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    Their Gone!!! Chicks Died :( :(

    sorry you lost your chicks. i did the exact same thing today. lost 9. three days ago they lived. i am going to try again but its going to take some time to gather a few eggs. sigh good luck on your next batch.
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    Day 27 of first ever incubation...

    the incubator is still air Little Giant and i had a turner to go with it. i purchased the incubator at the local tractor supply company. i followed all of the directions _ initial few days used the two thermometers provided. filled the water compartments (little grooves under the mesh) with...
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    Day 27 of first ever incubation...

    still air... and the thermometer is very accurate... i added my own thermometer because the ones that came with the incubator were junk..... i didnt think of it for the first 3 days or so... then checked it with my good one.. had to turn it up a notch.. but has remained constant since at...
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    Day 27 of first ever incubation...

    i will get one in the morning! thanks for your help.... do you think i can save them this far past their "due date"?
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    Michigan shout out! who all is from Michigan?

    from MI outside of Detroit. LOVE the heat, even though its more work keeping the pets cool I think its way better than the freezing weather and the short daylight hours! i have a silkie babies, a americauna/cochin cross, rhode island reds, and a leghorn/cochin cross roo. we also have 2...
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    Day 27 of first ever incubation...

    day count is right on... when he did crack the egg there was still blood and yolk... so not fully developed but it was Alive as well as anything ive ever seen.. which in turn made me feel HORRIBLE like an accomplice to murder..... i know that they are "just chickens" but they are my pets and...
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    Day 27 of first ever incubation...

    yes theyre chicken eggs. and it was alive when he cracked it... but not ready ..... still blood etc... i dont know what to do? i dont have a humidistat but have kept the water rings full in the incubator and the temp at a constant 99.5 as the directions with the incubator said to.... soooo...
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    Day 27 of first ever incubation...

    this is our first time incubating eggs.... per the directions i have kept the water resivoirs full in the incubator and kept the temp at 99.5 i removed the turner @ day 17 and candled. there were two that i removed. day 21 came, and day 21 went NO pipping No anything. two days ago my husband...
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    Roo cant crow-keeps trying- barely eating/drinking

    thank you for the well wishes. i hope someone can help and i hope he feels better soon! we are all so attached to him, way more than the girls - though we love them too, he has the greatest personality and is sooooooo friendly. im just beside myself
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    new member from michigan

    i posted my roos condition in the emergency/illness area. hope that was the right place. i am very worried. thank you for all of your warm welcomes.
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    Roo cant crow-keeps trying- barely eating/drinking

    please help. my rooster stopped crowing day before yesterday. he keeps trying and sounds like a human with laryngitis. no crowing no other sounds just the scratchy raspy sound and the raspy breathing. he is not eating much and wont even take treats. his outward appearance is normal other...
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    new member from michigan

    Good morning! nice to be here and thanks for having us! We are relatively new to chickens, been at it almost a year. We have 4 hens and a roo, and some eggs to hatch any day now. Two of the hens are rhode islands, i have a black silkie (with two more on the way), an americauna/cochin cross...
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