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    Chicken Saddle Pattern

    Does anyone on here sell chicken saddles or have a good pattern I could use to make them, preferably a no sew one? Thanks
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    Turning eggs by hand vs egg turner

    I have four roosters and 20 hens
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    Incubating & ready for Hatching

    I want frizzles! They are all so cute!
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    Should I help this egg?

    I have had to help several of my chicks out, if they start pipping and don't hatch for a few days I help them. Just gently pick away tiny pieces of shell by the part that is already pipped. Just enough so that they can get out themselves. I use my fingernails. My last two that I helped out had...
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    Turning eggs by hand vs egg turner

    Has anyone did an experiment with turning by hand vs automatic turner? My eggs are on day 5 now with the turner and wondering if I should take out the turner and do it by hand.
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    Turning eggs by hand vs egg turner

    I have a little giant incubator with egg turner and fan. I only get about 50% hatch rate, with most of the unhatched eggs being unfertile. Would I get better results with hand turning the eggs?
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    Ended 11th Annual EHAL - Contest #3: Cutest Baby Fowl - Win a Brinsea Incubator!

    New Chicks
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    Ended 11th Annual EHAL - Contest #3: Cutest Baby Fowl - Win a Brinsea Incubator!

    My silky Roo
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    Hatching Chicks With A Heat Pad And A Egg Carton Experiment

    Have you had any news on your chicks? I have been following your egg hatching experiment for a week, I was really hoping it would work. I was gonna try your idea also, but without the egg carton, just a heating pad inside a container. Please update us either way!
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    Bad Luck with baby silkies

    She has been sitting for about a month. Even when we take the eggs every day she will still sit and not leave the nest. How do I get her to leave the nest?
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    Bad Luck with baby silkies

    I just had two baby silkies hatched by a broody silkie hen, one yesterday, the other the day before. The first one was doing great, the second one was not doing good so we put her in a box with a heat lamp for a day, and she perked up. So last night I put her with the hen and other chick. I...
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    New Member from Iowa

    Hello! Thankyou for this group and allowing me to join. I have 19 chickens. Six are silkies, 4 of which are roosters. The others are copper marans, easter eggers, and buff orpingtons, and several other breeds. I have had chickens for many years, but I am still learning about them, so I know this...
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