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They arent all done because I put some in there with different dates but so far I have three light sussex chicks in the brooder

Im so excited, I am expecting chicks tommorow but I can't stop worrying and thinking about it. I want them all too hatch and I also want this to go quicker then it is, what do I do today, I already have my brooder set up, and the food and water is prepared. Any ideas on what to do to make time pass?

I'm not sure, a couple ways to encourage her is too give her a dark safe place to sit on the eggs and some hay to make it comfortable for her. Heat is also really important with chickens to go broody if your having fluctuations where its hot one day and cold the next like me I dont think she...

Thankyou so much I was scared

If you want her to go broody you can put some fake eggs in the nest and just wait to see if she will sit on them, also warm weather can cause broodiness as well, hope I helped

yesterday I was looking for any wiggling eggs but couldn't spot a single one and today is now lockdown and I only see one wiggling and the rest arent moving. Please tell me this is normal and they arent dead, My humidity and temp is perfect. Do some eggs just not wiggle before hatching please...

The rule of thumb is you never put larger chicks with smaller chicks they will bully until the smaller ones are dead. when the smaller ones are full of strength and grow nice wings and shoulder feathers that might be a good time to introduce them but supervise it carefully, if there is any...

hahaha I Have the same thing going on where the little ones picking on the bigger one, it is most likely because the bigger one is weaker or not as strong as she is

Shes most likely bullying her because the other one is smaller,weaker,looks different or has something wrong with her. the best thing to do would be keep em seperate and if you cant do that then make distractions like put different foods all around in the brooder and let them all scavenge for...

I have a two week old chick that I took out with its lil friend and they were doing normal chick things including doing their business on my carpet but anyways I noticed one was sneezing and wet stuff was coming out but when I felt its nose it was not wet. I didnt see it sneezing when i put it...

Yeah thats what I did, I didnt know that was a widespread idea but just be prepared for disapointment I did an experiment with a little giant styrofoam incubator and a homemade one made out of a cooler. I had a very high hatch rate out of the little giant and none hatch from the homemade one. If...

For my chicks, starter actually wasn't necessary at all I just wet some normal chicken food, they say that starter chick feed has got minerals and other things the chicks need but you can put that in their water, if your asking when they will be able to eat large pellets of food I would say when...

As for pooping in the food the chicks actually shouldnt mind it, I mean adult chickens eat poop bleh, but when it comes to poop in the food the best thing to do is when it gets overwhelming take the time to scrape it off a little, also Im not sure what your feeder looks like but their are...

Welcome I dont know too much about ducks but I would love to do some research and have some eventually is it true they are harder to hatch than chickens humidity wise?

Good idea!