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    When should I move my chick from the incubator?

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    When should I move my chick from the incubator?

    So they went under the broody hen on consecutive days. Then she abandoned them at Day 19 for the first egg. I moved them to the incubator all together. I started with 4 eggs. I am amazed 2 even hatched!
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    When should I move my chick from the incubator?

    Update: I was able to get a few newly hatched chicks yesterday from a local chicken breeder, and they are all getting along well! Also, one more of my eggs hatched this morning! I plan to move her into the brooder later this afternoon, though I am a little worried that the others might pick on...
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    When should I move my chick from the incubator?

    Thank you for giving me the confidence to move on the the next step with this little chick! I took little Sammie out of the incubator after about 13 hours and put her in the brooder. The other eggs still have not hatched but I'm going to give them a few more days. They are all from the same hen...
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    When should I move my chick from the incubator?

    I have a brooder all set up, but just the one chick! Will it be ok in the brooder by itself for a day, until I get a few more chicks?
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    When should I move my chick from the incubator?

    There were 4 eggs, but only this one hatched. I've reached out to a local chicken lady and I'm getting a few chicks from her tomorrow.
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    When should I move my chick from the incubator?

    Background on my little chick, named Sammie. 1. I had a broody hen. I'd been trying to break her for at least 2 months. Finally I decided to let her hatch some chicks. So I gave her 4 eggs. 2. The broody was wonderful. For 19 days. Then she quit! (I can share more details about this another...
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    When should I move my chick from the incubator?

    Hello! This is my first time hatching chicks, and nothing has gone according to plan. I now have one chick in the incubator. Hatched about 12 hours ago. It is not all the way fluffed yet, but I am worried about dehydration. It seems strong, but still wobbles a lot when walking. Is this baby...
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    Review by 'RaisingFlorida' in article 'Top Ways To Keep Your Chickens Cool In Summer'

    This is helpful info for those of us in the South. I live in FL and I lost a few girls to heat last summer. I was devastated. Then I learned that it helps the chickens a lot if you leave a trickle of running water from a hose during the day. This provides a wading stream that stays cool. Also...
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    Ended 2024 Valentine's Day Contest Series—Love is in the Feathers, a Text-to-Image Contest

    Bing... A brown speckled hen looking on as her chicks create valentine's day cards for each other out of paper, feathers, and flowers, with a gray rooster in the background drawing a heart in the dirt with his foot.
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    Ended 2024 Valentine's Day Contest Series—Love is in the Feathers, a Text-to-Image Contest

    Bing... a valentine's day picture with chickens and chicks, with a light blue house and snow. Pink and red hearts are in the clouds and on the house. pastel colors in the style of van gogh
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    Ended 2024 Valentine's Day Contest Series—Love is in the Feathers, a Text-to-Image Contest

    Bing... a woman painted in the style of alfons mucha, with a chicken in her lap and holding a victorian valentine's day card in her hand. light green and pink colors.
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    Ended 2024 Valentine's Day Contest Series—Love is in the Feathers, a Text-to-Image Contest

    Bing... a pair of bantam gypsy chickens in a mint green coop with flowers and hearts. style of van gogh
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    Sponsored Post Nestera Coop Giveaway! Total worth $1595

    I like that it is mite resistant. What makes it able to resist mites? The materials?
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    Odd stuff in Rooster's eyes

    What a beautiful rooster! And a fantastic run! Thank you for sharing all the details. Here's my update: I went back to clean his eye later in the day and the debris was gone! I don't know what to make of it. I debated putting some ointment but decided against doing anything to his eye at this...
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