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    Runt chick

    Hi all, I have a runt also, Rooster is a Buff Orpington and Hen is an Austalorpe. There were 10 eggs total, but only 7 hatched, all with 3 days, That was on June 3rd. My runt is an AustraOrp, named Rudy, the chick is fearless and loves to explore. Right now Rudy is about 1/3 the size of the...
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    Lonely Chick

    Thanks, JanO for the quick reply, I had been thinking that for a while now, and you have confirmed my suspicions. I feel so bad for the chick, just watching it chase after mom and then get pecked and run off. My Buff Orpington Rooster hangs with mom all the time, and the chick would run to him...
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    Lonely Chick

    Hello y'all, I haven't been on for a while, anyways, I have a 4 week old chick whose mother, just started running the chick off about a week ago. Seems like very odd behavior, every time the chick gets close to her, the hen runs the chick off. I have another hen who just hatched 7...
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    Update on Guinea Eggs

    Hello all, Out of 18 eggs we have had 9 hatch, one hatching now, and 7 more pips. Will try to post pics. Thank you all for your help. This is the one that hatched while I was filling out this thread. Thanks again
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    Can guineas share a coop with chickens?

    Hello, back in may we incubated 10 chicken and 6 guinea eggs together, and six chicks and 4 guineas hatch. They stayed in the brooder and the coop together all the time with no real pecking order that I could see. Later on the guineas started sleeping in the trees and the chicks in the coop...
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    Help, had to eggs away from guinea hen

    Thanks, I had forgotten about the difference in time. It has been close to 3 weeks since she started sitting.
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    Help, had to eggs away from guinea hen

    My guinea hen as been sitting on 20 eggs for awhile now and today she flew off the nest with an egg in her mouth. When my wife went to check it out there was a chick hanging out of the egg and pecked all over the head. She took the remaining eggs and put them in the incubator. I just candled...
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    Chicks aren't drying, what to do?

    Thanks yall, I moved them and they are drying great, the temp under the heat lamp is 96 and the bulb is about 18" high.
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    Chicks aren't drying, what to do?

    I've got 4 chicks now, 1st at about 3pm yesterday, last at 9am this morning, and they aren't drying up very well. What can I do to help and if I move to the brooder will that be alright. I have a LG with hygrometer, and can't get humidity to level out since the hatch, it keeps fluctuating...
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    Baby hatching

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    Baby hatching

    Been watching all day and an egg I wasn't watching starts cracking.
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    Help how much ventilation during lockdown?

    Thank you, I needed that.
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    Help how much ventilation during lockdown?

    I have a LG still air, 11 eggs, humidity at 65%, temp at 100.6. Have seen wobbles and heard chirps all morning, the last hour nothing. Do I need to take out one or both vent plugs. I am worried about losing my babies. Help.
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    First Time Hatch, What to do?

    Update. Still trying to get the humidity up now at 60%. One egg or cheep is chirping very loudly now. Feel like an expectant father, want to reach in and help. I have done wrong from the start and am so surprised that we've made it this far. If anyone has any suggestions please post. I'm...
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    First Time Hatch, What to do?

    Hi yall, we are hatching our eggs and remodeling a house, we lost track of the days. Yesterday was day 21 for about 11 eggs so we move to lockdown. This morning we have temp at 100 and trying to increase humidity 55% now. 2 eggs are rolling around and 1 has a small pip. My question how long...
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