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    Long-legged Olive Egger rooster

    I have a young Olive Egger roo that has abnormally long legs. He's already inches taller than my full grown FBCM roo. Lately he has been having trouble walking. Most of the time he just trips over his own legs when hurrying, but occasionally seems unable to walk much. I'm thinking that probably...
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    Operation Dry Hatch

    My first hatch was my "learning" hatch, it was also an emergency hatch(lost my Br roo, and wanted to "set" some of his progeny b4 the hens went sterile). Started out in a homemade cooler incubator with an incandescent bulb. The eggs spent two weeks in it, then it went supernova, and I thought I...
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    END OF FEB. HATCH-ALONG, ANYONE?

    My 5 OE's were due to hatch the 27th. Four of them quit on me hatch day, the last one quit the day after hatch date. I was trying the dry incubation. never again!! I broke the last one open. Nearly half the egg was empty space. It didn't even pip internally. I hope I got the humidity higher in...
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    H.A.A. :D

    I have this disorder so bad...I'm also hatching eggs for friends, lol.
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    END OF FEB. HATCH-ALONG, ANYONE?

    candled tonight, and pulled five that looked to be infertile, but the six i have left are looking good.
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    Would Anyone Support This?

    Darn, this wouldn't work for me, my temp runs low, plus they'd just fall out!! I say give it a go!!
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    Entire flock abruptly stopped laying for no apparent reason, any ideas why?

    HHHMMMMMM. zero eggs is very baffling.
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    The Eggsong Choir - VIDEO LOL

    I heard music in the background.....they held a sing-a-long i bet......Luv the video!
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    Entire flock abruptly stopped laying for no apparent reason, any ideas why?

    I did consider maybe a hidden nest, but left the chooks in the coop and run all day yesterday, still only 10 eggs in my case.
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    How many Eggs did you Sell today?

    2 dozen, could have sold 5, but the girls have been slacking this week, lol.
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    Just a rooster?

    it is a good movie, that's one of my favorite scenes, lol.
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    Teleporting eggs

    That is a "too cool" pic!!
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    Entire flock abruptly stopped laying for no apparent reason, any ideas why?

    HenRaiser....I noticed you are located in north central Mississippi......So am I. Tishomingo to be exact. I am having the same problem. Went from 15 to 19 eggs a day to 9-10, and 12 today. I think this freakish weather is causing it.
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    Egg pipped last night, now nothing :( Is this a bad sign? FIRST HATCH

    My first hatch, I had two slow chicks. I helped one out a little early, the other i went with "hands off" for a while longer. After one more day for the slowest one, I helped it out. The slowest one to hatch has curly toes. I had read that chicks that have to work TOO hard to get out, increase...
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    the egg is moving!!!!

    Keep us updated!!
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