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    Help my chicks are dying ...

    Hi Cafarmgirl I'm actually in western Australia, I am now sticking with the chick starter and an egg a day, I woke this morning to another one dead , i'll try and find a thermometer I can use and try the Corid(amprolium) that you suggested. Thankyou for your help.
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    Help my chicks are dying ...

    Hi guys, thanks for your advice, I managed to find a livestock shop and he had some chick feed that is apparently good for up to 8 weeks but they couldn't help me with anything else regarding the chickens. So I gave them the feed and an egg which they lapped up (thanks enola), thought they...
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    Help my chicks are dying ...

    Hi I'm not sure how hot it is exactly we did have two lamps and one lamp died on us and we didn't notice straight away, that's when the first chick started to wobble and die we put another lamp in which is very hot and the chicks actually move away from it to cool down and go back to it when...
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    Help my chicks are dying ...

    My first time incubating and I had 15 eggs , 10 of those hatched and were doing well for 2 weeks then one got wobbly and died slowly over the following week and a half the others became the same I'm now down to 5, 3 have died in my hand and its very heart breaking, they have a clean brooder...
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    New Member Introduction

    Hi welcome to BYC, this is a great place to ask and find out any information that you may need especially being a first timer as I was and had my first hatch recently, I had 10 chicks hatch out of 15 and have learnt a lot through the process. Its so exciting for the kids my son was checking...
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    Redneck Fungshui Brooding 17 Degree Temperatures

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    new from west aussie land update

    Thanks for the advice I waited an extra week and nothing had happened so Yes, I cleaned it out trying not to think about them too much. I didn't do too bad I started with 15 and got 10. I know now that I can leave the chicks in for 2 days and not worry about them I wasn't aware of that before...
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    new from west aussie land update

    Thanks, I'm just hoping for the one that's still rocking to come out, we'll see.
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    new from west aussie land update

    Yes I 've checked them there is something in them but I don't have much hope for them , I have 5 left and only one is rocking its been rocking for 2 days it s cracked and almost looks bruised from the inside out, no pip but definitely moving i'm wondering if I should help it. 21 days is a guide...
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    new from west aussie land update

    Ok so its day 25 I still have one egg slightly rocking looks cracked but no hole, 3 eggs that did move haven't moved for 3 days and 1 ive never seen move. Thanks to all who have welcomed me and given me some great advice, you've really helped me.
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    Hi from western australia

    Thank you
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    Hi from western australia

    Hi thanks for replying, firstly yes I have been opening the bator to get chicks out and I don't have a proper hygrometer, which makes me think I may have caused the shrink wrapping. :-( I have temp readings at 38 degrees which obviously drop when I've opened the bator but rise back to 38...
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    Hi from western australia

    Hi I'm new and have just hatched my first chickens in an incubator 10 out of 15 have hatched which is great but I have 4 more eggs that i've seen move and I thought I could hear chirping on day 22 its now day 23 and there is still no piping and they haven't moved much except for 1 should I be...
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