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    putting baby chick back with momma hen

    We had four eggs hatch and our broody hen abandoned a baby. We brought it in and then brought in another chick to keep it company. Not sure the abandoned one is gonna make it. Can the other baby be put back in the coop with momma hen after a day?
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    Hen left eggs please HELP ASAP

    Our broody little hen was sitting on 9 eggs, most likeyl only 8 viable eggs. Three of them have hatched and she has left the nest. So the other 6 eggs, minus the one are going to get cold before I get home from work. My mom is keeping an eye on momma hen and chicks. Is there anything she can...
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    Crippled chick

    We have two chicks that are about a week old. Haven't been able to get to them much because momma is very protective but I have noticed one hops around on one foot and holds the other foot up with the toes curled like a claw. Anything I should do or can the chick adapt on its own?
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    Yolks

    The eggs we have been getting from our hens lately seem to have really weak yolks. They break everytime I crack an egg. Even when I try to roll it out of the shell gently. Any ideas on what could be causing this? Is it something to do with their diet?
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    Introducing a new member to the flock.

    We have two coops. One has 4 hens and a rooster that are a little over a year old. The other has nine chickens that are about 3 months old. We have heard some rooster crow attempts a few times this week but haven't figured out exactly how many roosters we are going to get. ANYWAY, recently a...
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    Other baby chicks pecking at one making it bleed.

    I just hatched 14 baby chicks. All of them were picking on one of them. It looks like the yolk was not fully absorbed and they were pecking at it making it bleed. There is something hanging off the spot where they were pecking. Is there anything that I can do to help it. I did move it out and...
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    They are starting to hatch!!

    We had two chicks hatch last night. One of the was out at 10pm and the other one was out at 11:20pm. They look dry. Is it too early to move them to the brooder? There are 12 more eggs in the incubator is it going to hurt the one still in there if I open it to move the chicks to the brooder...
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    Zipping?

    How long can it take a baby chick to zip all the way around the shell?
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    What is a good digital incubator?

    Can you recommend a digital incubator that has good hatching rates? would you go with the styrofoam ones or a cabinet? Thanks for your recommendations!!
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    incubator problems....

    We have 14 eggs in an incubator that are due to hatch on the 19th. Styrofoam incubator with an egg turner inside and the temp has been steady at about 98.9. The incubator is about 2 feet off the floor. We built a chick brooder over the weekend and put the incubator on top of it, now about 4...
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    Hen is sitting but no chicks. DAY 30+ What should I do

    On February 10th I noticed that one of my hens was sitting on some eggs. I have gone out there to collect the eggs from the other hens. Most days I have only been getting 1-2 eggs a day from the 3 hens that are not sitting. When I check on the hen that is sitting. There are brown eggs and...
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    Don't know what to do.

    I have one egg in my incubator. The temp is between 99.8 and 101. humidity was at 52% the first 18 days and it is at 68% right now. I am not sure if I put them in the incubator on Feb. 2 or Feb. 3rd. I haven't heard anything. But I have a 2 and a half year old that is very loud. I don't know if...
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    Hand raised or hen raised???

    We have 4 hens and decided to try our skills at hatching so we borrowed a friends rooster and have been collecting eggs for our incubator. The first batch didn't last because we couldn't keep the temp in the incubator regulated. Now that we have that straightened out and we start collecting...
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