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    Hatching eggs and calcium deposits??

    I have been trying to collect eggs for the last 4 days to hatch and have noticed both my hens have calcium deposits on their shells. Yesterday one egg had a lot of the little bumps on one side but none that were stuck to the shell(they wiped off)this is he only time I have ever noticed this with...
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    How long after chirping starts can it take a chick to pip outer shell?

    I set my eggs on Sat Feb. 4th so I am counting today as day 21. One egg started rocking a lot on the 21st(day 17) and the 22nd, but then hasn't had much movement since, it did start some very faint chirping on the 23rd and more yesterday but now it is quiet and still. If they are chirping does...
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    What are your favourite homemade chick feed recipes?

    We live in a remote place where you can not get feed from a store(no stores at all here) so I would like to make my own. I know a lot of people make their own mixes, and thought it might be fun and helpful to share some recipes! Right now I make a mix of oats, barley, split peas, lentils...
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    small crack in chick egg at day 17

    We noticed a small crack in one of our chick eggs this morning, they are on day 17 in the incubator and a tiny amount of clear liquid was seeping out of the crack. I thought it was a dead one but when I went to candle it the liquid was gone, I think it went onto the thermometer when the egg...
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