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    How long to wait.

    Is it rocking now?
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    Confused about "sticky" chicks (hard amber goo)

    The proper humidity for lockdown is 65%, for hatching it should be 45-50%. That is what works in my experience.
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    How long to wait.

    What was the humidity?
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    Feed Suggestions for a New Egg :-)

    How old?
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    Black spots or scabs on hen's comb

    No worries, the hens with black spots are just low on the pecking order. I am pretty sure it is dried blood. You may want to separate the hens from the rest of the flock until the spots heal. Chickens pick at blood.
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    please be patent!!

    Any specific questions? Welcome to BYC!:weee
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    Red Star - determine gender

    X 2
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    Opinions on best breed

    Have you considered Orpingtons? In my opinion they are the best! The hens are calm, good egg layers, and in my experience, quiet. They are champs in extremely cold temps and do well in warm weather too. Also they look very lovely wandering around the yard. If I had to pick one breed it would be...
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    Red Star - determine gender

    Were they purchased as hens or roosters?
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    Red Star - determine gender

    If they are hens than they will be reddish in color.
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    What breed are they?

    Sorry, spangled not laced. What was I thinking?!
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    What breed are they?

    Is the golden laced bird a bantam?
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    No eggs from my chickens. Not molting.

    Yay! We are getting 2-3 eggs a day now! Some of them still lay on the floor though. I'll put the ceramic eggs in later.
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    No eggs from my chickens. Not molting.

    Thank you!
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    No eggs from my chickens. Not molting.

    Hi. This is Eva. I have 9 pullets that are 9 months old. I live in Alaska, but they have a well lit coop, and it's been under -10 degrees celsius for the past few weeks. When it started getting dark sooner we neglected the lighting for a little bit so they stopped laying. Now they have been on a...
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