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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    GR65 We just had to put our dog down this week....Your little quote thingy is sooo true....I drop something on the floor in the kitchen and the vacuum (dog) isn't there to clean it up....
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Haven't been on for forever....See some new names and some old ones...Not even gonna try to catch up!!! Tiki....Mrs Puffer (as we call her) has gone broody...DH lifted her to make sure no eggs....He found 2 black walnuts...a corn cob..and some good sized rocks in her nest!!!! TURD!!! Both...
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    HELP!! is this HEAT

    Anyone?
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    HELP!! is this HEAT

    Our little silkie roo is panting, frothing, walking backwards in circles and twitching.....The hen in with him appears fine...we brought them both in the house to cool them down....Does this sound like heat issues or something else?
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Wanted to let everyone know about my hatch.....Set 12 eggs on April 2 Lost one early on.....11 hatched on the 22nd.....This was my first hatch so I am pretty excited about it....And man are they cute!!!! Silkies and Cochin bantams....possibility of a sultan or polish will have to see..... a...
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    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    This was my first ever hatch and I am very impressed with my sucess....set 12 eggs on the 2nd lost one about a week in...The rest went to the end.....first hatched at 730am April 22, and the last one hatched sometime after midnight.....Amazing.....need to get the bator cleaned and put away...
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    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    7 of 11 out and 2 more working on it....My first hatch and I am quite impressed with the success....My temp has stayed 99-100...We had a humidity drop on the second day of lockdown....we only could get it up to 55ish....but they have hatched easily....Hope everyone elses continue to go well...
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    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    I am at 5 almost 6 chicks!!!! Do the hatched chicks get to warm in the incubator? Everytime I look in one little baby comes running and peeping and looking at me like save me!!! I can see how this will/can be addictive!!!!
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Just want to report....2 babies in the bator and several more pips....soooo tiny.....I am an incubating virgin!!!!! So it is like Christmas around here...
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    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    Have one zipping...Husband hollers "its out"....OMG so cool and so tiny...don't think I will use cupcake papers again....More pips with movement!!!! Will post pics of our "first born" later....
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    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    I'm a first timer here.....Lockdown last night...humidity dropped so we were trying to add water and I was standing by the bator and I heard a peep....I think my heart skipped a beat!!!! so we got to looking closer and at least 3 have pipped!!!!.....So if they hatch do you just leave them in...
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    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    I am locked down!!!!! I have a feeling like I am abandoning them in some way??!!! This is my first hatch....I have a LG still air and have both plugs out....Humidity is up to 75% but temp is down some is this normal or do you need to up the heat alittle during this time??? I candled and had...
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    Whats all the names of ur chickens?

    Silkies are: Bill...Yogurt...Bootsie...all roos Bandit...Cornelius...Black 1.....Black 2...Hens One frizzle: Sally....Hen
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    Setting eggs today 4/1/12 Anyone else?

    Ok have a question....I set my eggs at 8pm on April 2....I have read that you don't start counting days until they have been in the bator for 24 hours....any thoughts??? My plan is to lockdown on the 21st... I have a Little Giant still air.....During lockdown I plan to put a container of water...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Tiki...we had the others out in a pen today and the newbie seemed more interested in what they were doing and also were chattering a bit back to them.....We have been holding them and talking to them everyday....they come to the fence today when the others came near.....so I think they are...
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