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    Received the baby chicks today, but having a couple problems!

    Ok, I've got the two weak ones in a box with some food and some sugar-water. Time to cross my fingers and wait! Thank you!
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    Received the baby chicks today, but having a couple problems!

    I had a similar problem today. I picked up an order of 37 chicks from the post office this morning (ordered from Ideal) and by the time I got them in the brooder 36 were still alive. An hour later one more chick died. This evening two are just laying under the heat lamp and letting the others...
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    Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

    Of 13 eggs, I had 10 hatch today! Chick number 11 hatched this evening but his yolk is not completely absorbed (about the size of a kidney bean). What are his chances of survival? I moved the others to the brooder so they would stop pecking at the yolk. Is there anything else I should do for...
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    Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

    Chick number one is taking a break. :)
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    Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

    I've got two hatched and 6 pipped! I'll be watching them all night!
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    Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

    Oooooh! My eggs are two days from the big hatch and they are starting to peep and wobble back and forth! This is so exciting!
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    Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

    I'm placing my eggs into lockdown tonight! I'm so excited. When I turned them this morning a couple of them were wobbling on their own! Yay! My incubator says to open the second air vent during lockdown and as this is my first use, I don't know what that will do to the temperature. Anybody have...
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    Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

    So far it looks like all 13 of mine are going strong, though in the darker shelled eggs all I can see when I candle is the air sac, but that's a good sign! I even saw one move when I candled! That was so exciting! Just 6 days to go for my little chicks to hatch...I'd better start thinking about...
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    cold weather - are my chickens drinking water?

    Thank you for the replies. I'll have to move their water into the coop tomorrow and hope that the ladies have enough sense in their heads to drink!
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    cold weather - are my chickens drinking water?

    Hello, We in western Washington are in the midst of a snow and ice storm. My yard has a foot of snow on the ground which is highly unusual for my area. The snow has been accumulating for a couple of days now and I've noticed that there aren't any chicken footprints leading to the chicken's...
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    **BUY IT NOW** 12+ Old Type Heritage RI Red Hatching Eggs - Show Quality** NPIP **

    Hello, Can I ask how much your hens and roosters weigh at maturity? Thanks. :)
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    'Cooling Periods' during Incubation for better hatch rates!

    I've never heard of this but I am intrigued at the concept. The hen will leave the eggs periodically to eat, drink and eliminate waste and this brief cooling isn't harmful to her clutch of eggs. Perhaps the Brinsea company has picked up on this. I wonder if it actually increases hatch rate...
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    Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

    @ Snooptwomey - I tried using the strongest flashlight I had and shining the light through a small hole in a cardboard box. I think *maybe* I could see the air cell in the EE eggs that I have. I certainly couldn't see the amount of detail I would in a white egg. It could just be wishful...
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    Setting eggs today (1/9) hatch buddy?!

    Hey! I'll join you in your hatch-a-long! I set 13 eggs on 1/7, due to hatch 1/28. I candled a few days ago and the lighter shelled ones looked great! Many of the shells are too dark for me to see anything so that'll be a surprise for me. Does anybody have any hints on candling darker shelled...
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