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    Hawk Experts

    Yep that’s about right. I had a hawk get one of my free range roosters right in front of his run… if there is an opening they will take it.
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    Mixing Different Age Chicks in Brooder

    I just wanted to chime in- I started stack hatching, thinking It’d be fine to put 2 week olds with newly hatched etc… but the size difference is crazy. When my day old chicks hatched- I decided that the size difference alone was enough to keep them separate. They all step on each other… I don’t...
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    Deathlayer

    I stuck mine in the incubator upright. I'm on Day 2- praying these deathlayers work out. I have had some luck with another breeder on ebay- I have a silver and 2 gold deathlayers that made it to hatch from a shipment of 16 eggs..
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    I'm new to chickens, and chicken Math...

    Thank you all so much for the warm welcome!
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    Illinois...

    I am near Mt. Vernon, probably an hour from you. I JUST hatched some silkies. They will be 3 weeks old Friday...
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    Pros and cons of hatching your own chicks versus just buying them?

    I hatched silkies for my first time a few weeks ago. I loved the whole process. I had 8 out of 12 eggs hatched (I was only promised 8 in total anyways but was given 4 extras)... I would try to hatch the eggs anyways, I left all my eggs in until 10 days and check for viability then.
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    I'm new to chickens, and chicken Math...

    Howdy All! I'm somewhat new to chickens- I got my first this past spring. I started with 3 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Barred Rocks... they are starting to reach egg laying age. I recently bought an incubator and hatched some silkie eggs and thats where it all gets fuzzy... I have recently gotten...
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