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    Day 28 no movement no pipping?

    Your pic looks like a Cayuga...? Would and could you please try to assist me? I can never get anyone to respond and my Cayugas are in lockdown and I think something is wrong....can you please give advise? One sort of pipped this morning but didn't break membrane and other not moving but I saw...
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    Duckling external Pip problem

    Good morning sorry if late or too early didn't realize if there's a time difference. Have you really been raising birds that long? I lost the last of my 4 females (Silkies) within 6 months after over 4 years. I started a new flock due to my lonely Roo who a gentle giant, as well as Cayugas and...
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    Duck Eggs Internal pip but no External pip. Should I Be Worried?

    Hi I'm hatching Cayugas for first time and there suppose to go into lockdown Saturday but I fell asleep last night ( incubater issues) and the humidity went up to 57. When I brought down I noticed 3 eggs look shrunk wrapped due to air sac doubled. Do you have time to advise? I lost all my female...
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    Urgent Please help! Day 23 ducks might be internally pipping

    Hello, I'm going to try and seek help needed desperately for ducks who are to go into lockdown Saturday but they have been through hell due to weather no Elec I actually used my car as the incubater but anyway I'm exhausted and the incubater went up to 57 humidity and when I brought it down I...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    hi have you read my messages yet? I currently have 5 babies exposed air sac gone but only one has beak a little through membrane I can’t tell if yolk is gone... thinks is heart breaking I don’t think I’m ever going to hatch again. All is great until lockdown!!! I need so badly to talk to...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Hi have you read my message yet? I have 5 half in egg only one has beak out rest are still under membrane....
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Hi thank you now I’ve been up all night and have a bigger problem the air sacs are cracked open from lid (don’t see Silkie damage) what do I do put in regular incubator with lower humidity? This is killing me. I have 10 “show girls” and there so close to home and I’m just messing everything.its...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Hi are you on now? I just posted my big problem with my silkies in lockdown on day 2 is there anyway you can read it and possibly help me? I going on 2 days no sleep. I am so desperate and scared for them. We have been through hell in just so days and I haven’t shrunk them yet. Humidity is...
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    Humidity too high during lockdown

    Is anyone around? I truly need urgent help on day 2 of lockdown on my silkies. They are not moving anymore. I couldn’t get humidity above 65 so I went into small bath and let it get humid running the shower. It ended at 80% then dropped between 68-71%. I double checked to see if I shrunk wrapped...
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    Non fertile eggs suddenly

    I have a 2year old Silkie Roo and I’ve never had a problem with fertility. He’s a BIG sweet heart, he backs off the minute they yelp. He’s a gentle giant! I have had many offspring from him just don’t know what’s happening now. Suddenly, out of my 4 hens I’m getting eggs like crazy but none are...
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    Ended 2020 BYC Calendar - We Need Your Pictures!

    Here’s a picture of my Silkie “Blondie” in an adidas sweat shirt! Also, to anyone with lone chics I’ve used a mirror and my iPad playing baby live chics over and over all day. Plus I put a stuffed long haired prop so chic could go underneath as they would do with mother chic. Just a tid bit that...
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    Mother hen feeding her babies food from the DO NOT FEED list!

    My mother hen is trying to feed her chics everything but the crumble I put out. She tries to give them her bowl of food including cracked corn. Im nervous their not eating enough or drinking they seem hungry all the time. So I take my "silkie" baby chics in sometimes and let them feed on the...
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    New member - new to chickens!

    Ivevread if you put their feet in water it helps if they are panting and also freeze small bottle water to put in their water containers so not get hot as well. Good luck Feathersnfurs
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    New member - new to chickens!

    Welcome! I'm new as well but do know some we things I've learned a lot over the year, all hands on and things probably couldn't guess could happen so I'll try to help u in any way just tag me in any questions and if I know I will help! Good luck Feathersnfurs
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    How to Integrate 3 different age groups of roosters and hens

    Thank you so very much for spending the time to write to me. As I get it all organized in my head and put in my response to you then maybe you'll have a better understanding of my set up and with your obvious knowledge can really help me along even more if you don't mind. You don't know how much...
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