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    Quail incubating with chickens. Best way to accommodate both? Beak clip quails?

    Sorry, I was unaware where to post this question so I posted in 2 different places. You can remove one if you wish, wherever it doesn't belong. I have actually never even hatched quail before, even alone. I have hatched chicks and I've hatched ducks, but the Last time was over a year ago so I'm...
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    First time hatching quail and chicks together. Tips?

    I have actually never even hatched quail before, even alone. I have hatched chicks and I've hatched ducks, but the Last time was over a year ago so I'm kind of rusty. I am getting some silkie eggs from a local farm in a couple days when everything is set up, and the guy has an abundance of quail...
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    One bird flipped all the eggs to "o" last night when they've been on "x" through the whole lockdown

    Sorry for all the questions I'm just new to this. It's been 24 hours and none of the other eggs have even pipped yet. The only one that hatched had a REALLY tough white rubbery membrane so I fear the other ones might have trouble. I'm about to take the one that did hatch out and put him in the...
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    The membrane of my eggs is really white and rubbery. Will they hatch okay?

    They are duck eggs but I assume the same goes with them as with chickens. They have been chirping in their eggs since yesterday afternoon and they've been wobbling around all day. Only one has pipped and its been like 3 hours so I took a little piece of the shell off and noticed that the...
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    First time duck owner. What is effective shelter and housing, and how to clean it? (PICS)

    I'm hatching some ducklings and chicks for a friend. We usually give them back after a few weeks when they are ready to be outside with the other ducks. But I've been reading alot of stuff on here and it seems like a wonderful experience to own ducks. So I was thinking about asking if I could...
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    What breed are these babies?

    I was told to post this again here. They're only 8 days old but they have a few feathers. The guy I got the eggs from had naked necks and black australorps (which I'm pretty sure they aren't those 2 haha), buffs, rhode island reds, wyandottes, and white leghorns. Jaquavious is bigger, black...
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    Humidity for hatching duckies?

    I know I've asked this before in the duck section but I still haven't figured it out. Some sites say 35% and some say 86% :/ Its a still air if that changes anything. this is my first time hatching anything besides chickens.
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    Ideal temperature and humidity for duck eggs in a still air incubator?

    I've hatched chicken eggs before and we used 99.5 and 50-60% humidity. I've tried to look up the differences between chicken and duck incubating but there seems to be a a lot of disagreement. Some say 101 degrees, some say 99.5 like chicks, but also to turn it down to 98.5 at lock down. Some...
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    What breed do you think these chicks are?

    The guy I got the eggs from had naked necks and black australorps (which I'm pretty sure they aren't those 2 haha), buffs, rhode island reds, wyandottes, and white leghorns. They were all kept together so we didn't know which eggs we were getting. And I know they may be a cross too? Do they...
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    Duck incubation tips? First time with ducks.

    Can I incubate call ducks, khaki campbells, indian runners, and pekins together? We've hatched chicks but we really want to try ducks to add to our mix. What is the difference in incubation? I have a still air little giant bator. Ideal temp? ideal humidity? is there still lockdown? how much...
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    Help! My sister "helped" an egg hatch while I was gone!!? (PIC)

    I went out to eat and was gone longer than I expected. When I came back my sister said she saw one pipping and broke it to "help" it out. I admit I should have talked to my family on what not to do. This is my first time hatching and I know they are supposed to zip before they come out, but she...
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    Is a day 6 egg supposed to look like this? (PIC)

    Its like a band of veins and stuff, but the two ends are clear. And this flashlight sucks lol sorry its not very bright.
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    Letting shipped eggs sit before incubating?

    I've never got shipped eggs before but they're coming in today or tomorrow. I read on here that you're supposed to let them sit in a room thats 55 degrees for 24 hours before you put them in the bator. I don't have a place thats 55 degrees. Its 80 outside and around 75 in the house. What do you...
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    HUMIDITY TOO HIGH?? The humidity in my room is 60%+ but the humidity in the bator is supposed to be

    This is my first time hatching eggs so I'm still getting used to all this. I left the thermometer/hygrometer steady in the room I'm going to be hatching in for a few days. It was constantly from 60-70% humidity. But I read on here that in the incubator the humidity is supposed to be 50%. People...
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    Could an old shed be converted to a coop? (pics)

    Obviously itd take alot of work its in pretty bad shape lol. But its under a tree so it wouldnt get too hot.
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    Brooder lighting question?

    I bought an infrared 250 W reflector bulb and brooding lamp and its really hot. I plugged in the lamp for barely 15 seconds to make sure it worked and was surprised at the amount of heat you can feel even 3 feet away from it. And it smelled like something was burning. Is it supposed to be like...
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    When can I take my babies outside on the grass to explore?

    This is my first time, obviously. I'm going to be incubating 18 eggs. I have that part down. But afterwards is where I'm still learning. When they hatch (hopefully) I know you leave them in the incubator for a day or two. But when you take them out, how long until you can let them explore...
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    Hello from Texas, first time hatcher.

    I'm hatching 18 birds in an incubator that holds 30. This is my first time but I have done research...everyone has to start from somewhere. I do not plan to keep the birds but I will give them away or sell them to trusted farm owners. I live in Texas so they are not hard to find. Anyways, I read...
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