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    4.5 Month Old Silkie Sexing

    Hi everyone! I know there are many threads out there that show how to sex silkies, but I am having some confusion. I have 5 silkies and 1 frizzled cochin bantam (all are 4.5 months old). I live in an area that doesn't allow roosters and was wondering if anyone could tell me what they think on my...
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    Questions about hatching chickens

    Hi, I have hatched chickens in the past but it has been over a year ago and I want to make sure to get a couple things right. 1) Is the day you put the eggs in the incubator considered day 1? Or is the first full day they are in the incubator day 1? 2) Do you let the eggs turn on day 18? Or...
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    Barred Rock/ Americana-Buff Orpington Mix Charlotte NC

    Hi, I have (5) 3 week old Barred Rock chicks, and (6) 3 week old Americana(rooster) and the hen was either Buff Orpington or could be a number of others. We are located in Mooresville, NC. And will travel to drop off chickens (up to and hour).
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    Pointy end pip

    Hi, i had an egg pip today (day 18) and it is on the wrong end. The shell has a little chip in it but i dont know if membrane is chipped. What should i do? Any help is appreciated
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    Urgent Hatching Question

    So one of my eggs pipped last night in the turner, day 14! They are from my friends farm so I thought that a hen probably sat on them for a couple of days or something. None of the other eggs have pips and I also have shipped eggs which should be on day 15 in there. Should I turn just shipped...
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    Urgent Help Needed

    HELP!!!!!! So I have been gone the last 3 days. When I came back today I was watching tv and heard chirping from incubator. I went and looked at it and and egg has a big pip in it. When I was candling this egg's veins were very thick, it is day 14!!! This egg came from my friends farm. What...
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    Fertile Grocery Store Egg Hatching Experiment

    Hey everybody, I am going to do a little science experiment on hatching grocery store eggs. And Need Some Help. I am going to try all different kinds (cage free, range free, organic, brown, white, etc.). I have called all my local Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's and none sell eggs marked FERTILE...
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    Incubator Temperature Help

    Hey guys, I am trying to set up my GQF Hova-Bator 1588 Genesis. And I set it at 100. I have let it sit over night with a IncuTherm Thermometer and a brooder thermometer. So the incubator says around 99.5-99.8, and the incutherm says 99.5-100, and the brooder says 96. I am confused on what to do...
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    Hatching Grocery Store Eggs???

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew where to get fertile eggs in grocery stores on the east coast, I already called trader joes and the all said that they dont in here but do in California. Any ideas where might sell some in stores?
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    Grocery Store Hatching Eggs In North Carolina

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew where to get fertile eggs in grocery stores in north carolina, I already called trader joes and the all said that they dont in north Carolina but do in California.
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    Different Breeds Of Baby Chicks Together???

    I have been wanting to do an experiment to see if grocery store eggs hatch. But if all goes well and I get a few babies from different egg companies, then is it safe to but the possibly different breed babies in the same brooder?
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    Collecting fertile Eggs???

    I have 6 hens and 1 rooster. I collected eggs over a 3 day period leaving them at room temperature. Then after I had 12 I incubated them. None developed. I thought it was the eggs so I purchased eggs from someone and they developed and hatched. Then a couple months later I went outside and there...
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    Charlotte NC Area ( 2 Silkie Chickens)

    I have 2 4 week old silkie chicks. I can not keep them any longer. I live 40 minutes north of Charlotte and am willing to meet you up to an hour away. If this is your first time raising silkies please do your research as they do not get along with other breeds well. Just message me if you want...
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    Hatch and Pip

    I had 2 pipped eggs and when the 1st hatched in knocked the pipped one, so the pip is now face down. Is this ok?
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    Chicken Name Theme Idea

    Hi, I am hatching some silkie chickens. They are going to hatch on friday. I was think of coming up with a theme for their names and then naming them with that theme in mind when I see them... anybody have ideas for a theme?
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    HovaBator Genisis Ventilation

    Hi, it is day 13 of my incubation and I read that at day 10 you should take out the red cap so that more oxygen gets to the babies. Do you need to do this? Is this wrong? Or should I just do that when they start to hatch?
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    Does Yelling/ Slamming Doors Kill Incubating Eggs?

    My kids have been fighting and slamming doors near incubator... will this kill developing eggs?
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    Can someone send me a pic of a 2 Month Old SILKIE Chicken?

    Hi, I am hatching silkie chickens and I will be giving them away when they reach about 2 months old. Can anyone send me a picture of what they will look like at that age? Thanks in advance.
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    Just Got Shipped Eggs

    Hi, I got shipped eggs yesterday and they were all packed nice, none cracked. I candled for air cells and in most I saw one (I am a beginner and couldn't see them in some?) All the ones I saw were at the top. I am letting them sit at room temperature until about the 24hr mark. Then I am not...
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    When can baby chicks start to go outside, just for a few minutes with my kids to play?

    When can baby chicks start to go outside, just for a few minutes with my kids to play? Can they peck the ground and still be ok?
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