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    Cracked eggs in incubator?

    Good news but I already got rid of the little bugger :/ next time I know :)
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    Cracked eggs in incubator?

    I placed my eggs in the incubator on the 12th and went to candlelight my 14 eggs. I picked up an egg that looked to have no cracks. When I candlelighted it, it had cracks in it. I took it out, finished cracking it open and we had a fertile egg with a fetus. So question: can you keep eggs like...
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    Chick with umbilical cord? Advice please... (I'm a newbie)

    All animals can get an outty belly button just like humans :)
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    Chick with umbilical cord? Advice please... (I'm a newbie)

    Take a q tip dipped in iodine and rub it on the chicks belly button. This will help it dry out without having to cut it. I like this way better than cutting. Unless you have sterile scissors you run the risk of introducing bacteria to the chick that could cause it to get sick. Iodine keeps it...
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    Chicks Northern Virginia

    I have been to swaps at tractor supply before and have found that they don't have much to offer as far as show quality birds and goats. Anyone else feel this way?
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    Silkie thread!

    What is everyones opinion on bearded vs non-bearded silkies as far as showing? I haven't been able to get any straight answers...
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    Little Giant Incubator

    Don't even bother buying anything. Take a small container that will fit a sponge or washcloth in it and soak the cloth/sponge. Then fill the dish up along w the trays in the bottom of the incubator. If you notice in the bottom of the little giant there are holes - try putting caulk in those to...
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    WANTED SHOW QUALITY

    I am looking for the following for breeding projects for my bf's daughter in 4H. ALL must be show quality. Thanks! Standard golden laced polish hens standard white white crested polish hens standard partridge cochin hens standard black cochin roos and hens bantam black cochin roos bantam...
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    Silkie chicks Ashland VA

    are they from show quality stock?
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    Chicks Northern Virginia

    im located in nova as well... where are you ordering from?
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    4/12/12 Setting Date--Anyone joining me?

    i am putting in some cochin eggs, RIRs, and i think my polish hen layed some?? either way, they are all purebred and so excited!!! my sister has my turkey eggs along with cochins and RIRs at her highschool hatching them in class : ]... 21 days from tonight : ]]
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    4/12/12 Setting Date--Anyone joining me?

    my last hatch, i didnt think it mattered but the day of the hatch it didnt happen until at night... i put the eggs in at night :]
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    Little Giant Incubator

    I put 3 eggs in the little giant incubator from tractor supply. One egg was infertile, the second one died and the third one hatched!! Anyone have anything hatch lately??
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    old 4her getting back into the swing of things: ]

    Hey all : ] My name is Tricia and I grew up doing chickens, dairy goats and cows, and beef goats. I did it for about a month and then we sold the animals : [ Now being 19 almost 20y/o, I am getting back into the swing of things!! I have 3 polish, 7 silkies, 4 standard cochin (2 chicks that...
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