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    Hatching eggs/broody hen question

    hi everyone, i have just given my broody buff orpington 11 eggs to hatch, The eggs are all very small compared to others because they are silkies and pekin eggs. she is sitting on them all but im not sure if they are all in the correct place, i know directly under the belly is where the warmth...
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    Can a 12 week old rooster fetilize eggs? i see him mating.

    sorry but you seam to be incorrect, i have 10 eggs in my incubator on day 17 and they are fertile and going to hatch soon
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    Can a 12 week old rooster fetilize eggs? i see him mating.

    Hi everyone! I have got a new incubator and was going to buy some eggs off a friend but then i had a thought, my rooster has been gettin' busy lately with the pullets (who are much older but still laying) the females are totally submissive and the male holds on to her neck feathers and mounts...
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    angry mother hens

    over a month ago my hen went broody, so i gave her a couple jersey giant eggs (even though she is a rode island red) she hatched them and they are 3 and a half weeks old. she is a fantastic mother, one of my other hens looks after the chicks two, they have 2 mothers! they are both great mothers...
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    Sponsored Post Win an Ecoglow 20 Chick Brooder from Brinsea with your best tip for winter!

    My chickens are in ireland and we have had them for a good few years, and we dont do anything in winter, in the summer they sleep on a roost in the outside part of their run, and in winter they sleep in the wind proof house, my tip is to have a house they can go into and a roost outside to sleep...
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    Weird shaped air cell

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    Weird shaped air cell

    The ones with fully detached air cells died but I had 4 out of 5 hatch! Now they are happy 2 week old chicks, they are gettingblots of feathers
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    Saddle shaped air cells - Help! Day 18 and will hatch soon. Saw one moving in bator!

    I dont expect anyone to answer this but what if she had kept them on their sides?
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    Weird shaped air cell

    no one?
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    Weird shaped air cell

    5 eggs in my incubator have weird shaped air cells, like partly detached, saddle shaped/ U-shaped and detached, its day 14 so its in the later stage of incubation. I wasnt here for the first 13 days so i couldnt act early. The eggs are on their sides, will they hatch? Thanks :) -Sean
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    Saddle shaped air cell

    Hi everyone, I have 7 eggs in the incubator lying on their sides. Its day 13 and I candled them for the first time, all are moving and look healthy, but the air cells are saddle shaped and move around a little bit, fortunately a couple eggs' air cells are normal. My incubator has been perfect...
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    When do most buff orpington eggs hatch?

    No it's an rcom 20 pro incubator, it's not off I checked with the thermometer on the screen and 2 others
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    Chick pipped over 32 hours ago...

    move her to a brooder, she is well ready
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    Chick pipped over 32 hours ago...

    You you should definately leave that for a couple more days. Movement is a good sign, the chick might just be a late hatchet because of temperature fluctuations. Give it some time
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    When do most buff orpington eggs hatch?

    Thanks sumi, I was just wondering cause some eggs hatch later than 21 days. They probably don't though. :)
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