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I will work on getting individual photos. I just didn't know if looking at the wings was true. (Males-different lengths) Or if that is only when they are really little or if that was true at all? I have read so many things I am not sure of what is true and what isn't.

I hatched out 15 out of 19 eggs on 2/21/15. So they are 3 weeks but I have no clue how to attempt to sex them. Newbie!! Is there a way? I can't really say what kind of breed they are because they are a mixture. This is the Roo- And these are my hens: These are my babies:

My first baby EVER!!

Okay. I need more help. This poor chicken has some of the egg stuck on him. What do I do and how can I help. I just removed all the other chicks from the incubator but left this little chick in. I am also waiting on 8 more to hatch.

I wish I could put a video because I have a cool one of my fist chick that I have ever incubated on video.

Thanks. That helps a lot. Okay I just thought about something else. I forgot to remove one of the ventilator plugs. I have two and I only had one removed. Should I remove the other one also?

I have a few questions. This is the first time that I have incubated any chicks. On February 1st I put 19 eggs in the incubator and all 19 made it to lock down. I now have 10 chicks that have hatched so far. I am soooo excited. My questions are: are the chicks that hatched going to mess up the...

So excited this is my first hatch. I am happier then a kid in a candy store.

I have 8 hens that are 14-15 months old. We recently put a rooster in the coop with them and now we can't touch them or get near them. They run! We (My 5year old and I) used to be able to pet, carry and touch them. Will this behavior ever stop and us be able to handle them again? Is there...

I am pretty sure my eggs are fertile now. The egg on top an older egg and the one on the bottom was from today.

Hello. I am new to the BYC. We have 8 hens and 1 rooster already. My daughter is about to turn 6 and she wants to incubate eggs. We bought an incubator and egg turner but my question is when my hens lay the eggs how quickly do they have to get put in the incubator? Also I just put the rooster in...