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    Day old and marking after sexing...

    I'm not sure we won't have to sell some before I'm able to tell again. I seem to be horrible at the in between stages telling the difference.
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    NYD CONTEST 9 Egg Art Contest

    Ok I have to ask, do you empty the insides or put them in something to make them hard? Any links would be great, this would be fun for the kids to do as an art project :)
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    NYD CONTEST 9 Egg Art Contest

    These are amazing!
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    Day old and marking after sexing...

    Ok so I haven't had any trouble sexing my birds, I can't do two different brooders so how do I mark them to tell the difference as they grow bigger? Thanks!
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    Turkens from McMurray???

    We love our McMurray Turkens. Hands down the most friendly, best layer, and best roo we have! We are at a 89% hatch rate out of our rooster in a hova bater so I'd say he's done well, lol. We hatched both of them out of eggs ourselves this past spring and they have grown the best. Mine are red...
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    Success rates and questions

    So I'm looking right now at 89% hatch rate out of my stock. I only pulled one egg that was unfertalized and so far three haven't pipped and the rest are up and going and I have three unzipping. I'm guessing this is an easy way to tell that my incubation went well and that I have hardy stock...
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    December incubating

    up to 16 and a few more pipped. No showgirls pipped yet and I candled all them and they were moving on day 18 :(
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    December incubating

    so far we have 10 hatched and four more pips!! It's been 24 hours for the first, do I crack open and move them to the brooder real fast and add water or just let it be?
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    Setting and hatching in December? Come join us! - Holiday Season hatch-along

    One is out and now only 2 that have pipped. Seems like so few to pip out of one hatched already! I candled on day 16 and all my showgirls were moving and no pips on any of them yet. The wait is Killing me!
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    Setting and hatching in December? Come join us! - Holiday Season hatch-along

    Yay! One was pipped just an hour ago and now it's all the way out and moving :yay: One more pipped. FX for the silkies to hatch. This appears to be one of the light brahmas?
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    December incubating

    I had a few last hatch that took over a day to hatch after pipping. It's hard to be patient! I just heard a peep from one of the eggs!! No pips yet that I can see... Tonight is the start of day 21.
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    Setting and hatching in December? Come join us! - Holiday Season hatch-along

    So cute! We have a lot of snow and roads are closed. I have everything but chick feed. Eek! How long can they go after hatching without food? I haven't seen any pips yet, but they were set at night so today is day 19 still.
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Mine had cauliflower, celery, kale, pears, a few apples, and some carrots. Oh and left over bread.
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    December incubating

    I have the showgirls with one or two frizzles. FX the frizzles make it!! I also have naked necks, easter eggs, buff orphingtons, and Light Brahmas. I have a roo for all but the Buff's so I'm not sure what they will look like! Any way to figure out crosses? Lol. This was just an expirement to...
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    Are you chickens pets? Tell me why or why not!

    Most of our chickens have become pets. I have four kids ages 7 under and my oldest two boys have tamed a few of the chickens. My oldest has a hen that follows him everywhere outside and will not leave his side!
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