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    When to move from brooder to coop?

    OMG, Liz, did you follow me over here from DS?! LOL Glad to see you here! Fred's Hens : Quote: You could provide a heat lamp, if you are concerned. It wouldn't have to be a very super high wattage bulb. Just enough for them to take the chill off if it falls to 20's a night. By week 7...
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    Buckeye chicks...roos or pullets?

    No one has any idea?
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    Buckeye chicks...roos or pullets?

    We ended up with 15 chicks. I'm thinking only 3 are roos but I know I can't be that lucky! I read that Buckeye roos have longer darker wings and tails, so that's what I'm judging by. Here's the whole crew. Notice some of them are really light...like yellow Are those really even Bucks...
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    Well, we ended up with a total of 16 chicks out of 34 eggs. Not bad for beginners with a few small issues along the way! We did lose one chick...I think he didn't absorb his yolk??? Anyways, the others are a week and a day, and almost 2 weeks. They're growing like crazy and have gotten SO...
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    Our second batch started hatching a day early and Saturday night we had 2 chicks. We're up to a total of 5 from the first batch (there was a 6th born with a protrusion from his butt and we lost him) and 7 from the newest with a few more new pips still
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    Just wanted to update that we have 5 chicks and one last one trying to zip!!! Our next hatch should be Mother's Day...I'll let you all know what we end up with
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    Woohoo! We have chicks!

    Thanks so much, everyone for the fast answers! We're working on getting the temp right now.
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    Quote: Thanks! We have 2 chicks! And 4 more eggs with pips! So excited!
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    Woohoo! We have chicks!

    A few questions I can't seem to find the answers to using the search function... We're putting the chicks in a giant Rubbermaid Tote until they get a little bigger. Can we put newspaper on the bottom and cover it with the shavings? I've read somewhere (and can't find it now) that you...
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    We ended up candling all of the second batch. I have I think 8 that are bad (never developed). 3 I definately saw movement and then the rest developed but I didnt see any movement in those. As for the batch due today....I heard chirping an we have at least one pip!!! Woohoo!
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    Day 24 and still no chicks!!!

    That's crazy...I've read a few times on here people having eggs pip and hatch at 28 days! What temp are you running at? I've also read that if the temp is slightly low they'll be slow to hatch too...good luck!
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    Well, today's D day. No pips and I'm not seeing any movement at all. Gonna wait it out a few extra days since their temps were low for the first few days
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    Squeee! Just got up the nerve to candle 2 of the 20 due Sunday! They look just like they should according to the candling pics!!!
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    Quote: Yeah, he thinks he saw rocking (but he's crazy, so who knows! LMBO) It was a few days ago, and it was the Sunday batch of 20. If we candled the Sunday batch right now, it wouldn't show much right? I assume it would be almost completely black IF there were chicks?
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    What are my chances these bad boys are actually gonna hatch?

    Quote: No we didn't candle...DH swears he saw some movement the other day..is that possible?? Thanks for your quick reply...makes me feel a little better!
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