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    day 20! i hear chirping!!

    hello again!! they have hatched!! i have 3 babies as of now and they are all so cute!! 3 more havent hatched yet but i think that's okay.
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    day 20! i hear chirping!!

    hello!! today is day 20 for my second batch of broody hen bantam eggs. i checked under her this morning and heard one of the chicks chirping through the egg. the egg actually was cracked from day 16 but the membrane wasnt pierced and there was no leakage and it was only a tiny dent on the top...
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    day 18-19 no pips!!!

    ive heard that bantams hatch earlier though.
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    day 18-19 no pips!!!

    hello! im currently hatching 6 eggs under a broody hen. there has been one or two times were a single egg has been pushed out from under her and turned cold for probably no less than a few hours. last time i candled (day 17), all was good. there was a visible air sac but i could still see a few...
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    day 16 under broody hen!! pls help!!

    hi all, its day 16 with 6 eggs under my broody hen. theyre all bantam eggs so im expecting them to hatch on day 18. im using a phone flashlight to candle so that could be why im struggling to see veins on some eggs. there has been one or two times where the hen has left the eggs a bit cold but...
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    HATCHING SWAN EGGS!! HELP PLEASE!!

    hi!! so i found some swan eggs washed up after a bit of flooding took place around my house, no parents in site so i decided to take the eggs back home and incubate them. my humidity is 55% and my temp is 39 degrees celsius. im aware i have to turn the eggs four times a day too and that they...
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    Chick Badly Injured *PLEASE HELP*!!

    hi all, i made the mistake of leaving some of my 2 month old chicks in a coop full of adult chickens, i opened up the coop this afternoon to find one on the brink of death, it's head and neck is swollen up, it's back feathers are missing, it won't stand or open it's eyes but it is a bit...
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    how long does it take for chick to dry off under broody hen?

    Hi all, One of my chicks has hatched from my batch of eggs under a broody! I was just wondering how long will it take for the chick to dry off under the hen?
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    Using a bootleg incubator

    Unfortunately, I'm tight on money right now and I can't afford another one. Would it just be a good idea to get a second thermometer to put in the incubator and up the temperature?
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    Using a bootleg incubator

    Hi all, a while back i incubated eggs for the first time, out of twenty eggs, only one hatched and survived, this was because of many reasons such as humidity being too high and it also being a staggered hatch. While buying chicks from a lady I met, I talked about my incubator and showed he...
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    Broody Hen eggs are hatching!!! Help please!

    yes ive used an incubator before, i prefer incubators i think!
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    Broody Hen eggs are hatching!!! Help please!

    a ah ok!! it is very exciting!! is it normal to not hear any peeping from the egg or see any movement, ive only checked on it once and i havent noticed anything.
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    Broody Hen eggs are hatching!!! Help please!

    And it's day 18 for this egg which is a bantam so I think that's normal?
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    Broody Hen eggs are hatching!!! Help please!

    I only just checked this morning and saw a little pip, it's been about 30 minutes since I checked.
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    Broody Hen eggs are hatching!!! Help please!

    Hi!! This is my first time hatching eggs under a broody, ive currently got two girls sitting next to each other in a seperate pen, they are sharing their eggs and dont seem to fight with each other, i checked this morning and one of my eggs had a pip in it! I haven't seen the chick's beak yet...
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