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    Buff Orphingtons egg laying

    They will lay...some are just slower than others :) don't worry the eggs will come...
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    24 hour old pip

    I know this thread is old...but for others that read it..i would like to share with you...that you CAN HELP hatch them and they can THRIVE! I have had near dead chicks in worse shape than the one that was culled is in the thread by member avonshire and had it LIVE! In fact the last one like...
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    New babies!! What are they?

    Only certain breeds have bantams...where did you get them? could they be cross breeds?
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    Broody hen at it again.

    She will keep them warm as long as you have an area that is out of the wind and is well ventilated... I keep mine in a cage in the hen house until they are a few weeks old..t
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    Older Ladies Pecking Eachother

    Their quarters are too small...if given more room it will stop...one of them could really injure or kill the other...I would consider getting them a larger area asap.
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    when to introduce grit and what kind

    they need grit from day 1 and at night they fill up their crops before they go bed...they eat thruought the night...it should have gone down by in the morning..it can be a little full..if their is an impacted crop you will know it...it will be HUGE.
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    The ugly phase of silkie chicks

    Silkies are just the best! Be sure to take photos of them so you can look back and laugh! :)
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    New to Silkies

    Silkies are so much fun and super sweet!!! You will really enjoy them! feel free to ask any questions...They will do that when they are young but it will stop...they get along really well with each other and other chickens.
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    Sexing my Barred Rock

    girl...but weird tail
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    HELP! Baby Chick!

    Put it with at least 1 other chick if you can. mine always have a higher success rate when I put them with 1 other chick rather than isolate them.. the other chick seems to give them the little push to live that they need...hope it makes it! the electrolytes and sugar water may also help...just...
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    Hen or Rooster?

    what did it turn out to be?
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    Should I have done this?

    I wouldnt let just 1 chick hatch...their needs to be at least 2...yeah, I would have stopped cracking them open.
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    My silkie hatched out an egg

    congrats! Super cute! My silikie just hatched 2 that werent her eggs also....
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    2nd time hatching and not good at all

    The spike to 106 should not have effected unless it was for a long period of time like over an hour.... besides you said you had full developed chicks that were dead so that means it was towards the end you had the problem...if your humidty was not at least over 50% ..should be 60% then that...
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    Hatchlings due mid november

    I agree....she will keep the babies warm :)
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