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    Feather sexing week old chicks?

    Thank you! I thought that might be the case. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks then. Do you know of any good resources for learning more about the genetics of specific breeds?
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    Feather sexing week old chicks?

    Hi everyone! I hatched out some chicks on the 3rd and 4th of July and am trying to see if they can be feather-sexed or sexed through any other visual clues. Each of these chicks has the same dad, a silver phoenix rooster, but different moms: a white crested black polish hen, a splash blue...
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    Just had first hatch, trying to figure out genetics for crosses

    Woah, thank you so much! I’m going to make a post with pictures of the chicks from when they were a week old last Friday, but I honestly don’t think I need to because you answered all of my questions! From everything you’ve said, it really sounds like at least the chick whose mom is a CCL is a...
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    Just had first hatch, trying to figure out genetics for crosses

    Thank you! That’s really cool and good news because I think it means I got at least one hen.
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    Just had first hatch, trying to figure out genetics for crosses

    Thank you again! I’ll do that then (it gives me an excuse to take more photos).
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    Just had first hatch, trying to figure out genetics for crosses

    Hey everyone, I just hatched out chicks for the first time on the 4th and am trying to learn a bit more about their genetics. Specifically, I’m curious about whether or not they can be somewhat reliably feather-sexed when they hit a week old and am trying to find resources that detail the...
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    Vaccinating 2 day old chick that is still in incubator for Marek’s

    Thank you for your response! This makes sense. I’ll keep looking into it, but waiting it out with good biosecurity does sound like the best bet right now.
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    Need advice! Yesterday an egg pipped a day early with small amounts of yellow ooze

    She (or hopefully she at least) made it out!
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    Vaccinating 2 day old chick that is still in incubator for Marek’s

    Yeah, I really should’ve thought about this before now. Do you have any thoughts/advice about taking chicks out of the incubator briefly (for cleaning or in this case vaccinating) before they have fully fluffed out? Just thought that might somewhat reduce the wait
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    Vaccinating 2 day old chick that is still in incubator for Marek’s

    Hi I’m looking for advice about vaccinating chicks that we’ve hatched out. So far 2/4 of our chicks have hatched, and the oldest will be 24 hours old tonight. I only purchased one vial of vaccine for these guys because I didn’t think about the fact that it could take multiple days for everybody...
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    Need advice! Yesterday an egg pipped a day early with small amounts of yellow ooze

    Thank you so much! That’s a relief to hear. I’ll give it a bit longer then!
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    Need advice! Yesterday an egg pipped a day early with small amounts of yellow ooze

    Hey, sorry if this post isn’t in the right place but I’m new here and need some fast advice. Last night was day 19 of my hatch, and one of my eggs pipped externally, but this morning, small amounts of yellow ooze began crusting around the pip hole. The chick has made a few more cracks around...
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