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    Hen or Roo?

    Wasn't quite sure where to post this, so forgive me if it's not the right place. Need help figuring this one out. 12 weeks old. Doesn't crow, whereas the other roos have started. Is bigger than the other hens, but smaller than the roos. Waddle and comb not bright red like the other roos...
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    Power Outage

    Sorry, I'm a bit late in replying. I haven't been on in a while. But YES! ALL eight ducklings survived! How did your guineas fair?
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    Lonely Chick

    I have a single bantam Bearded D'Uccle day-old chick. He is having a bit of a tough go. He had curled toes, which we have started treatment for with some little shoes/splints. But he is lonely and he sits in the same spot in the brooder and chirps. I am not sure he is eating or drinking. I want...
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    when do you intervene?

    Okay, this is about duck eggs but mostly just about the hatching process, so hopefully someone can still help. I have a poor little duckling who has been working so hard to get out. On Saturday evening I candled my eggs one last time and prepared to lockdown. This would have been about day 25-26...
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    Power Outage

    I am happy to report that all eight eggs still have definite movement! Fingers crossed they hatch!
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    Duck incubator question

    Probably not much help as I am a first time duck egg incubator myself, but we just had a power outage and my incubator was without power all night. Temp dropped to about 82F (below 30 C) and humidity dropped pretty low as well. I was able to bring the temp and humidity back up and 12 hours later...
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    Power Outage

    Thank you! That gives me some hope!
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    Power Outage

    Last night we had a thunder storm, the power went out, was not off for long, but the fuse to two of our bedrooms upstairs was blown or something. Of course, our incubator with our 8 duck eggs was in one of those rooms. Because the power came back on to the rest of the house, I didn't even think...
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    Cocci? Or just loose droppings?

    We have ten chicks about a week and a half old (Easter chicks). A few of them have had pretty loose poops since the beginning, but now they seem to be even more so. I am new to chicks, so I don't really know what is normal, but most of the others seem to have more solid droppings. They have been...
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    Eggs Arranged Okay?

    Thanks! Sounds like fun!
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    The 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!

    I'm a little late joining the forum, but we just set our chicken eggs on Saturday, March 25th. 12 eggs, half olive eggers, half easter eggers. It's our first ever attempt at hatching, so fingers crossed!
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    Eggs Arranged Okay?

    Okay, first time hatcher here, so I am probably being a little paranoid, but do the eggs look like they are arranged okay or do they look too cramped? We have a 12-egg incubator but only 9 eggs fit properly in the turning tray with the grilles. The eggs seem to turn okay like this, but again...
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