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    MARAN MANIA

    Where are you located in LA? I am looking for golden cuckoo Marans preferably.
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    Intervention: Helping Your Chicks Hatch

    First off, not a pro lol, but when I see blood, I take a dry qtip and stop it. I use vaseline lightly and coat only the drying out membrane and tuck a fresh wsrm wet rag around the egg and put back in the bator. I wait about an hour or 2 and try again. Letting the chick rest, my nerves rest...
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    HELP-- Need advice! Hatching assistance -- should I intervene?

    If u expect more pips today, but have none yet..... I would go ahead and help. I would help because it looks like his membrane is starting to turn tan and he hasn't really progressed is over 12 hours. Don't go on just my word though, I have assisted a total of 3 babies. I waited too late and...
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    Intervention: Helping Your Chicks Hatch

    Awww. I am so sorry. Happy to hear that you have 2 healthy chickies though. The little guy I helped out was slower than the others for awhile. I took him out once a day for electrolyte water/wet crumbles for a week or so. He just started flying this week, so I guess he is doing well
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    Comment by 'RobinB84' in article 'Build your own Incubator with the STC-1000'

    I did it I did it!!!!! I am proud of myself regardless of my hubs looking at me retarded. I wired something! Lol
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    Hatch day May 30, 2014

    That's awesome. I may ask you some questions as I try to whip this thing together. What do you do about turning?
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    Hatch day May 30, 2014

    I am working on a coolerbator too. Tried the water heater thermo and wasn't too happy, so I am waiting on an STC1000 now. Hopefully that'll do the trick (I have 4 days to finish it up eek)... My LG is also being retired, after its first hatch... It will now be the chick ICU. LOL I had one...
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    Hatch day May 30, 2014

    Wish mine would go broody!!! They lay and could care less about sitting! LoL Glad to see a few of us hatching at the same time. Wow 62!!! I have 16 this time.... 2nd hatch in a bator 1st time wasn't so hot. Am almost through with my first DIY incubator and hope to switch the eggs over when...
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    Hatch day May 30, 2014

    Just wanted to see if anyone else is due to hatch on May 30th. My second set (hoping better than the first since they aren't shipped). Ready to hatch along if anyone else has their incubators on :)
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    Need Frizzle Advice ASAP

    Me too!! But he has feathered feet. Now to figure out what kind of frizzle. Not fluffy so maybe a d'uccle??? I am not familiar with the breed though
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    Need Frizzle Advice ASAP

    Thanks for thos thread! I have a mystery chick that is a Frizzle according to out ward curving feathers!!! Yay
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    Silkie thread!

    Awww... I am so so sorry :(
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    Silkie thread!

    Thanks and you too!!! She is beautiful!
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    Silkie thread!

    So happy she is doing great!!! The cutest little hairdo ever :)
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    Silkie thread!

    My extremely hard to photograph, feathered footed, four toed babies... it took ten tries to get the halfway decent pics. Hubby says I can't have a new camra this year... spent too much on chickens :lol: In the flock that the eggs came from there are adult: Serema, d'uccle, cochin, frizzle...
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