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    First time hatching questions

    I have a little giant still air incubator that started with 6 eggs. It is now day 23, and as of last night I have 3 chicks hatched, and 3 eggs with no pipping yet. I am trying to keep the chicks in the incubator till they all hatch/dry. I am wondering what the optimum temp would be in this...
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    I was told this duck was welsh harlequin/pekin mix. It looks more like a rouen to me. Any opinions

    Ok thank you! I was just curious. The picture doesn't show, but she also has the teal blue spots on each wing like a rouen.
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    Hens roosters? no clue here

    He are the other 2 i didn't have pics of yet
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    Hens roosters? no clue here

    Ohio but that's a pretty far ship i would think
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    Any clue as to what breed of chickens these brown ones are? Don't mind the RIR

    Thanks! I was trying to decide between LBL, or welsummer. The day I bought the red chick the available red breeds were RIR, and NHR. I just based my opinion on the hacheries pics of the 2 different breeds day old baby chicks. At a day old it looked more like the rhode island than the new...
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    Hens roosters? no clue here

    Thank you! Which 2 do you like?
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    Hens roosters? no clue here

    This is what i was beginning to fear as they all look like pullets to me as well. How do i buy 10 straight run chicks and get all pullets? Should I give it more time, or should I buy a rooster now as I do want some spring chicks if at all possible?
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    Hens roosters? no clue here

    The biggest ones are 11 weeks, and the smaller ones are 8 weeks old.
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    Hello Everyone! New backyard flock in OH

    Thank you I have several varieties of chickens lol, but I do still have at least 2 of the same type that I am not sure of.
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    Hello Everyone! New backyard flock in OH

    Thank you very much!
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    Hello Everyone! New backyard flock in OH

    I have been reading this forum regularly for the past few months, and everyone seems pretty knowledgable. My name is David and 3 months ago I started my flock with 5 day old baby chicks, 2 muscovy, and 1 rouen duckling. I purchased 5 more day old baby chicks 3 weeks later. I would like to...
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