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Day 23, seven of the eggs hatched and an eighth is getting there. The poor fellow who hatched with too much yolk attached is not going to make it and I can't imagine that the other remaining 10 eggs will hatch. But.......we'll leave them in a couple more days while we wait for the ducks an...

Four of my 18 eggs hatched so far, and I can see pips on another 8 or so. Pretty slow, given that this is the 22nd day and they've been at it since 2:30 a.m. last night. 3 of the chicks are fluffy and vigorous, but the last one to hatch is dragging its yolk sack and has an air bubble the size...

Appears I should have found you guys earlier! I set 18 chicken eggs on March 27 and the cheeping from the incubator woke me up a few hours ago. I had begun to worry a bit as yesterday was day 21. Now, after reading many of your posts, I realize I'm in a bit of a pickle. Along with the...

My 8 month old layers have been pulling out their own feathers from their backs (around the tail) and from their back sides. This has been going on for about 4 weeks and they are beginning to look pretty rough. It started around the time the snow melted, so I moved them from their cushy indoor...