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    Malposition chick in egg

    I ended up helping mine a bit last night, and woke up to 2 new babies this morning, from 2 separate eggs. I had 2 that had pipped yesterday and both were taking quite a while. I helped the one that was malpositioned and not the other. And everyone seems healthy! I appreciate all of the advice.
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    Early Hatcher, other eggs getting tossed around

    Good to know for future. In this case, the cord came away on its own.
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    Early Hatcher, other eggs getting tossed around

    Thank you all for your thoughts. This has been a long hatch, so I moved the first 2 hatches to a brooder this evening. They were getting pretty pokey with the fresh hatches. I still have 6 more to hatch. A total of 5 have hatched so far.
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    Early Hatcher, other eggs getting tossed around

    Thanks, that separated quickly from the chick. I think that’s the umbilical cord.
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    Malposition chick in egg

    I have a chick in the very same situation right now, looking forward to any advice offered to you.
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    Early Hatcher, other eggs getting tossed around

    Hello wise ones. I just had the first egg in my incubator hatch a day early, and is jostling around all the other eggs as it tries to walk and get its legs under her (I’m being hopeful!). As the other eggs start to pip and hatch, do I need to reposition them so they can free themselves easier...
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    Automatic coop doors: I'd love your input

    Lils Roost, can you explain your decision process on reaching Ladies First please? You had loads of suggestions as I’ve read through all of this. I’m trying to decide now and I’m all over the board, and can’t seem to narrow this down at all. Thanks for any insights!
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    Is weight loss during incubation linear

    Thanks for sharing your thought process. I’m probably going to have to put a room humidifier in the room where the incubator is once I get to lockdown day. I’ve put in wet paper towels today and was only able to get it up to 51%. Since I bought these eggs with only the plan to eat them, and...
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    Is weight loss during incubation linear

    Thanks for raising the question. I have had to adjust my temp inside the incubator. On the incubator, I’ve had to increase the set temp after using 2 different thermometers to verify. Now it’s set at 103, but 2 other thermometers I’ve put inside, show it at 99.5-100. Am I misunderstanding...
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    Is weight loss during incubation linear

    I really am a data geek like that. Curiosity as well as learning. This is the 3rd time I’ve incubated eggs, but this time I live at 5500 ft elevation in Montana, where it’s quite dry. So it’s very different than when I lived in the humid Midwest.
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    Is weight loss during incubation linear

    I started with 16, and currently have 12 eggs in the incubator, on day 12, so just over 1/2 way. On average, these 12 have lost 8.55% of their starting weight, ranging from 5.88%-11.29%. I’m most concerned about 2 at the upper end of weight loss who have lost 10.95% and 11.29%. I’ve read...
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    Week old chicks are huddled, cold or still adjusting to new brooder?

    I also wrap my dog crate in plastic to hold in the heat (and the mess) for the first few weeks. I leave space for air ventilation, but this traps the heat. I just brought home week old chicks yesterday, and have been able to keep the temp around 90 at one end, and 75ish around the other end.
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    Comment by 'zippy722' in item 'Pullet-Shut Automatic Chicken Door Chickendoors.com'

    @terribob, if you didn't get the photocell, how will you open and shut it? I think that is the best part, that I don't have to be here to close them in, or be out there in the early morning to manually let them out.
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    After watching the chicks for several days, staying under the MHP and not coming out to eat or drink much, I decided to put a heat lamp on them today. What a world of difference. They are out and about, eating and drinking, and sleeping! But my plan is to turn the lamp off during the night...
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    Comment by 'zippy722' in item 'Pullet-Shut Automatic Chicken Door Chickendoors.com'

    I bought one of these doors over 3 years ago when I first built my coop. The door is the BEST!!!!!! The chickens learn the timing of the door very fast. And the chickens are inside the roost long before the door shuts. The only thing to be mindful of is that when storms blow in and suddenly...
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