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    Mottled Orpington... So confused.

    Great! Thank you! It was him squatting for me that threw me!
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    Mottled Orpington... So confused.

    I am thinking Roo, but the saddle feathers are looking rounder than my other Orp Roos and the neck feathers are also more rounded than his (cuckoo Lav). The comb/wattles are really red. BUT I introduced three new hens to the flock and they are beating the mottled up quite badly, which I...
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    pictures of your baby chickens

    So peaceful when they're sleeping. :)
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    Young Chick, unsure of Breed Options

    This is Phantom, S/he is a 1 week old mixed breed chick. The breeder I got the eggs from wasn't sure who her mama is, or 100% on who daddy was. She has about 40 hens, and 3 roosters... Phantom hatched from a light brown egg with what looked like grey(ish) speckles.
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    pictures of your baby chickens

    I have no idea! Nugget hatched from a blue egg, and Phantom from a light brown. The lady who I purchased the eggs from isn't 100% sure whose mum is whose. But it's likely that Nugget is part Ameracauna, and Phantom is part Jersey Giant. :)
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    pictures of your baby chickens

    Nugget and Phantom
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    Late January Hatch?

    I tried not to let mine go over 80% when chicks were hatching and maintained between 65-70% when they weren't. Just because they can catch a chill. :)
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    Late January Hatch?

    That definitely sounds like your humidity is too high! Are the hatched chicks fluffing up? I'd keep ventilation open for sure, as far as I know it's not supposed to be reduced even during lockdown because of how important oxygen is to be new chicks. But I suppose your mileage may vary! I had to...
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    Late January Hatch?

    You can leave them a little longer than 24 hours if necessary :) and the gunk could just be poop from when it was hatching! And leftover umbilical residue. From what I've read anyway!
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    Late January Hatch?

    No external pips until day 21! Out of my 3 viable eggs 2 hatched within 24 hours. I had to wet the membrane on one and totally didn't see that a second egg was already zipping! She wound up being bound by the membrane and I helped her out and got her sufficiently wet. Both are healthy :) the...
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    HELP may have just killed a chick.

    *UPDATE* The chick has died, however it never would have made it out of its shell, as it had NO Skull, a deformed beak (very short upper beak, no egg tooth) and it's brain growing out of the centre of its forehead. I did a bit of research and It appears to be a genetic issue, I did let the...
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    Late January Hatch?

    None of mine hatched until almost the end of day 21! :) Keep faith! :) if you listen very closely can you hear any chirping?
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    HELP may have just killed a chick.

    Yeah, I'm hoping that when I break the membrane is stimulates the process. I think taking a more aggressive approach will help this chick. But I'm still very anxious. :(
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    Late January Hatch?

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    HELP may have just killed a chick.

    I'm hesitant to move the membrane at all because it hasn't started pulling back the blood vessels at all. Right now I am just keeping it in the incubator, keeping the humidity up, and HOPING.
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