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    Incubators Anonymous

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    Incubators Anonymous

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    Incubators Anonymous

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    Incubators Anonymous

    Today is day 22 and only 1 has hatched so far, actually it hatched at the very beginning of day 21, so this noon will be 48 hours, other 2 pipped more than 12 hours ago, I think the story repeats once again, Im really dissapointed, dont know if I will try again, its such a sad situation when you...
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    Incubators Anonymous

    I have 23 living out of 29 silkie eggs in the bator, this is my third attempt and the best one so far, previous have been disasters, and thanks to some recommendations here I think Im doing better this time but dont want to spoil it at the end, tomorrow will be day 18 and I know this is a...
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    Incubators Anonymous

    Wow!!! thats amazing, the manual says should be kept about 45% through day 18 , as a matter of fact it has an alarm that is factory set to beep at 44%. So I am going to start over with a new attempt at 5-15% as you say, need to say they are silkie eggs and my incubator has fan. Thanks a lot...
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    Incubators Anonymous

    Hi, dont know if this is the right post, but here I go, just bought an incubator and its been a total mess, first time just 3 chicks out of 48 eggs, most of the them were too old eggs but didnt have more fresh eggs so I decided to try the old ones, anyway there was a lot of room and nothing to...
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    Backyard Brahmas!!

    Im planning to get some brahmas and got a lot of questions: I read the standard eye color must be brownish or orange, but all of the chicks I have seen have grayish green eyes so what age the color changes? How a blue brahma baby looks like?, I mean color is the same, black or grayish?, want...
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    Backyard Brahmas!!

    Hi, anyone with LF brahmas? have a question (dont know if it would be the same for bantam): I ve been looking for LF brahmas, visited a breeder and saw a rooster laying on the floor, he had problems to stand up and walk at first, the man said that it was due to its weight...and also as I asked...
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    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Thanks a lot, great info!!!, now I see this is a pretty complicated situation, I ll keep on reading to learn more just in case, if any of my chickens dies will take it to the vet for a necropsy to have a definitive diagnose, in the meantime I will keep my fingers crossed it was just a case of...
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    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    Hi, new to this and have a lot of questions, as I ve had a couple of silkies with paralysis, -if an individual shows symptoms in a flock of 15 how often can symptoms appear in other ones, I mean is it normal that you get a rooster with problems and no other shows symptoms till several months...
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    Silkie thread!

    Hi, a couple of months ago I got rid of my silkie rooster because he was too big (double, maybe more the hens weight) and there were new boys growing up, now I think I made a bad decision and kept only one guy, but he is not trying to mate nor crowing and is now 7 months, he doesnt seem to be...
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    Silkie thread!

    Thanks a lot PF, now I see the light, 20-22% protein and 1% or less calcium, thats what I can see in most meat bird starter food, isnt it? now I think I found the right food, and many many thanks for the FF info, believe me it really encouraged me to try it and gonna start to experiment for sure.
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    Silkie thread!

    Hi, need advice, can someone recommend me a brand (type) of poultry food for silkies so I can read the nutritional info and compare with the products here in my country. Im asking because I ve read about the special needs silkies have, for example I know is not healthy to feed them layer because...
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    Silkie thread!

    Hi Sonoran Silkies, thanks for your help, yep, actually Im outside the US. What I ment was they are not bantams, but now I know should have said largefowl.
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