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    Silkie thread!

    That is a great idea. For a second I thought maybe I should stick all six little ones under her then I wouldn't have to have them inside. I have a pen outside with small older chicks in outside that I could put next to the coop it has rabbit wire so no one can get out. Thanks for the ideas. I...
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    Silkie thread!

    I have silkie hens that are hatching eggs like crazy. Only problem is they are not sitting on them after they hatch and I'm find in chicks that have come down the ramp and sometimes the adults have pecked them or they are dead. They steal each other's eggs as soon as someone gets up. So now I...
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    First time incubator questions.

    So could anyone recommend a second incubator that's reliable and reasonable. Maybe the one I have now I'll use on day 18.
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    First time incubator questions.

    I did not Calibrate my thermometer or hygrometer. Didn't know I needed to. The chick that pipped was between day 23-25. I have an incubator full of eggs. I have eggs in there with all different dates. I took out the two red plugs to see if that would help.
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    First time incubator questions.

    Temp 101.5 humidity stays around 40% I usually take them from coop to incubator, one chick started pipping then died. Fully developed. I have a little giant incubator with egg turner no fan when I open them on day 25-30 fluid is clear and belly sometimes looks like yolk. I don't know what...
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    First time incubator questions.

    im a first time incubator hatcher and my chicks aren't hatching or pipping. I cracked a few that were several days past due and they had yolk on their bottom and no blood the fluid was clear. What am I doing wrong. They are Silkie eggs. HELP!!!! I feel like a murderer.
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