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    Monster egg

    Just monitor the egg and chick and give the normal 13% loss of original weight by day 18 weight loss. You have a starting weight. Dry hatch until almost day 18 if needed.
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    Monster egg

    Maybe the baby will be huge with all that yolk to sustain it?
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    Coronation sussex Cross buff sussex

    I have the same question. My rooster is a Coronation and I have one buff hen. Can you tell me what the result would be?
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    Monster egg

    No
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    Monster egg

    Ha ha! Nice!! I had a double yolker from my Sussex and one weighed 90g. It has happened before too
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    How much space do 13 chickens need

    I will give an unconventional answer.. imagine a run for a single chook based on size of chook. Maybe 70cm wide and 4m -5m long. Now you can multiply x at least 10 and place those imagine runs side by side. X 10 assumes some crossover space. These do not have to be high. 70-90cm will do-saves...
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    Pre-broodiness signals?

    She went broody at that time and will virtually do so on demand, now. I can see them thinking about broodiness well before it happens; it's even in the curious cocking of their head. They see eggs, they start to think. They look back at me and back to the eggs. They check if they are "safe"...
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    Heritage?

    Yes, it doesn't look like an Australorp except if it's the recessive grey/solash. The chicks vary a lot and after they feather, you will know. I think send the lady photos and ask which of the heritage breeds are these? And tell her how the eggshells were labelled, (afterwards). She might shed...
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    Broody girl dilemma

    My Sussex easily raised 14 chicks but it was Summer. I like giving a few to mum and a few hatch inside but then go to mum, unless sold, to care for. Staggered hatches can work in the incubator as long as there's room. I lock down late (day 19) or even later if the air cells aren't big enough...
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    Heritage?

    And come to think of it, it could also be a splash colour Australorp
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    Heritage?

    That sounds possibly like the normal colour of a black Australorp chick. I have raised them before. Does it look anything like these? They can have a fair bit of yellow. They feather all black.
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    Heritage?

    It doesn't hurt to mention to her and ask what they could be. Also, Australorp come in 3 colours and one is a rare white. That could explain the yellow chick. 🤞🏻
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    So called experts over-complicate things, when a hen in her natural environment cannot be so precise.

    Very true
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    Heritage?

    If she has a mix of heritage breeds, check the ad to see whether they were all running together. Also, she may have mislabelled the eggs but they may still be heritage breeds
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Ditto!
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