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    Humidity reading wrong

    Ok. I have an incubator with an alarm for when the humidity is wrong. I bought a thing to check the humidity and temp on an old one. The incubator is reading 30% but my hygrometer says 53%.... which explains why a lot of my chicks drowned in the last hatching. But I don’t know how to change the...
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    Chick and broody hen

    2 days ago I had a chick hatch in the incubator (these eggs came from broodies who hatched a couple then got off). I put him under my broody hen. Now tonight another hatched. the hen is in the dog house and hasn’t left yet with the new chick. She did get up and walk around today. Can I put this...
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    Laying genetics

    Not even sure if this is where to post this. I am wondering if you put a rooster on a red star and hatch the eggs will the red star pass down the excellent laying ability? Does it depend on the rooster? Like you would need a breed of rooster that is superb also?
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    Automatic watering system

    I am due at the end of next month, live in north Florida and it’s hot! Right now I have to carry 5 gallon buckets in the coop to fill up the waterers. What I want to do is set up a system with pvc pipe and a hose to give hem fresh water. Just not sure what to use on the water end. I’ve heard...
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    What breeds?

    Edit: everything is around 16 weeks except for the pic of the last probable cockerel. He’s about 13 weeks I know the first pic is some kind of game hen... the orangey, New Hampshire Reds? No idea on the whites. Any help? Also the pic of the young Brahma looking, rooster? I’m thinking a Roo...
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    Roo too rough? Hens don’t submit?

    i have a roo in a pen with 4 hens. Two of them aren’t missing any feathers, two are balding to the point I can now see skin. I noticed he chases them more. I am wondering if they refuse to submit to him and that is the problem? If it is then should I just move them out and use them only for...
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    Silkie chick won’t use one leg

    I have one silkie chick (none of the others hatched, tried a dry hatch). I’m not sure what happened but since I took it out of the incubator it refuses to use one leg. I have hobbled it twice (once looser and now closer) with no luck. Any other ideas? I hate keeping it alone but I’m afraid it...
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    Eggs haven’t hatched?

    So none of my eggs hatched until Day 23. Now it’s about to be Day 25 only the one hatched. How long should I wait? I will try to candle but I’m not very good at it at all...
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    Chick can’t walk

    has anyone ever seen a fat, otherwise healthy chick that struggles to walk? Pics below. Seems one leg sits under and the other sits to the side.
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    Day 24

    so I just candled the eggs and could very clearly see some were not developed so out they went. The others were very dark. Some I could still see veins. The question is, what now? I put them back in the incubator but for how long? I couldn’t see movement but then I’m not sure what I would be...
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    Rooster?

    this guy/gal is about 6 weeks old. Rooster?
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    Not laying

    i have 5 Black australop hens. Every day we go out tothe coops/runs/pens. Every day we get eggs from everyone else, leghorns, silkies, the mix pen, but none from the australops. Every one gets fed the same things. Their combs are gorgeous red. What gives? Aren’t these girls supposed to be great...
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    Chicks hatch early

    so I’m not complaining but need advice. I have eggs hatch at 19 days every hatch. I know that incubator is supposed to go on lock down for 3 days and you shouldn’t open the incubator during hatching however, from what I have read they can hatch 1-2 days after hatch day. Would t that leave the...
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    Cross breeding

    I have seen a lot of discussion about cross breeding and I found some good info but lost it and cannot find it again. I have 3 roosters. One americauna, one australop and a mix. I have the current hens with each rooster: americauna- Brahma, welsummers, americauna and sapphire gem Australop with...
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    Advice plz

    We’ve had chickens for a couple of years now and now I am looking to breed and sell. I have the opportunity to buy the following breeds: Light Brahmas (I already have two so it makes sense) Ayam Cemani Appenzeller Would these be good breeds to start with?
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    Refrigerated eggs with embryos, viable?

    So my husband and two year old went to collect the eggs. I guess my hen had gotten off the nest thinking she would get something to eat. Because he wasn't paying attention or thinking (his words) he grabbed the eggs she had been sitting on for over a week. I didn't know and they have been in the...
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    Turkey chicks

    So we hatched some chicks. I put them in the box with two chicks and the thermometer read 82. I was told raising them was like raising chicks. This morning only one was walking around. The others were sprawled out. Since then read the heat needs to be at 90-95 or higher? Is that accurate? I did...
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    Turkeys

    So yesterday my turkey eggs hatched! This morning out of 5, 4 were sprawled legged acting like they couldn't get up and walk! The heat lamp is on 82... I showed them the water and feed. I have since read to put the heat at 90-95 or higher. Lowered the lamp and hoping that will help. Any other...
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    Can I move them?

    I have two chicks, 3 & 4 weeks. Pic shown below. The older one flew out the brooder this morning. They need a new home. Can I move them out to the mini coop? There's a mama hen and 15 older chicks out there but I can lock mama out. What does the low outside need to be for this to be ok? We live...
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    Older chicks and younger...

    Hey so I have 4-week olds that with mama hen, a 2-week old and a 1-week old. The latter are in a brooder. Is it's possible to put the younger two with the older ones and mama hen? Just wondering
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