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    Will broody accept chicks that aren't hers?

    Wow . . . Some good and interesting advice thank you very much. The chicks all look a lot alike so I may try this evening when it's going dark and hopefull when she wakes up in the morning she will love them! Will keep a very close eye on them and won't pack the brooder away just yet!
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    Will broody accept chicks that aren't hers?

    Hi, I'm after a bit of advice if any one can help! I have just hatched 2 chicks which are now in my Brooder. Outside I have a broody who has just hatched 4 chicks of her own at the same time as the other 2 (so they are all the same age). Will she accept the ones that are in my brooder and let...
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    HELP! First hatch!

    HERE ARE SOME PICTURES! hope you are able to view them ok. I was up till 2.30am last nite watching these 2 hatch. Could not take my eyes of it, amazing. They are in the brooder now and eating, drinking, running round then just dropping and sleeping, so cute. Remaining eggs are stil in bator but...
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    HELP! First hatch!

    Chickat- very interesting blog! Great pictures of beautiful chickens. I have 2 eggs pipped now and you can see a lot of movement inside the little holes they have chipped so it's looking good HOPEFULLY! I have no idea what breeds to expect either, local farmer just gave us random eggs! Wish you...
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    HELP! First hatch!

    My humidity is at about 70%. That ok? Will certainly try to get as many picks as poss!
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    HELP! First hatch!

    Chickat- that's helpful thank you, will have a search through previous ones. Have you got any signs of hatChing yet?
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    HELP! First hatch!

    I promise not to open it! It has a little peep hole so I can spy on them that way ha ha. The temp has seemed to be very correct and constant apart from the last 3 days when it has risen half a degree. Not sure what the reason for that would be?
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    HELP! First hatch!

    wow speedy response thank you so much, so grateful to this forum! Thank you for the advice, all really interesting info, feel more prepared now. Couldn't believe it this morning when I went to turn them for the last time and as I turned it there was a pip, nearly dropped it lol! Hope you don't...
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    HELP! First hatch!

    Hi everyone, after a disastrous first ever hatch where nothing hatched I decided to try again and now it's day 18 and one egg (of eight) has signs of external pipping. Mega excited! Isn't day 18 a bit early to be pipping out? Also I have read that a chick can be left in incubator for up to 48...
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    Who's Setting Eggs This Week[end]? [August 8-14]

    WRVgirl - yes it was really bad, didn't know it was possible to stare at still eggs for so long, waiting, waiting! Will say my prayers this time. Have put 6 under our broody too, she always does a good job, bless her. I guess u have just set eggs too? What are you expecting?
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    Who's Setting Eggs This Week[end]? [August 8-14]

    Yes I am! Putting them in to incubator this evening. It will be a total surprise as to what they are as we got the eggs from friends who have loads of hens and when they collect them they dont keep a check on what was from who. Last time I had no chicks hatch but it was my first time and I have...
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    Day 22 and no peeping/pipping

    hi, no they weren't shipped, got them from a guy we know. I have taken into account your advice about keeping humidity higher from the start. (even tho the incubator says don't put water in till day 18) and will keep very close eye on temperature to make sure there are no dips or highs this...
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    Day 22 and no peeping/pipping

    Yes very disappointing! 18 eggs! Feel a bit sad really :o( all those little wasted lives!! Gutted if it's sOmething I have done wrong. I followed the incubators instructions to the letter ( they said don't add water till day 18) and the temp has been pretty much steady from day one as it is in...
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    Day 22 and no peeping/pipping

    Nothing happening I'm afraid :o( we have had eggs from this seller before (local not shipped) and we put them under a broody and they were fine got some lovely chicks. So think it may be a problem with incubator or something we have done.
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    Day 22 and no peeping/pipping

    Thank you all so much for your speedy replies! Much appreciated! I will have a little tap on their shells later and candle them again. I'll have to do this quickly tho won't I as I have been told to not open the incubator after day 18 (I have done to add water tho)
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