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    Eggs dry pipping

    Day 20 silkie eggs are pipping the shell but seem unable to break through the membrane. 2 eggs started yesterday and 3 more today. The membranes are opaque white. I've had them at 70% humidity since day 18 but they seem to be drying out. The incubator is homemade forced air and the temp has...
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    What is getting my eggs?

    I have been noticing that lately I been loosing eggs. I have a little coop with a nest box in it. I have my two hens trained to jump up into it to lay. The last few days I haven't gotten a single egg, so I thought mebe they were laying else ware, but the coop is near my bedroom window and I hear...
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    Delayed or dying?

    I have two silkie eggs in my incubator. throughout incubation they have developed at the same rate, but as of yesterday I have noticed that one egg is developing much faster and the other is rather see through with veins that seem to be receding.The embryo is still moving and kicking. Its not...
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    Silkie early lockdown?

    One of my silkie eggs looks like it is trying to do an internal pip on day 16! should I start an early lockdown? both of my eggs are kinda dark, but the chick silhouettes look too small to hatch. They looks like day 13 in size. I didn't get a picture, because I use my cellphone's flashlight and...
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    Should I or shouldn't I?

    My father-in-law has a Broody Americana that has been on the nest for the last three months. We don't have any roosters and we can't seem to break her of it. I was wondering if I should put some fertilized eggs under her. A local person is selling fertile eggs and I really want the chicks from...
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    chick attacking hens

    I have three 3 month old chicks that I have had in a pen outside for two months where our older hens could get used to them. The three chicks have always got along smoothly with no pecking or aggression. Two of my chicks were easy to handle but the last one never hand-tamed and it screams bloody...
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    Barnvelder: blue or splash?

    I bought a "splash" barnvelder chick from a local breeder. He isn't white and red as I expected. The edges of his feathers a pale blue-grey, making him look moldy. He is THE ugliest chick I've ever raised. Could anybody post pictures of their blue or splash Barnvelder chicks or tell me it theirs...
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    Suspected cockerels

    I have 3 5 week old chicks bought straight run. Since all three are different breeds, I don't have anything to compare them to. From left to right, speckled Sussex, splash Americana, and splash Barnvelder. I'm pretty sure the white ones is a pullet, but the other two make me think they are...
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    Splash Barnevelder, is this normal?

    I bought three chicks last Thursday. Each from a different breed. I handpicked each chick from their breed sorted boxes. I noticed that my splash Barnvelder and the rest of the chicks in that box had less developed wing feathers. I mentioned that to the lady who is selling them to me, and she...
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