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    My daughter and Vera. Her favourite Poland
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    Advice please. We have just noticed our incubator is running a few degrees colder for 5 days!

    Yes, the hygrometer measure humidity and our has temp as well. The incubators temp said 35.5 but the temp inside was actually cooler. Didnt think to double check the thermostat may be out. Do i carry on with this batch or will they have been damaged?
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    Advice please. We have just noticed our incubator is running a few degrees colder for 5 days!

    we have put an extra internal hygrometer in and it has been running cold for 5 days. Have set it to the right temp. Will this effect the hatch?
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    Something is getting into our coop and stealing chicks and eggs!

    We havent caught anything at it yet! The hunt continues! I cant set the traps either, husband had to do it lol.
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    Something is getting into our coop and stealing chicks and eggs!

    Thank yoj, yes we are oretty much doing this but havent caught one! So disheartening. We have snap traps , himane traps and now put a bait station down but still they’re coming!
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    Something is getting into our coop and stealing chicks and eggs!

    My daughter stuck her hand down it lol. Theres t Tunnels down there? They come up under the coop? So baffling
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    Something is getting into our coop and stealing chicks and eggs!

    This is why i’m confused there are burrow holes? Why not go through the wire?
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    Something is getting into our coop and stealing chicks and eggs!

    The coop is stationary. We dug chicken wire deep around and stone around the fence. We built a 50 square meter run. We have spent a lot of time trying to make them safe and will do anythi g it takes. We realise they are defenceless which is why we are asking for advice. We have rat traps down...
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    Something is getting into our coop and stealing chicks and eggs!

    The coop is wood but the run is chicken wire dug down deep into the ground. They seem to be digging into the dirt and under the fence. About 2-3 metres!
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    Something is getting into our coop and stealing chicks and eggs!

    That looks like an idea, thank you. Some of the burrow holes are over a meter from the fence thank you
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    Something is getting into our coop and stealing chicks and eggs!

    Hi. Please help us. Over the past week we have been finding burrow holes going from outside to under the fence and in the coop. We have have chicks vanish without a feather and no eggs so presumably they are being stolen or our hens are scared and not laying. We are filling the holes up but...
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    We had a healthy hatch of 8 polands and they have been dying one by one with no obvious cause.

    We have had nothing like this happen before. We thought it was because they were wondering away from their heat box so we put a lamp up instead. They were still dying so we have brought them inside with the brooder heat plate. Today another one died. They are eating and drinking so what is going on?
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    Egg Laying

    Hi On average, pullets (hens one year and under) will start laying around the 6 month mark. Happy chickening!
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    Egg Laying

    We have 3 eggs today! Chickens are happy again. Not up to their normal rate but hopefully will get there
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