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    Set eggs last night need hatch buddies

    Hi there I set 40 eggs late last night in my new hovabator 1588. So far the temperature has stayed steady at 100 on GQF thermometer and 99 on thermometer/hygrometer I purchased at WalMart. The hygrometer says 45 to 47. I have the red plug pulled out of the top to keep the humidity down. Are...
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    Need first time incubating advice

    Hi everyone. Just received my new hovabator 1588 this morning. Have filled it with water and added automatic turner and put the top on. So far everything is working properly and the temp is around 100 and holding steady. My question is when can I add the eggs. Do I need to let the incubator set...
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    What do I do for hen with cold?

    I noticed one of our buff orpington hens this morning has her eyes swollen and running and I believe she has some nasal discharge. Is this a cold and where do I start with treatment? I do have a bottle of Vet RX and just read the instructions and have the bottle in warm water warming it up...
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    How long to leave a broody hen with chicks

    We have a BO hen who hatched 7 chicks three weeks ago. So far everyone is doing fine and growing like a weed. Chicks are starting to get feathers. The hen is being a very good mother I love to watch the babies crawling all over her and she just sets there so content. What I was wondering is this...
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    In the middle of a hurricane hatch

    After a disasterous hatch with a black cochin hen in September we had a buff orpington hen go broody and I put 10 eggs under her and penned her up alone. Well tomorrow would be her 21 days but when I checked her in the barn this afternoon she had 7 new chicks. So far 5 buff, 1 black orpington...
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    Need advice on what to do

    Hi there I am new to hatching eggs and needed to ask a few questions. I have a standard black cochin hen setting on 9 eggs I got from a friend because all my hens are just starting to lay. Sunday will be her 21st day to sit. When I looked under her this moring one egg had a little hole in it. I...
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