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    ID on an 8 week old

    Figures. Every hatch so far, whether I get 1 or 10, I only end up with 1 hen. On that note, anyone looking for a black frizzle silkie cockerel in the Philadelphia area?
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    ID on an 8 week old

    Bought 1 dozen purebred eggs. Farm’s pick. We hatched 1 naked neck, 1 Ancona and this little one. Not a bad hatch after 2 weeks with the post office.
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    ID on an 8 week old

    Looking for an ID on the one in front. Should be pure. Egg came from farm that keeps them separated.
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    Graphic content: eggtopsy

    First candled on day 8, then day 18 and lastly on day 26 to look for movement. I opened them up on day 27.
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    Graphic content: eggtopsy

    14 eggs in the bator. 2 burst due to cracks during shipping. 3 hatched on day 21. Can anyone see what could have gone wrong with these four potential gals?
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    Is there any hope?

    My concern about it is my limited experience. My last round, 4 of 7 eggs hatched. The last egg to hatch and smallest of the chicks died.
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    Is there any hope?

    Moving around and preening ( I’m pretty sure that the word for them pick at their feathers)
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    Is there any hope?

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    Is there any hope?

    We are still very new to this. This is our second round with the incubator. This past Friday, we had 2 pips and a zip. The 2 pips hatched and are doing well. The zip was chirping and moving around. 24 hours later still the same. I had to go to work for 4 hours. When I got home I did the thing...
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    New flock in Norwood, Pa

    I’m at work so I can’t see what’s going on.
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    New flock in Norwood, Pa

    Thanks everyone. We appreciate the warm welcome. Looks like our flock is growing a day early. Eggs went into the incubator 5:00 pm on Jan 23. 2 pips and a zip at 8:00 am today. 1 fully hatched by 9:30. Is this okay?
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    New flock in Norwood, Pa

    This all started a few years back. We thought it be fun to have a few chickens running around the backyard. So we did the obvious thing. Go on Amazon and buy the $100 coop that houses 6 chickens. Get super excited when the package arrives, build the coop and then raise an eyebrow. “6 birds in...
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