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  1. MelissaA

    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Hello, I am hoping someone can help me figure my problem out. I have bantam cochins. My original group of hens are 6 years old (5 years last year). I have always had a problem with my hens laying. Several of them lay off and on every year, mostly off. I have a couple that consistently lay every...
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    Early candling vs. hatch rate question

    Still up in the air until 3 or 4 days after the due date....I guess that is where the "don't count your chickens before they hatch" saying comes from! There are eggs that will develop some and die for many different reasons (temps, humidity, poor egg quality, etc), sometimes they fully develop...
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    ***JULY HATCH-A-LONG come join in***

    32 shipped eggs, 9 made it to lock down- today is day 20 with 2 pips this morning. I hope they all hatch!!
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    3 week old Golden Laced Cochin Chick (cockerel) NO SHIP WA or OREGON

    Heather, Do you have any bantam? Melissa
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    Little chicks, coop dreams in the northwest...

    DE doesn't work for me either. I wonder if it is too moist here for it?
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    Can chicks get depressed?

    I think they can get depressed if they don't have a companion. They are definitely social animals. I had a group of cochins of random colors and noticed the ones of the same color bond together- I got two standard and 10 bantams. The two big girls did bond. If you do it I would do it sooner than...
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    Little chicks, coop dreams in the northwest...

    UGH! It seems like Fall, not the first day of Summer! What the heck?!! I got my chicks before I had a hen house too! They ended up staying in the brooder until they were 12 wks old! They were laying before they made it to their house and outdoors. YIKES!! There is always a post on craigslist...
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    Oh boy....never thought I'd post to this area!

    Congrats! Come and join us over on the ***JULY HATCH-A-LONG come join in*** by save the favs thread!
  9. MelissaA

    Lemon Blue Cochins~~***BRAND NEW PICTURES***~~~

    Quote: I hope you find this helpful https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=331764&p=1 That is helpful! Thank you!
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    Subscribing to Topics / Threads

    OH! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I would have never found it!!
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    Subscribing to Topics / Threads

    How can I find the list of what I subscribed to? There is not a link on my user activity, this is what I see: User activity Registered: 12/07/2009 Last post: Today 10:16 am Posts: - Show all posts | Show all topics Auctions: - Show all listings | Show all feedback Thanks!
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    Henk..chicken calculator question - chocolate outcomes

    sorry! The link was posed by someone on that thread to me on a different thread to learn about genetics.
  13. MelissaA

    Just Set Some Faverolle Eggs Last Night..July hatch, anyone else?

    Quote: Yeah, I did the same amount on my last hatch (2 wks ago) and ended up with 14 hatching. Shipped eggs....this one is shipped as well. How many are you doing? You only got 14 out the 36?? I am going to be on my knees then, I only have the 14. I want a couple of Faverolls soo bad. I...
  14. MelissaA

    Henk..chicken calculator question - chocolate outcomes

    Where can I find this Henk calculator? Thanks!
  15. MelissaA

    ***JULY HATCH-A-LONG come join in***

    I am in! I have 36 shipped eggs due on the 8th. Blue, blue mottled and lemon blue cochin bantams. I am having thermostat heat consistency issues and waiting on a replacement part. I hope the eggs will be ok for the next few days (100.5- 98.7 digital thermometer resting on the turner- 102 to...
  16. MelissaA

    Just Set Some Faverolle Eggs Last Night..July hatch, anyone else?

    Quote: Some pores are ok...I would still try!
  17. MelissaA

    Breeding Calendar?

    Did you get an answer for this? I am thinking 3 to 4 wks prior pull the hen out because they can stay fertile from other roos for up to 3 wks.
  18. MelissaA

    JUNE HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    The digital that was at 99.3 dropped back down to 98.5. I think my thermostat needs to be replaced. The light doesn't come on at all at this point and I can't tell if I am actually adjusting it or not without it. I guess I will have to call Genesis to get a replacement on Monday, which will...
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    JUNE HATCH-A-LONG come join in

    Hello, I posted this question on the main incubating section and no one answered....just wondering if anyone will know here. I have a Genesis 1588 (forced air). My chicks from my last hatch mainly hatched on day 22, I had two analog thermometers- one on the eggs said 99, and one on the floor of...
  20. MelissaA

    Just Set Some Faverolle Eggs Last Night..July hatch, anyone else?

    Quote: Yeah, I did the same amount on my last hatch (2 wks ago) and ended up with 14 hatching. Shipped eggs....this one is shipped as well. How many are you doing?
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