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    I am terrified and scared….did I mention terrified?

    I see you had them in an egg carton for the hatch. Do they figure out how to get out of the carton and onto the flat surface? Or do you need to move them? I have eggs in the bator right now and was planning on doing it that way for the first time.
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    My First Home-Made Incubator!

    I have seen others on BYC that have cannabalized an aquarium heater. I just built my incubator this weekend and am waiting for it to stabalize before setting eggs. My husband suggested the aquarium heater but we did not modify it. We put it in a stainless steel container that holds about a...
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    All my chickens, ducks are dead!!!!

    I agree with the last post. I have heard that weasels grab them by the neck and just suck the blood, but do not eat them. The thought of humans doing this just doesn't even make sense. Do some research into weasels and see if you likely have them around. They can get in the tiniest of...
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    Auto waterer for the poor chicken farmers wallet. ((( PICs ADDED )))

    I am interested in your design, but I am unable to see the pics. Are they still available?
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    Will not eat or drink on its own

    Unfortunately it did not make it through the night. So Sad.
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    Will not eat or drink on its own

    I realize the worst case scenerio may very well happen, but if any one knows how to get them to take some nourishment so they have a fighting chance I would love to hear it.
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    Will not eat or drink on its own

    Mama hen hatched 6 chicks on Wednesday then abandoned the nest on Thursday while I was at work. There was one egg with a hole the size of a pencil eraser, so I went ahead and opened it thinking it was already dead. Surprise, it wasn't. Being as careful as I could I got it out, but the yolk...
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    Will not eat or drink on its own

    Mama hen hatched 6 chicks on Wednesday then abandoned the nest on Thursday while I was at work. There was one egg with a hole the size of a pencil eraser, so I went ahead and opened it thinking it was already dead. Surprise, it wasn't. Being as careful as I could I got it out, but the yolk...
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    Cirque du Poulet :)

    I'm sorry I wasn't specific enough. Back to the soda bottle waterer. How did you make that, where did you get the water bottle kit? Is it specific to chickens, or is the the standard ball bearing type waterer for hamsters and the like?
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    Cirque du Poulet :)

    What is the 2 liter bottle being used as? And how did you design it?
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    Looking for nest box designs

    We have a hen that is sitting in a garbage can 1/2 filled with baling twine, but no eggs. We got some fertilized eggs for her and want to make a well designed nest box. The last time we had a sitting hen, the first one hatched and was found dead, so we removed the remaining eggs and incubated...
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