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    12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    I had 7 Hedemora eggs hatch, been trying to make time to snap a few pictures of them, they are absolutely adorable, but just been a busy week here. They hatched right on time. None of the UConn eggs hatched, only one made it to lockdown.
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    Colorado

    Yikes, thanks. We'll look into that at once.
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    Colorado

    ...white but they're blue. Speckled Sussex and Brown Leghorns are virtually impossible to tell apart as youngsters, I want to keep one of each, and I *think* I have 2 SS left, will see as they feather out. The Red Leghorns I still have 3, they are not quite as stout as the Whites and Browns...
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    Colorado

    We've had ours confined to runs as well for the last week, because we had a sudden, as-yet unexplained disappearance/die off of every cottontail on the property. We had anywhere from 10-15 easily visible at any given moment one day, 1 the next, and now that 1 has died as well, found the body in...
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    Colorado

    Hello all - how is everyone's flock this fine weekend?
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    12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    I haven't had a chance to update anything here, but wanted to check in to say, of the 26 shipped eggs from UConn, 1 remains at lockdown and I don't have high hopes for it, but it has developed well, so fingers crossed; of the 15 of my own eggs I set, none were fertilized, as is common for me in...
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    12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    4/4 at 23:30 ideally, although I've often stopped turning and increased humidity as long as 2 days early and 1 day late and not seen a major impact on hatch rate
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    Colorado

    Welcome!
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    Colorado

    Welcome!
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    Stuck in a Blizzard

    If you have some straw or alfalfa or a bale of dry shavings it might help to add some dry bedding to the coop if you have the opportunity. I started keeping bales of chopped straw and chopped alfalfa around for wet days. When it snows we shovel the runs and then put down some of each and the...
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    Chick wants to be fed? New one on me

    This worked well - I put my finger into the soaked crumble and the chick ate it off my finger and eventually started eating from the dish without my finger there. Meantime all the others discovered this new delight and the dish should be empty shortly LOL. Thanks @CluckerFamily great suggestion :)
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    Chick wants to be fed? New one on me

    Oh I see what you mean, I can definitely try that.
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    Chick wants to be fed? New one on me

    No but I can grind up some of the crumble and see if that helps, thanks!
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    Chick wants to be fed? New one on me

    I got some Whiting True Blue chicks from McMurray this past Friday. They came out of the box strong and active, all are drinking, but for some reason there's one that doesn't seem to get eating. It was very vocal the first night and its crop was empty so I hand fed it some baby bird hand feeding...
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    Brooder set up questions, I've forgotten

    I have always started them on paper towels in a plastic brooder in the house so I can keep an eye on them, make sure everyone is eating and drinking, check for pasty butt. After a week or two they go out to a pen in the shed with fine shavings and a heat plate, I don't like using the heat lamp...
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    Ended 12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Guess How Many Eggs Will Be Set!

    3800
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    Colorado

    ...wouldn't have ordered them, but what's done is done, just crossing my fingers at this point. They arrived on Wednesday and I let them sit undisturbed for 3 days, hoping any detached air cells will have settled and improved. *ETA* this was not really a very quick hello after all, was it? LOL
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    Breed help? Multiple chicks.

    Oh I take it back, down below they do say pea comb. I have 10 in a brooder right now and nary a one with a single comb, but I thought the breed was developed using Leghorns so assumed single comb was a possibility.
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    Breed help? Multiple chicks.

    I don't see any mention of comb in their description: "Whiting True Blues, lay a consistent blue egg. Hens are excellent layers and are not likely to set. Egg size will start out with medium size eggs and progress to large eggs given adequate nutrition. Whitings are not Araucanas, Ameraucanas...
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    Breed help? Multiple chicks.

    Whiting True Blues can have single combs, I believe
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