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    Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

    I only had 3 out of 8 hatch and two have already died, so no more hatching for me. Way too expensive & shipped eggs are working out for me
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    Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

    Oops...I meant hatch day is today for me. I swear I kept thinking yesterday was Thursday But one of my SIlkies did hatch yesterday after I got home from work and another hatched overnight. One started zipping, but wasn't do anymore when I checked this morning...the humidity dropped a little...
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    Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

    Today is hatch day for me. I'm at work right now & it's killing me not to be staring them down waiting for any signs of movement
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    Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

    Lockdown for me is tonight Here's hoping my humidity doesn't give me a fit this time & all the babies make it
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    As if my chickens weren't enough....

    Yes he is. And yes I think we'll be branching out in 4-H
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    As if my chickens weren't enough....

    We have managed to take in an orphaned calf I really wanted to say no to my father when he called & asked if we wanted it. I know he meant well, since my 14 yr old is alwyas dropping the hint that she wants to raise one. We were ill equipped for one & are now bottle feeding this cutie Was...
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    Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

    Still going good so far with my Silkie eggs (8 out of 12 look promising). Of course, I'm checking pens the other night & notice our Blue Silkie hen is missing...turns out she's sitting on several eggs as well. Here's hoping she'll have better luck than I have to date
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    humidity dropping by nearly 10% daily? Hova 1588

    How in the world are you lucky enough to get your humidity to hold like that during lockdown? I filled both troughs like it says in my 1588 for lockdown & by the time my third chick hatched, my humidity was 80%...and that was with the red plug out. My hatch rate was terrible because of this...
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    Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

    Sorry, I've been terrible about updating...trying to get kids ready to go back to school & deposit one at college, so it's been busy. I candled all twelve on Thurs & looks like I have eight viable ones. Not gonna pull the others out until this week, just in case I was wrong. I find I'm not as...
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    Setting eggs August 2 -- anyone else?

    I put my paper towels on top of the wire just to make it easier to clean up after hatching. Just be careful how much water you put in...I put in more than I should have & once they start hatching, the humidity will go up. I learned the hard way. yes, I left the fan on for circulation. Good...
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    "2012 County Fair or bust": 4-Hers gearing up!

    Well I was terrible & hardly got any pics...sorry. My 14 yr old showed the rooster in my profile pic, her pair of Golden Sebrights & her pair of Mallard ducks (which the judges thought ate too much, ha ha!). She also showed her lionhead rabbit. My 12 yr old only showed her Silkie hen & her...
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    FOR SALE - SPLASH SILKIES - 9 WEEKS OLD - PICK-UP ONLY - PORT DEPOSIT, MD 21904

    If only you were a little closer & it didn't cost so much to cross that pesky bridge I'm a sucker for Splash silkies!
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    Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

    Mine are still plugging along...we had a terrible storm las tnight & thankfully didn't lose power! Gonna candle Thursday afternoon.
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    Anyone else setting eggs this weekend? 8-3-12?

    Well I've lost all that I hatched, except one. This is so frustrating Everything in their environment was fine, so not sure what the problem was. I've got 12 more Silkie eggs in the incubator & then that's it...this is getting too expensive for such a big loss.
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    Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

    Oh I'm using a Hova Bator 1588
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