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    first time broody hen?

    well i have been longing my hen to go broody and finally shes started showing signs! shes laying on 6 eggs ! shes went all puffy and shoving eggs underneath her but sometimes she moves half way of the nest and theres like 4 eggs uncovered oops! but she moves back onto them. but now i have...
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    New to showing

    hi i was wondering what do gudges look for whilst showing a chicken or eggs thatnks :)
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    still air or fan assisted ?

    well im in the middle of making a new bator out of a cardboard box but i was thinking ill do it still air this time but what do you think your hatch rate was better with still air or fan assisted and also what temp and humid do you think it will have to be for a still air * im doing the dry...
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    Cardboard box incubator?

    hi i was wondering could you make a incubator out of a cardboard box? with a light and a cup of water i think i could ? do you , i could make a still air incubator with two or three lightbulbs a old cooking tray and a egg box ? do you think il will work? thanks
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    Dang Humid!!

    well i set my eggs yesterday at a temp of 37.5 and 55% humid then some nice people quickly corrected me and told me my humid was soo high i quickly ran up and changed the bators humid but its still the same any idea how to get rid of it ? and my incubator is fully automatic thanks :)
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    spot the mistake please !!!

    well all of my hatchies are always below 50% hatch rate and now im fed up! at the start of my incubation i have my steady temps of 37..5 degrees celcius and 50-55%humid day7 i candle and mark air bag,day14 i candle and mark air bag and day 18 i candle mark air bag, rase the humid to 65% and...
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    the dry incubation methode *questions*

    well i have many failure hatchies and then i heard about the dry incubation methode? well i was wondering if you can tell me how to do it . well at home i have my own shop bought incubator i can set the temp and % of humid at the push of a button so can anyone tell me how to do it like what temp...
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    Hatcheries in the uk ?

    well i am just so stressed out i just can't hatch eggs :( the past two hatchies i have put 24 eggs in and only 2 have hatched i really don't know what im doing wrong :( i set my eggs candle them 7, 14 & 18 days and mark the air sack then day all through the incubation i have the temp at 37.5...
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    broody or bator ?

    well i thought to myself if i incubate my eggs will they go broody once growen or will this be a mentel thing and the hen will never go broody ? like if you want more broody hens the eggs have to be hatched under a hen and if you only want hens for egg, meat or other you can hatch in a bator...
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    Share you're Wisdom thread !

    Post all your knowlage about you're baby chicks from the past and for the Future! some ideas :) chick behaviours their favourite treats best feed and medical feed/water just general and interesting things ect! :)
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    sleeping or dead ?

    well i had a chick pipped but it really got hot in the bator so i took it out * i know lock down* i could see the chicks head, beek and eyes its beek was open but made no sound there was gunk in its mouth so i did the only think natural and cleaned it out with a cotton bud to stop it from...
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    what time ?

    well i've just got 12mixed colour pure bred orphington eggs, but i've been told i should let them sit 24 hours before incubation ? is this true. thanks
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    what breed.

    hi i was wondering what pheasant breed should i get? well i live in scotland and live on a farm, my friend asked me to get some phesants so we can 'go hunting' whitch i probally wont but would love to try some! also what time do you think i can start to order some i've heard that you can only...
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    Setting eggs 25th of Jan 2013, WHOS WITH ME!!

    well i've already set eggs and they have hatched but now i've delivered 12 mixed orpington pure breed eggs and there due the 24th !! im sooooo exited but what about yous are you setting eggs, what type are theyy :)
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    *wanted* Free Cockrel

    All Wanted to buy ads must be in the appropriate classified ads section of Buy Sell Trade. Thanks. edited by staff
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    Can i feed Barley?

    Well this hatch i have decided to use the cockrels for meat, i will be feeding them on chick starter for 4 weeks till they go outside the hens will be eating growers and then layers but the my dad said just feed the cockrel barlie with some growers mixed in with a ratio of 4:1 as it has 20%+...
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    Chick growing & survived without shell !!!

    hey was just on you tube and i saw this i though it was truly amazing :)
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    how to tell one chick from another?

    well i have chicks pipped and chicks due on the 26th and i was wondering how could i tell them apart after sexing as the boys are going to be for meat but ive heard about painting their nails but i wouldent want to do that so then i though rings but there legs will be too small !! and then i...
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    How To Raise Cockrels For Meat? Questions *

    Well I have eggs set due to hatch the 26th of Jan and was thinking what to do with the cockrels as last time we were over run with cock-a-doodle-doo's every where, luckilly a man took them all for free for meat. But this time I have decided to raise them for meat myself and was now wondering...
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    Can you hatch a hens first eggs ?

    well i got my first egg out of my silkie x Hybred and i was wondering should i incubate or crack it open and see if it was fertilised & got yolk?and then incubate her next egg ? please vote and ill make my decision at 8pm here it is to one of my other eggs
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