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    Barnevelder chicks

    Hi have 16 barnevelder chicks which are nearly 3 weeks old. I notice some are very quick to feather , wing feathers nearly down to tail and tail feathers also. One of the lesser feathered ones is very friendly, always comes investigating when I enter the coop, I’m guessing he’s a rooster, but...
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    Rcom king suro problem

    I have an rcom king suro , and am half way through a hatch. At the start I had a hard time trying to calibrate the inci to the temp of an independent temp/ hygrometer I have inside . Once I did it held the temp perfectly. Last night I candled and everything going good, had two empty eggs but...
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    Rcom king suro

    I’m in the process of calibrating my rcom king suro incubator. I have a separate temp and hygrometer unit inside the incubator which I know is accurate. I have the temp sorted but the hygrometer is reading 24% but the incubator display is showing 18 %. How do I change the incubator display to...
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    Humidity pump in rcom

    Getting ready to start a hatch in a king suro which I bought second hand. It has a humidity pump but I usually do a dry hatch until lockdown as I find I have a much better hatch rate that way. Can I turn off the pump until needed ? I haven’t really inspected the workings of it yet,it’s in great...
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    Broody hen

    I have a broody maran , but I am keeping her in a cage to try and stop her. Tomorrow is day 3 , but she still sounds very “ clucky “ , how long more should I keep her in cage for ?
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    100% hatch

    Just thought I’d share my hatching success with you. I purchased 24 black copper maran fertile eggs from a neighbor. I washed them in warm water , nothing added, left them to dry sitting large end up in egg cartons, put them in my brinsea octagon fully automatic incubator and ran a dry hatch (...
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    Egg piercing

    anybody pierce the broad end of the egg at lockdown,? friend of mine does and says hatch rate improved when he started, fewer chicks dying in the eggs.
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    MOULTING

    my wellsummer hens which I hatched last July and who are only laying since last March, appear to be starting moult , egg production has also dropped in the last week, I thought they wouldn’t moult until autumn, is this normal ?
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    Eggs on side ?

    when putting eggs in incubator for hatching are they better on their side or on end ?
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    Lockdown question

    hi, I’m currently hatching black copper maran eggs that I had shipped, due to go into lockdown tomorrow morning, would it be ok to lockdown tonight? Have more time tonight than tomorrow morning to organize things
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    Most popular ducks

    Hi, I’m thinking of hatching some duck eggs when my current hatch of marans is finished, I never hatched ducks before, had a few Muscovy years ago, but otherwise don’t know much about the most popular breeds. I plan on selling them off heat, so suggested breeds would be appreciated.
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    Most sought after ducks

    hi, thinking of hatching some duck eggs when my current hatch is over, what would bea good breed to try ? I intend selling them off heat
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    Sanatising eggs

    Hi , I will be putting black copper maran eggs in my incubator on tuesday ,they are bought in eggs , and after reading a lot about cleaning eggs before incubation, I have decided to sanatise them . Only trouble Im undecided on either using a Milton solution or hydrogen peroxide. Anyone have any...
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    Crooked toes

    My chicks which are two weeks old are developing crooked toes, they were perfectly straight at hatch. After reading a bit about it , I have narrowed it down to 1. Hereditary, 2. Insufficient space under heat source ( there were 18 under a heat plate meant for 24 ) 3. Lack of riboflavin in the...
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    New member

    Hi everyone, Diane here from west cork Ireland. I have four wyandottes laying, and recently hatched out 13 barnevelder chicks.looking forward to participating.
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