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    Egg explosion prevention

    I have 30 eggs in an incubator for 1 week now, and a strange smell appeared in the room where the incubator was. It turned out not to be from the incubator, but still this made me aware of the possibility of eggs exploding (since this is the first time I had to place some dirty eggs in the...
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    Eggs on airplane

    Does anyone know (by experience or through some other source) whether eggs transported in an airplane can still be incubated? My main concern is the x-ray machines, I don't know if they will kill the embryo or cause congenital problems (there's a reason pregnant women aren't usually x-rayed...)...
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    Incubating temperature

    From all the information I've read so far, it says the temperature should be in the 99-100ºF (37.22-37.78ºC) range (forced air). In my incubator's user's manual, it says the temperature should be 37.7ºC (99.86ºF) until the 18th day, and should be lowered to 37.2ºC (98.96ºC) in the last 3 days...
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    Do female muscovies need a male to lay eggs?

    Do female muscovies lay eggs without a male present? If they do, would they lay more if the male was present?
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    Dead-in-shell embryos

    About 6 weeks ago, I had a broody hen. She incubated the eggs (initially 9, she destroed 2), and on the 20th day, a chick was born. On the 21st day, no chicks, so I kept waiting, but eventually I realized no chicks would hatch and broke the remaining eggs to see the inside. They contained dead...
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    Help, eggs didn't hatch

    I had a broody chicken in the past 3 weeks. When she sat on the eggs (Sunday), there were 3 or 4 eggs. On Tuesday, there were 14 eggs, and I took the 6 most recent ones. Later, there was another egg -- 9 in total. The hen broke 2 of the eggs -- 7 left. Past Saturday, 20 days past the first...
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    Portuguese Yellow or Buff Orpington?

    I have these chickens for a year and a half. From the most "famous" breeds, it looks like a Buff Orpington, but I really think it isn't. There's a breed from my country that is called "Amarela Portuguesa" (Portuguese Yellow). I've never seen one, but I think it may be the only breed these ones...
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    Hello

    I'm new here. I love chickens and I've been increasingly interested in them, their productivity, reproduction and breeds. I'm from Azores, Portugal.
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