early chick not drying

    Hi, he's doing ok now. I finally took out the three that hatched who were more or less dryish and put them in my brooder. They dried out really fast and eat and drank and seem to be doing really well! So relieved. They love the warm heating plate I bought, seems to be much more effective than...
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    Help me, early chick not drying

    The other ones seem to be drying now, he is but less. I'm afraid to open the incubator as there are still several pipping eggs
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    Help me, early chick not drying

    Hi, I am on the 20th day of my first hatch in an incubator. (I've had chicks hatch out from under mommy hen before). I have a mix of 12 eggs in the incubator. I had one Maran chick hatch out last night on day 19 (it's been 12 hours). He was really lively when he hatched but this morning he's...
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    Sister brooders/Co-brooding

    Hello! I have two silkies who are from the same brood and are very close. Four months ago they both hatched chicks at the same time and raised them together. They are really funny about their chicks and stayed with them until they were quite old, however one of them finally let her nearly full...
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    Goat breed that doesn't make much noise (:

    If you want a diary goat I would totally go with a Saanen, especially if you live in the Northern US. It's just a wonderfully calm and sturdy goat breed with a stellar milk production. I don't like Nubians for milk because their milk is not as sweet as other diary breeds, but of course everyone...
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    Goat breed that doesn't make much noise (:

    I had six Boer goats, three Nubian and an Egyptian pygmy goat, and some Dutch Landrace, I certainly would say that the Boer goats were noticeably calmer and better tempered, although I agree with the general consensus that all goats have different personalities I have to recommend Boer goats...
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    Dirty poopy eggs under broody

    Hello, how do I handle them? Is it okay to do it so early in the incubation period?
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