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    Ive live in a small village in Cornwall Uk. Beautiful place, Great people, good surf (not that Im any good)! I have four children Elle 12, Gracie 6, Bill 4 and Sidney 2. They are good kids that thankfully share my aminal interest. My addiction to chooks started with wanting eggs that I knew...
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    4 babies and all quiet in the incubator. My babies are yellow, their dad was a white orpington and mums are hybreds. What they will turn out like wil be anybodys guess!! The last one that hatched is quite weak so to stop the others picking on it ive had it sat on my bump under my top with its...
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    Two babies!!! (and two rocking) want to take out the babies for a cuddle so I think its going to be a day of sitting on my hands
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    Ones hatched and looking cute and I have another pipping!
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    chick pipped 6 hours ago then nothing, do I help??

    thank you, my first hatch just happened so fast. If Im this impatient with eggs then I dread to think what Im going to be like when my next lot of human babies decide to arrive
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    Hi, I seet my eggs on the 26th April, one has pipped at 6 this morning but the humidity dropped to 52% (looks ike i spoke too soon). I had it back up to 69% right away and the shick was still cheeping. But its all quiet now I cant hear a thing, no more shell has been chipped away and its been...
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    chick pipped 6 hours ago then nothing, do I help??

    Its day 21 and 1 of my 8 eggs have pipped the shell over 6 hours ago, since then nothing. I cant hear it cheeping. The other 7 eggs are still and these eggs were from my rooster that has gone to a better place. I would like to get at least 1 chickadee. Should I help,wait,what? I did have a...
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    Sarahirl-If you take the shelf off the auto turn screw and move it across 2mm then the seperater fits in mine. I also have the trough filled in it seems to be holding at 66%. Maybe its the fresh Cornish air. Ive not opened mine and they are due to hatch tomorrow but I can't see any rocking...
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    My First Chicken

    What a grand name! I dont have a geuss im afraid as im not that clued up on mt breeds. My cockeral was called Steve until yesterday when he was renamed Dinner, then this morning he was renamed "That bl**dy cat has ripped open the bin after that darned chicken carcus"!
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    THANKS CHICKEN GIRL. I lock down in 12 hours
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    I just found out that I cant keep any babies that hatch Im having to get rid of my hens as Ive just been told Im expecting twins of my own. This will bring to me six children and two business to run from home, so Im going to need every minute I can get. My girls are going to my Auntie and...
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    Ive got 5 definates and three maybes
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    Hi chicken girl, are you going to candle tomorrow? Hows your temp holding up now? My hum is ranging from 45-50% and temps 99.32f-99.68f. Im hoping thats alright. I cant wait to candle,
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    Baby Chicks Eating Paper Towel Floor Cover

    Hi, I use puppy training pads or dry nite bed pads from pampers ect for the first few weeks. Poops dry so you can be mostly shaken off or ditched. I hope that you fuzzy butts are ok
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    My 1st hatch~100% Hatch!!! :) :)

    Wow Did you log all of your temps/humidity details for next time? Thats a fantastic hatch rate well done
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    Black spots on wattles and cones??

    Hi, my three hybrid hens and white orp have all developed black spots on their wattles and cones. Like little splatts of tar/oil. This has only developed over the past 2 weeks the hens are laying as normal and they all seem their usual cheeky selves. What could it be and should I be concerned?
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    What type of bator are you using? Ive bought a cuvotto 24 auto turn. I have added an extra hydrogometer (sp)?? I got it because the local farmer uses a larger version. He has a 90% success rate my first hatch was not so good 4 of six orps hatched and they had gone through Royal Mail which...
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    Puting Eggs in Today!!!We are in Lockdown!

    Hi, I set my second ever hatch at 10a.m today. Ive only used eggs from my hybrids which run with a white orp. I don't know if the eggs are even fertile but I thought that I'd give 8 a go. He's only 7 months old and came from my first ever hatch, as he was a roo nobody wanted him, so I...
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    Hello from sunny Blackpool

    Ah ha another Brit! My DH is from Blackpool and we visit twice a year we stay in the Carn Brae Hotel, South end of the prom. Its a bit less stressful down here in Cornwall though I do love popping up for a trip to Primark its only a 400 mile drive!!!!
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    New to BYC

    Welcome from Corwall,UK
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