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Lost another chick...now I am down to one. Anyone?

My new LF Barred Cochin roo. Our FBCM roo. Isn't he gorgeous? He is the newest addition to our marans flock.

I have a question for everyone. Do RO chicks need anything special added to their diets? I have adult birds, and last month I set a dozen eggs. Only nine ended up being fertile, and 7 hatched out of those 9. All the chicks were doing fine for the first week, then they started dying. They...

Missy D'Uccle 1ish Big Sexy Blue/Red Olde English Game Bantam roo 7 months Refuses to share his women!

I just recently got some russian orloffs and I absolutely love them. They are so sweet and gentle, and their looks are stunning, completely different than any other chicken. Here are some pics of them.

This is Macho Man, a blue/red oegb. He is absolutely beautiful and thinks he is the biggest rooster around. Shhhhh...Don't tell him the truth!

Just found this thread...It might be too late to enter, but I will post pics anyway! This is Curly, 6 day old, OEGB frizzle.

This is my welsummer rooster. Of course his name is Cornelius, after the Kellog's rooster! And this is Big Daddy, one of my Russian Orloff roos. He is my favorite rooster, just as sweet as he can be!

Ok...the wait is excruciating! Talk about a lesson in patience. Woke up this morning to a pip...now 3 have pipped and there is lots of rocking around...I WANT THEM TO HATCH NOW!!!! LOL

Well, day 16...almost time for LOCKDOWN! I can't wait! Candled last night and no quitters...gosh I hope all the little guys come out, but I know that's highly unlikely. I am very pleased with our first hatch attempt so far, though! BTW...candling copper maran eggs is HARD!!!!!!

I would use the styrofoam as a hatcher if there is enough room for all the eggs that need to go on lock down at the same time. Without the turner it should hold quite a few eggs for hatchin purposes.

Thank you for your advice and kindness...but my little guy is gone. He didn't make it. This was my first loss and very hard.

I'm addicted! Just went and picked up another incubator and set 41 more eggs! French black coppler marans, gold and silver sebrights, mille fleur d'uccle, and japanese bantam.