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    Honey Bee Homestead

    Yeah, that's a good idea. Maybe I'll make a post there and see. I'm sure the experts will be able to think of something that I haven't!
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    Honey Bee Homestead

    I have a hovabator and a nurture right 360. Both seem to do a really good job at holding a steady temp. (I have thermometers that keep a record.) My last hatch was the first time I used the 360. I only had 3 out of 6 survive, 1 was malpositioned and passed. The other two were fully developed. I...
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    Honey Bee Homestead

    I've done dry incubations before, but have always upped the humidity to ~60% during lockdown. That's what I did with my last hatch. I did have to add small amounts of water a few times during the first 18 days, as there were times it dropped to around 15%, and I like it to be 20-30%. For this...
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    Hello all! I'm new at Chickening 🤭

    Hello and welcome! Congrats on the new chicks! It always feels like forever when you're waiting for those first eggs!
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    Honey Bee Homestead

    I dislike getting stung, of course, but my other fear is that I'll develop an allergy to them. Allergies and I don't exactly have a good relationship. 😬 I have severe food allergies and almost every environmental allergy you could think of. I think the weirdest one is cockroaches... I'm allergic...
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    What are breed do these ducks look to be?

    My guess is Rouen for the darker ones and Khaki Campbell for the lighter brown one.
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    After many empty threats and lots of idle chatter…

    Wow! That's a beautiful barn! Please keep us updated on how the new coop build goes, I'd love to see more pictures. I'm planning on doing something very similar in our old cow barn and have been brainstorming how to do it. The old stalls are all still there, and I'm trying to decide how to...
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    Honey Bee Homestead

    It went ok, I only ended up with 3 chicks. There was a fourth that was malpositioned with its wing over its head. It pipped in the afternoon of day 21, then passed before 11 am on the 22nd day. It was making good progress, and I was keeping a close eye on it. It was alive at 8 am, and just...
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    New incubator mom

    That's good to hear! Hopefully, that's all it is, and she continues to get better!
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    Honey Bee Homestead

    Aww, congratulations on the new and soon to be born babies! I think all baby animals are adorable, of course, but crias are next level with their super skinny and long necks! 😂 My goats are pain in the butt escape artists and trouble makers! Last year, they escaped and started eating the corn...
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    New incubator mom

    Is she alert? If she is, I would take her out of the incubator and give her chick/poultry vitamins mixed in her water. It might be a deficiency. You could also offer raw egg yolk. A lot of incubator thermometers are very inaccurate. Do you have an extra you could stick in the incubator to see if...
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    Honey Bee Homestead

    That's so fun! I only have my five ladies right now. I believe the second youngest is 14, and my two oldest are almost 17. My youngest will be 2 in June. With the twelve-year age gap, I know I'm going to have to get more at some point so she won't be left alone. Thankfully, they are all very...
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    New incubator mom

    Hello. Could you post some pictures of the chick? What day of incubation are they on? What is the temperature and humidity at?
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    Honey Bee Homestead

    Oh wow! That's so cool! Do you breed and show them?
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    Easter Egger unable to get back into coop

    Well, I wasn't expecting her to do this. 😂 I put the cinder block there, and within 30 seconds, she jumped up onto the ledge- without using the block. I also tried to get some pictures of her eyes. It was starting to get dark out, so they aren't the best.
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    Easter Egger unable to get back into coop

    Hmmm... that's something I didn't think about! The door faces east, so it's nice and bright going outside in the morning. I have not seen her going inside during the day, but that doesn't mean she doesn't. I have other hens identical to her, so it's hard to tell for sure. The coop is in a barn...
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    Easter Egger unable to get back into coop

    Thanks everyone for all your replies. After reading through them, my new theory is this... In the morning, when we let everyone out, we give them all a few treats, and they all come running out. I'm thinking she gets so excited in the morning that she is able to mindlessly jump over the ledge...
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    Easter Egger unable to get back into coop

    Yes, she does have a tail, she's just standing at an odd angle in the photo. I don't think she's always done this, but I'm not 100% sure. We added some hens to the flock last fall, and I remember this starting sometime over the winter. We banded the new hens, so unless the band fell of she is a...
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    Easter Egger unable to get back into coop

    Hello. One of my Easter Egger hens seems to have a bit of a conundrum, and neither of us can figure out why. She cannot get back into the coop, but she gets out just fine. As you can see from the picture, it's a small jump up, and it's about the same height on both sides. I have 60 other hens...
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    New Chicken Enthusiast!

    Hello and welcome to BYC! They do all have unique personalities! :)
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