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    Help! 5 week old chick suddenly cannot bear weight on one leg

    That's tough. I have 5 adorable chicks that hatched in my classroom 4 days ago. One was dropped by a young handler just this morning, and seems to be hopping with just one leg. I'm hoping a little rest will do wonders, but in reality, the outcome could be grim :(
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    Now? Or Later?

    86, thanks for mentioning turning the eggs! I should have thought of it. Well, even though I've been assured that eggs will last for several days, I couldn't wait, and put them in the bator last night. These ones are brown and bigger than what I did last time. My students are very excited...
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    Now? Or Later?

    I'm ready to hatch eggs in my kindergarten classroom. A parent brought in fertile eggs this afternoon, and the incubator is good to go. However, I just realized that if I start the eggs right away, 21 days from now, my class will be gone all day on a field trip. I think I'd like to wait for 2...
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    Success! Anyone know what kind they are?

    Super excited to see this little guy in the bator when I got home from work. Even better, I got to watch the next one hatch out. They remind me of chipmunks, with their stripes. What kind do you think they are?
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    An incubator full of quitters?

    I guess they weren't all quitters after all. This morning, I have 2 pips, but I had to go to work. I can't wait to see what I come home to!
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    An incubator full of quitters?

    Thanks, Sally! I'm working on checking calibration. I had decided to abort the hatch and candled one last time. The first three eggs I took out were definitely quitters, but in the fourth I saw movement! So, in all, it looks like 2 out of 7 eggs could survive to be adorable chicks. So...
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    An incubator full of quitters?

    Don't be afraid to say the bad news, although it makes me a little queasy to think about. At least the kindergarteners won't have to face the unfortunate outcome, this time at least.
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    An incubator full of quitters?

    I recently bought a Brinsea mini advance to use in my classroom. I thought I should do a practice hatch at home first, so a friend from church brought me several eggs from her place. She mentioned that she didn't know if they were all good ones, since her hens had been hiding eggs around and...
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