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    cold climate coop

    i would like tips for building cold climate coop. we are talking -30 degrees celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit for you from the US ). i was thinking if it is possible to convert a playhouse to a winter coop. we also have some room in a shed that could be possibly converted to a coop. i would like...
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    chick scratching and screaming

    Hi guys! i have currently 3 silkies who are 3 weeks old. i have let them run outside almost every day for a couple of hours and then bring them inside back to their brooder. Today after they came inside i noticed one of the chicks scratching its tail and feet and screaming. the others are not...
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    Red naval area

    I just had another of my chicks hatch and she had the cord still attached and ripped it off. I think its not bleeding tho. Should i do anything.
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    After hatching

    I know you are supposed to keep the chicks in the incubator until they are dry, but as my incubator is so small and there is barely room to move i would like to know if its okey to move them to the brooder straight away. Maybe even blow dry them just in case?
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    no hygrometer

    I have a hygrometer/temperature meter but the part that measures the humidity is in the unit itself and the sensor that measures the temperature i can but in my incubator. i can't fit the unit in my tiny incubator so i cannot measure humidity and i started lockdown today. what should i do ?
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    humidity

    I have a question about humidity. I am currently hatching some silkies and i've had a good 40-50% humidity, but since it has rained like two days where i live, the humidity has risen to around 60%, will this be a problem since i am only at day 13.
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    buttons

    Hey guys! I am currently hatching some button quail. i set them yesterday on their sides in the incubator. then i did some reading about how you should incubate shipped eggs upright. so this morning i put the eggs upright in a cardboard carton. does the sudden change of position harm them. and...
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    Umbricial cord attached

    So one of my chicks just hatched and i need help. It seems that the umbricial cord is still attached to some kind of bump. What do i do. Need help ASAP
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    humidity drop during lockdown

    So i am currently on day 20 of hatching and i should probably start seeing some pips soon. But my humidity dropped from 70 % to 48 % and temperature went up to 39 celsius in a still air incubator. did i lose them ?
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    Day 3

    What do you guys think about these. Three days in the bator. Developing or nah?
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