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  1. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    Anyone want, or know a farm I can contact that might take, 3 silkie roosters? 2 grays and 1 red or partridge, 5 months old.
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    First egg of 8 hatched, membrane(?) still stuck to chicken butt. Help!

    Sorry had a busy day today. 5 of the 8 have hatched and seem to be perfectly fine. Incubator is a brand new Nurture Right 360, and we followed the directions as best we could. Day 1-18 was 50-55% humidity, day 19-21 was 70-75% humidity. Constant temp of 99.5. Of course, after lockdown, we had a...
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    First egg of 8 hatched, membrane(?) still stuck to chicken butt. Help!

    Third one had the same thing stuck to it's butt and egg. Second out was fine though. Is it a humidity problem? I'm going to snip the third one as well because of the other two chicks in there. I don't want them to get tangled up in it.
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    First egg of 8 hatched, membrane(?) still stuck to chicken butt. Help!

    And should I worry about the other eggs that were rolled around?
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    First egg of 8 hatched, membrane(?) still stuck to chicken butt. Help!

    Thanks! How close to the vent should I cut it?
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    First egg of 8 hatched, membrane(?) still stuck to chicken butt. Help!

    First chick hatched about 2 hours ago. This is our first time hatching anything, so maybe like a new parent, we're overly concerned about what we're seeing. It hatched at 5:30 this evening and for the past two hours, its been crawling around with a piece of the egg following it. Most...
  7. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    Alright 5 days to go until hatch day. The candling light on the Nurture Right 360 I bought was useless. Decided to get this candler https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FQNX9WF/?tag=backy-20 and it work fantastically. Was finally able to see movement! Had to toss 2 more eggs due to them being no...
  8. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    I completely forgot to check back in. After a couple rounds of phone tag, I went and picked up a dozen white leghorn eggs for $12. Got home and there were only 11 in the carton... I don't think that's how chicken math is supposed to work. Anyways, I had to throw out one egg that somehow cracked...
  9. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    I'm sure you also probably paid more than $1/egg lol. I only called this afternoon so I'm not going to bombard them. I'm sure with the drop off in students since the end of the semester the staff there is working extra hard at the moment. I'm about an hour away in Middletown and have only been...
  10. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    Has anyone gotten fertilized white leghorn eggs from the UConn Poultry Farm? I called a couple times today and left a message. Just curious what the actual process is to getting a dozen... if I have to call ahead to pick up, or just show up and get them?
  11. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    Anyone in central CT feeding their flock organic foods? I know it's a bit early but looking for someone willing to get rid of their mostly organic chicken poop for my garden. Probably wouldn't need much.. maybe just to fill a 5 gallon bucket. I no longer own any chickens so my supply of poop is...
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    A hen mating with a hen!

    Sorry, this is the only thing I could think of.
  13. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    I'm debating reducing my flock size for a little bit. Would anyone be interested in 2 easter eggers? One is in her first year of laying (hatched June 2013) and the other is in her second year or so of laying (not exactly sure of age). Under my care they've been fed organic grower/layer pellets...
  14. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    I'd be willing to wait if you still had one (trying to resist the urge to make my flock too big for the coop), but don't hold it for me. I'm sure you won't have a problem finding someone to take them before then though.
  15. fantomas

    Connecticut!

    Man, I would LOVE to add a blue layer to my flock, but I just don't have a place to grow chicks out anymore, nor will my wife put up with the dust. Are you going to be breeding them all spring?
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