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    "Something" Killing my Free Range Chickens - Fox or Coyote -- still undecided

    On Friday afternoon, at 3:00 pm, my chickens sounded the alarm for the first time. We have had free range chickens before, as well as ducks, with no issues. But that afternoon, I was at my computer and heard the commotion, and went running outside. I saw the thief running across the back of the...
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    Pekins Pipped on Day 24, no activity in the past 19 hours

    The first one hatched out this morning at 4:00 am ... Yayyyy!!!!! .... which means 30 hours from pip to hatch. And, we had 11 others hatch throughout the day, the latest about 20 minutes ago, which puts it almost right at the 42 hour mark!! ... Looks like a magic number here :-) Sadly, it...
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    Pekins Pipped on Day 24, no activity in the past 19 hours

    Wow! That sounds like a great incubator!
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    Pekins Pipped on Day 24, no activity in the past 19 hours

    Thanks @duckman :-) It does help! ... @orca -- that's what the fear was; losing the humidity. I think I'm going to sit on it for a bit longer before I totally panic. I just looked through the viewer window and the "side pipper" is moving, so I'm going to try to relax.
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    Pekins Pipped on Day 24, no activity in the past 19 hours

    I am so afraid to open the 'bator! lol ... If, after supper tonight, there hasn't been anything further, do you think it would be okay to sneak in and give them a listen?
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    Pekins Pipped on Day 24, no activity in the past 19 hours

    Hi all ... 4 of my pekin eggs pipped last night around 10:00 pm and upon waking this morning, there were another 9 that had pipped. Still have 3 that have shown no sign of pipping. But, there has been NO activity since then. I have read every thread and article I can find about the time from...
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    New Silkie Surprise!

    What a heartwarming story!!! ... Welcome Fleecy :-)
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    What is wrong with my Chicken?! Pls help!

    I'm so sorry to hear you're experiencing this. There's not too much more frustrating than having a sick girl and not knowing what to do. I cannot answer the question of what's wrong, but just wanted to let you know you are not alone. I've been there many times and it's heartbreaking -- I was...
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    Rhode Island Reds

    The when is really subjective, but there are clues you can look for now. I was given 7 straight run chicks last summer. At first, they all appeared to be hens. Then in the fall, it turned out that 2 of them were roosters. We knew this by their early crowing. Then, over the winter, we identified...
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    Combining Day Olds with 3-Week Old Chicks

    Oh, and just as an aside, I decided to candle the eggs again tonight, and gosh-darnit, there is one wee one that has decided to continue to thrive and is now actually moving around inside the egg. Soooooo hard for me to make any hard-fast decisions right now, so I'm going to sleep on it and see...
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    Combining Day Olds with 3-Week Old Chicks

    @lazy gardener, that's funny -- my hubby suggested the same thing tonight! ... my concern was that we would end up with 75 chicks in a space built for 50 if I waited a few weeks (that, and the fact that I'm anxious to hatch my first batch of eggs!) ... But, coming from an outsider, for some...
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    My dog killed my chicks

    I am so sorry to hear this!! ... We lost two babies to our Golden Retriever pup as well. The wind blew the coop door open and the babies scattered pretty quickly, and the pup gave chase and got to two of them before I could. It was heartbreaking! Poor pup didn't know she did anything wrong, and...
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    Combining Day Olds with 3-Week Old Chicks

    First, apologies for the long post -- there's a backstory to my question. So, I messed up big time with my first incubation experience. I did everything by the book, and went so far as to monitor and record the temperature 8-10 times per day (through the viewing window using a flashlight), and...
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    Vent Gleet? Prolapse? Oy!

    Thank you! Very helpful resources! ... I'm going to try and get a photo tomorrow during bath time.
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    Vent Gleet? Prolapse? Oy!

    Before I begin, I would like to state that BYC has been a LIFELINE for me! New to chickens, I don't think I would have been able to come this far without the support of BYC members ;-) ... I haven't had an opportunity to post too much because I always manage to find an answer in the forums, and...
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