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    Cockerels...Exchecquer Leghorn, Wheaten Marans, Cuckoo Marans

    5 weeks old cockerels for pick up only in north coastal San Diego. Please PM instead of bidding. Exchequer Leghorn Wheaten Ameraucana Cuckoo Marans
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    my final results...this was my first attempt to incubate. started with 22 eggs 3 infertile 2 quit day 4 lockdown with 17 eggs, 16 moving when candled hatch was 6 healthy chicks who hatched on their own 3 healthy chicks that i helped hatch out 1 self-hatcher...
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    Quote: i actually helped 3 of my 9 hatch. one of them i completely hatched, it only had an internal pip. they seem fine so far, we will see...
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    Quote: so sorry. and it seems you always get plenty of boys except when you want them, right?
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    Quote: thanks so much for the recap! this is exactly what i was hoping everyone will do so i can learn and compare. i am pretty sure my hatch is done also but i won't post my stats until i take those last eggs out of the bator and eggtopsy, prolly tomorrow. can't wait to see the pics! anyone...
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    Quote: i am on day 22 and i don't think i will pull the plug for at least two more days. will you really give up tomorrow?
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    i am having a very educational hatch. lost two so far - one to umbilical hernia, one pipped and partly zipped then died in the shell. not shrink wrapped so idk what happened. little guy was fully formed though. now i am helping two others hatch because i didn't want any more to die waiting. they...
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    Quote: yay! go go go little chickie!
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    i have had 5/17 hatch so far. lost one to a large umbilical hernia so only 4 survivors. i am nervous about one other egg right now. it has a pencil eraser sized piece of shell gone but the membrane is still intact. there is zipping around 1/4 of the shell but the cracks seem a little bloody...
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    i have three chicks! another one that pipped ten hrs ago is having a hard time. but based on all yall's problems, i am leaving it alone for now. i don't think i will sleep at all tonite. ps- sorry to all who have had a hard time so far. i still don't know if my hatch rate will be good or bad...
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    the first one is out!!!! thanks to all of you for being there for me to celebrate with!!!
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    i have 2 pips!!!
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    this is all so EGGciting. heehee. day 20 is here for me. no big movements in my eggs but i can hear a tiny peeping sometimes. i have work to keep me busy today but tomorrow i am off and i think i will drive myself crazy hovering over the bator.
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    keep posting pictures everyone. the waiting is killing me (day 19 today) and i need some distractions.
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    Filling the incubator 6-3-2011 Join me for my 1st attempt?

    k...lockdown complete. holding steady at 99.5 degrees/64% humidity. 17 left from the original 22 eggs and i saw 16 of them move when i candled yesterday. one of the marans eggs may be a quitter but i put it in the hatcher just in case. I WANT FUZZ BUTTS!!!
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