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    How to keep eggs warm before hatching?

    I have recently been hatching some fertile duck eggs with my broody hen and although the first four of five have hatched I found that one has been left and is quite cold although it is still making quite a lot of noise and should be hatching about now. I tried to get my broody to sit on it but...
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    How long can developing eggs stay cold for?

    Hi Recently I noticed that my Silver Sussex hen had gone broody so I decided to replace the infertile chicken eggs she was sitting on with a clutch of 5 fertile eggs from my Indian runners. Due to space issues, I have had to leave her in one of the nest boxes with the other chickens which...
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    Breeding and selling Indian runner ducks

    I recently bought a white Indian runner duck and drake. They are currently ten days old but I was considering hatching some ducklings in the future to add to my flock but also to sell. I was wondering how much I would sell them for as fertilised eggs, day old chicks, 4-8 week old chicks and...
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    What is a good way to keep chicks warm while taking them home?

    Hi, I am very excited to be getting 6 or 7 day old chicks on Saturday 23rd and was wondering how to keep them warm while taking them home in my car. I have owned chickens many times before now and raised a couple dozen chicks but that was about 4 or 5 years ago and I did not have to transport...
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