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  1. jaimie44

    What are people doing with......

    All those baby chicks???!!!!!! I'm on a couple facebook groups where folks are hatching great big Brinsea cabinet incubators full of chicks. Anybody here incubating like this? I wouldn't have thought there would be enough interest or profit in it but I guess there must be!
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    Dry (low humidity ) Incubation Testimony

    This was my bible! https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=14596-incubation-cheat-sheet Dont overlook the part about "Ignore the humidity until day 18"...Most important part imo. l.comNervousNellie : this is not a testimony so much as a barrage of questions and plea for advice...
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    Dry (low humidity ) Incubation Testimony

    I am also a believer! If you read my thread here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=480761&p=1 you will see I had MAJOR problems during lockdown. I think my success was partially due to a dry incubation. During lockdown I had a temp spike, a power outage with low temps for...
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    How long have YOU been hatching eggs?

    Last year I bought chicks..this week I hatched eggs from those chicks! Im addicted. I have a question for those that have been doing it for years and are doing such large amounts...what are you doing with all those chicks???
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    Update and pics..... WOW! This was one crazy ride! So when I last posted I had six chicks that I had removed from the bator and I was horible worried that the rest wouldnt hatch. Last night they started popping out like popcorn! lol... And Ill tell ya, with every 2-3 chicks I popped the lid of...
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    If you want to see pics Ive been blogging about this chick adventure...http://lasleysfiveacrefarm.blogspot.com
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    I will! The humidity is as 79 and temp at 99-100 and holding. I hope the rest are ok.
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    Ok, pulled the six and I think they were saying "Thanks! We were roasting in there!"! lol.....they are drying off in the brooder. The windows were dripping so I wiped the water off and checked the other eggs that had pipped for noises...all r still chirping! Things are looking good so far...
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    Ok I did it! Now a new concern....you know those coils at the top if the bator? I used the egg carton method to hatch and these babies are crawling all over the cartons and the eggs and sometimes touching that heat coil! So right now the humidity is still 99 and the temp is down to 99. Oh the...
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    Quote: lmao!!! Thanks for that! Ok now back to the seriousness at hand....
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    Oh great...now the temp jumped to 102...turned it down just a touch.
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    I have an LG. There was only one hole plugged and I unplugged it. VENT? Not sure where the vent is on a LG?
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    Just got home...help! *Update-Pics-Gratitude*

    Ive got chicks hatching since this morning. Just got home from work and the humidity is 99! The two that hatched this morning are still wet and 4 more hatched while I was gone. The temp is steady at 100 but is that humidity gonna be a problem? Should I do anything????
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    Pip question

    Thank you-that makes me feel better Probably a good thing Im working today....the suspense is killing me! Ill just leave it be and see whats happening when I get home.
  15. jaimie44

    Pip question

    Good morning all you hatchers! I have a total of 27 eggs and Im on day 20. Last night around 8pm I saw the first pip. Since then 6 more have pipped and are making great progress and chirping. That first egg tho has done nothing since 8 last night. Pipped a tiny hole and thats it while the rest...
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    Just a quick question....

    Interesting! I think Ill just collect eggs the next couple days and use those. I may throw a few refrigerated ones in just to see how they do. Thanks for the info!
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    Just a quick question....

    Can you incubate eggs(from my flock) that have been refrigerated? I only ask because I have eggs from the last two days in the refrig. Decided to incubate some eggs and was just wondering if thats even possible, to use refrigerated eggs that is....TIA!
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    Chickens and inground swimming pools

    We have a large rubber container full of water for our horse. Last November I went out to feed and my white silkie was just standing in it, chest deep in frigid cold water. He had gotten so cold he couldnt move. I quickly scooped him up and wrapped him in my coat as I ran for the house. I bathed...
  19. jaimie44

    What breed am I?

    Thanks! The leghorn wasnt in question. Its nice to know what the other is!
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    White Leghorn - Snow White or Prince Charming?

    Oh thats great news! So she is just maturing faster I assume. Thank you for letting me know!
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