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    Dead broody hen!? *update*

    Sorry if I ? what you have been told b4, but I would run the risk of the hen sitting with her flock, as long as she can get to the food she knows is there and water if she wanted to, then the rest would of been so easy for you to keep an eye on, I always allow my birds to sit with the rest, that...
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    Dying chick - help requested - paralyzed suddenly

    Sounds a lot like Mareks disease Marek's disease is a Herpes virus infection of chickens, and rarely turkeys in close association with chickens, seen worldwide. From the 1980s and 1990s highly virulent strains have become a problem in North America and Europe. The disease has various...
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    Help!

    If its sick or weak the other will kill it, maybe the better thing to remove it or try turning it again, last thing you want the kids to see is it getting killed, its not that bad to open an incubator, just spray warm mist of water back in after to keep the humidity up, the rest will be fine i...
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    Dead broody hen!? *update*

    Does not sound like you know for sure its dead, but one thing hens don't like is a change in environments, the stress can be very high for them, plus not knowing where the food or water is, but as you said you have been feeding her, you would of been better marking the eggs under her and leaving...
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    Sportsman question (beeping)

    sorry but I don't no anything about that type of incubator but I did find you a complete instruction guide for you hope that it will help its a PDA with full instruction maybe something in there about it good luck...
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    Please Help! Going into lockdown and have ??? This is my first hatch.

    Hi all your eggs will have a air sac in them, even if they don't have a chick in them, or a part developed one. I have been hatching eggs now well over 9 year never had one go pop yet so don't worry about that, you did right to remove the one that you said was oozing, the contents can make...
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    ?? point down / or pont up ??

    hoped this would get a few more reply s than it has, just on the topic of storing the egg not on how a hen sits on her eggs, and so on ,I think a lot of you out there need to sit in with your next broody bird and see what she does do, then come back and tell me that she starts to incubate from...
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    URGENT: Egg Turner - Unknown exact date question

    great news they could be 24 hrs or so, keep a close eye on them once, you find any pips put it on look down try not to go in again if you think all is well try to watch the eggs, if they are moving as the bird trying to hatch, then they should not be 2 long once they pip they then finish off the...
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    100 or 102 degrees?

    yes you did understand me right it does tend to kill the cockerel for some reason they can not take the higher temps producing more pullets, I would be very interested if you find more info on the subject as well pm me if you do plz thank you
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    ?? point down / or pont up ??

    does any one ever read the the topic b4 they reply on this site not talking or asking how to incubate eggs ive been doing it for 9 year never had a problem I was talking about the storing of egg b4 incubation
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    Would it hurt?

    here is you info you wanted tells you how to adjust the temp should you want to https://www.gqfmfg.com/pdf/1588%20Genesis%20TUV.pdf hope that help you let me know how you go on
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    100 or 102 degrees?

    don't worry so much about it going higher the higher temps tend to kill the cockerel anyway but try to maintain it to 100 and 101 and you should be fine main thing is not to stress about it what will hatch will hatch
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    URGENT: Egg Turner - Unknown exact date question

    hi hope all goes well for you found this site take a look at it and read it some good info on there and also show stage of egg development which may give you some kind of help with there dates http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/166/care-and-incubation-of-hatching-eggs all the best i would be...
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    URGENT: Egg Turner - Unknown exact date question

    All you have to remember is, if they was under a bird (hen) she would be moving the eggs around from start to finish she not turning them as such its just the process of getting her self comfy, that moves the eggs around, she does not take the ones from the middle and place them on the out side...
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    ?? point down / or pont up ??

    lol sorry if I have caused you any confusion am glad your eggs are doing well fingers crossed you have a good hatch rate good luck
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