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How long do the paint markings on my males last that I got from the hatchery (Mt. Healthy if it makes a difference)?? Since we specifically ordered 2 roos and they marked them I'd like to continue to keep them marked in some way - like zip ties around the leg. But I was wondering how long the...

Quote: We were using prefolds and old kitchen towels for our lone chick that hatched and plan to do the same with the chicks we ordered! Sooo easy and I can say I cloth diaper ALL my kids

Adding to our Australorp collection on March 7th or 8th 23 pullets and 2 roos from Mt. Healthy This is our first time ordering and having baby chicks! We're excited!!

Thank you!!!!

Our 2 hens are referred to either Minnie & Pearl or Baldy & Not Baldy Our Rooster was named Seto after one of my husband's fraternity brother that is still single and always surrounded by beautiful women, you get the picture We don't have a name for our 4 day old chick - but I think it's...

Ours (25 australorps) are due to arrive March 7-8th, which can't come soon enough, both for us and our 1 lone chick that came from our hatching experiment!

We just lost a hen to our husky last week The dog, Morgan, had been pacing around the chicken coop since we got them and trying to dig under...now it's 10 times worse! We opened the run up and set up our temp moveable pen for them the other day and about an hour later we had 1 less hen and a...

Quote: Thanks, I was going to go get some marbles today for the waterer, I'll look for a feather duster as well! This afternoon will be day 25, and since I know I had low temps, I was going to wait until Sun unless they start to ooze/smell/explode etc!

Hi!!! I'm in Powder Springs with some lovely Australorps. mj

So far we have 1 chick that's survived, I am not hopeful of any others from this batch. But we have day-olds ordered previously & coming March 7th - and I know that's a long time away. When should we move the single chick to the brooder (it's ready with a stuffed bird my toddler graciously...

ok so I got brave and took my pipped but dead egg out and yeah it was super dried up and stuck...so I made the executive decision to help the alive one out - i took some of the shell off and the outer membrane was rubbery, i was able to take some of that off very carefully and the inner membrane...

Quote: Well the one the pipped the other day has had no progress...I think i'm going to take it out and see if it's salvageable, It hasn't moved though, so my gut says it's dead. What do you guys guess would be the longest time allowed after a pip to still be alive (either hatching on it's...

Quote: OOO that is really awesome news! Thanks, I knew that the temp being lower would slow it down, but I didn't know I had the wrong temp (even though it's 'right' on the thermometer!) And I definitely know now about the hygrometer, I didn't start looking at what to to expect from...

Exactly when were they set? They aren't due until after 21 full days of incubation are over. They may have been getting in position and are now resting and obsorbing the rest of thier yolk. What kind of incubator are you using? What have the temps been running at? If the temps are a little...

According to what hubby wrote on the calendar, Valentine's afternoon was day 21 for us - and here's what we have: Yesterday/Tuesday am there was 1 pipped through and it progressed ever so slightly in the afternoon: the shell is broken off in a few tiny pieces and the membrane is pierced and I...