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    Chick still alive 3 days after cutting off yolk sac and stuffing intestines

    We can't believe it, but we went out on Sunday and found a chick that had tried to hatch (a day before we thought). Other chickens apparently pecked at the egg, causing it to come out before it should, leaving the yolk sac hanging. The sac had mulch attached to it, so it couldn't absorb it...
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    Help please, little red mites on 2 day old chicks

    I've been battling mites on broody mom for weeks (this happened after I brought her in during extreme cold, we didn't want the eggs to freeze). They were getting better, actually, are much, much better, but now, on the 2 day old chicks, I see little tiny red mites on their face. I'm constantly...
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    Assisted Hatch Chick put back under Broody Hen, Help Please

    We have a broody hen we brought in the house 2 weeks ago, during extreme cold. We've dealt with mites, poop on eggs, etc. I thought they were dead, we candled yesterday, early AM, threw out 3 duds, low and behold, 1 (possibly 2) are alive. The one had already internally pipped, not sure when...
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    Hen with eggs in my house, has mites bad, is Sevin safe, will I ever be able to treat them

    I used to love chickens, but these mites are making me want to give up. I moved this hen inside when it was zero degrees, shortly after, mites were everywhere. I have yet to see any in my flock with them, although I started dusting today, with Sevin, dusted the birds too, the feed mill sold me...
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    Can chick development be delayed in winter due to cold

    We brought our silkie hen in 2 days ago because of the extreme cold, we thought some eggs could hatch, so we didn't want the chicks to die, exactly 23 days ago she started incubating some eggs (then the Ameracauna and Aracauna laid more in the nest-only 1 is hers). I think most of the eggs are...
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    Chicks could hatch this weekend while very cold in winter

    Now what, my mistake, a hen of mine went broody, she has been on eggs, around 18 days or so, now, on the day of hatch (if any are fertile and alive), it will be very cold, around 11 degrees outside. They are in the coop, in a rabbit cage, 3 sides and top and bottom are covered, not the front...
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    Can a broody hen hatch in winter in Ohio, in the cold of January?

    One of my silkie chickens decided to go broody. The coop is nice and out of the elements, but is this possible? She will not get off the nest. There can't be but a few eggs under her, as we collect eggs daily to eat. I tried to get them yesterday, she didn't want to move. I left her...
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    day 22 1/2 chick cracked shell a few hours ago, a piece fell, but no hole in membrane, is that ok

    We have 2 little ones that hatched yesterday, another one started 1 1/2 days after the others, the shell is cracked, a piece fell, I heard him peep, but there is no hole in the membrane, the others put a hole in the shell and membrane at the same time. Is this ok? If it isn't ok, when would I...
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    Humidity between 64 and 68, am I drowning the chicks

    I'm nervous now, I couldn't get the humidity above 45%, so I closed the hole over the fan (I left the fan going, it is keeping the temp. better). I closed that hole because the fan was blowing all of the humidity out. Now, the humidity is between 64 and 68%, some say that is too high, it could...
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    trying to start lockdown unplugged fan and temperature dropped

    I unplugged the fan as many suggest, but the temperature dropped quickly. I really, really hate to try to "readjust" the temperature on this LG, as they are terrible. I immediately plugged the fan back in, the fan blows out a hole, not on the eggs. the eggs are not directly under the fan. My...
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    Silkie Eggs - Moving from turner to carton or lying flat at lockdown

    I lost every single chick at the day of hatch or just before, on our last go around. We have 6 or so live silkie chicks, day 17 now, we tried part flat and part in cartons last time, all died. The ones lying flat rolled around, the ones in cartons moved too, last time. The only one to pip...
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    Does anywhere in Ohio carry Trader Joe's or Whole Foods fertile eggs

    I found this very interesting and thought we'd keep trying to hatch, as the kids want to enjoy it and at least this would be cheap to try for us. Of course, we haven't had success yet, but we won't give up. Does anyone know if any stores in Ohio carry fertile eggs? We are in the Columbus area...
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    Trying Again, installed computer fan, what should LG temperature be

    We lost all of our last batch of chicks, right at hatch, we just installed a computer fan, it is running great, however, I kept the temp. the same as before, right around 99.5 and it went up with the fan, I'm guessing due to the heat from it. I do not have a water wiggler, didn't know I needed...
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    Ameracauna or Aracauna Eggs

    We ended up with Aracaunas and Ameracaunas and aren't sure which hens are laying which eggs, they are all blue eggs, some are smaller than the others. We are going to incubate and prefer to hatch the Ameracaunas as they are Lavender. We have 1 rooster, but 2 Ameracauna hens and 2 Aracauna...
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    23rd day, thought they were dead, candled and one is alive

    I only have 2 eggs left, this was our first time trying and we lost every fertile fully developed chick the day of hatch (over 20) or within 2 days of hatch, I am reading due to humidity. As of 5 days ago, the remaining 2 were set, on lockdown, alive, but, we just hit day 23, I thought we'd be...
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    Pip hours ago, is no peeping ok, first time incubating and a real mess

    I see that it can take forever from pip to hatch, or at least waiting, we did see the little beak move once, but not since, the hole is small, nothing sticking out yet. Is this normal? This is our first ever hatch, what can go wrong has and we have lost every single fully developed chick so...
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    Do eggs always move or wiggle prior to hatching

    I had one little egg move on day 19 and 20, tonight starts day 21, it isn't moving, none of the other eggs have moved (or at least we have never seen them). The one moved a lot. I'm getting worried that something went wrong, or can this be normal. These are silkies, humidity possibly too high...
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    Humidity for Silkie Chicks from day 18 to day 21

    My eggs have been around 45 average humidity for 18 days, now moving to a second incubator and get so confused by reading so many different humidity levels. Many say don't do it too high, as silkie eggs are smaller and need a humidity a bit lower, like around 58 to 65, instead of 75 like other...
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