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I use chicken radio in the coop as a bear deterrent. I don't know if they like it, but they don't mind.

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I have Marans eggs in an incubator, and I can't see through them very well either. It's good to know the sniff test worked!

Then I say cockerel as well. My EE that's 13 weeks has no visible comb at all yet.

I think so. Is the black EE also 11 weeks?

Yeah. At 9 weeks, that's a cockerel.

Oof. Gorgeous Roo! :love

Pullet.

I set 16 chicken eggs on June 8th. Black Copper Marans and olive eggers that were shipped, and barnyard mixes from green eggs from a local friend. Candled them on day 6, and only 2 looked clear, but some of them are too dark to see through at all. So I estimate I have 10 that are starting to...

That looks pretty bad. I had to kill one that hatched like that recently. No fun at all, but the right thing to do.

I had two co-parenting, but after 2-3 days the more experienced broody took over raising the chicks on her own and the other one quit. But "helping" for a couple days was enough to break the second hen of her broodiness, so everyone was happy.

Not totally sure about ducklings, but chicks can go up to 3 days after hatch without food or water. So I think they're easily fine for 24 hours. The reason to keep them in there is to avoid opening the incubator more than necessary, and to keep them nice and warm while they dry out. Up to you...

Normal. She's either missing a tail feather, or they're growing in at different rates or something.

My favorite mug with my favorite coffee buddy.

From what I understand, the danger to pipped but not yet hatched eggs is a drop in humidity. Most people say it's fine to open the incubator for just a second to remove chicks/ducklings that are fully fluffed up. Do this as little as possible. (Once a day). Some people use steam to increase...

Agree, but disagree about letting her out at night. I put my broody cage inside my chicken coop, but in a separate area without bedding or nesting material. And I leave them in there all the time for 3-4 days.

Yep. It can be a hassle for sure. Just keep stuffing them in there. They'll figure it out eventually.

Enjoy, and send us pictures when you can get some! We love chicks.

If Jed is correct, and it's silver penciled rock mixed in with their barred rocks, then no, that wouldn't affect egg color.

Silver laced wyandotte with nonstandard single comb. :) He could still be a mix, because it looks like yours has some barring? But otherwise he looks identical to my favorite rooster ever, Curly. (Oh what a beautiful morning Curly, from the musical Oklahoma) Curly was a silver laced...