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    Problem with Incubator Temp since eggs hatched

    My first incubator chicks have been hatching over the last 24 hours. I've noticed that the temp won't go back up since I opened the door to check them. I have other eggs in the incubator not due for a week and my temp has been down around 90 for most of the day. I can't get it up over the 90...
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    First Incubator Hatch

    Hey there My first incubator chick has just hatched. Is it normal for them not to be able to stand straight away. It seems to be able to put pressure on one foot but not the other. The other keeps turning under. It trys to get up and then just lays down and closes its eyes. It is...
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    HELP PLEASE!! 4 day old chick seems drowsy.

    My broody hen hatched her one and only chick 3 days ago, that night I added 6 day old chicks that I received by courier same day. She took them fine but the next day started pecking at one of the chicks, a tiny little thing. As the morning progressed she seem to get more aggresive towards it...
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    Is it safe to house a broody with a Hen with new chicks?

    I have heard that you should be careful having two hens together, both with chicks as one may kill the other's chicks but what about a broody sitting on eggs housed with a Hen with newly hatched chicks? Will the broody bother the chicks? I have a housing situation due to the timing of my new...
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    Diary of a Broody, the journey begins.

    After a week of asking a hundred questions I am finally taking the plunge with my first broody. My fertile eggs will be here on Tuesday. I ordered Plymouth Rock, only 6 because I had no idea how many to put under her and thought less for our first time would be better for her and me. I moved...
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    Crowded hen house, should I move out broody hen and her eggs?

    Hi all. I have a broody hen who I am about to put some fertile eggs under. She is currently sharing a small pen with my others while my husband is building a bigger pen. They all cram into the small space at night, quite happily but she does end up with at least one other sharing her nesting...
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    Is it too late to put eggs under my broody hen?

    Hi all. My hen has been broody now for about 2&1/2 weeks. Is it still ok to put fertile eggs under her?? Thanks.
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    What is it????e

    My husband bought from our local markets, what he was told was a Welsummer Pullet. It was approx. 5 wks at the time and being our first chick, we were none the wiser. These pics were taken at 13 weeks, and well I've worked out that I don't have a Welsummer pullet because it lookes nothing like...
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    How do you sex chicks?

    Can someone please tell me how to sex Plymouth Rock chicks? I am a real novice.
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    Will a broody chicken mother day old chickens if I put them with her?

    I have a broody Araucana. I am tossing whether to get fertile eggs or day old chicks. Will she mother the chicks? Thanks
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    How do I tell the difference between a Welsummer Pullet & Cock?

    Hi, can anyone tell me how to tell the difference between a young Welsummer Pullet & Cock? I have a Welsummer that we bought as a chick. It was supposed to be a pullet but now at about 12-15 wks, it is starting to get green feathers in its tail and at the base of its neck. I am starting to...
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    How long will a fertilised egg last?

    Hi there, I'm new to the world of chickens. I have only recently started out with my flock. Started with 5 about 3 months ago, sadly lost two and then increased to 8 to weeks ago. Anyway, I have no roosters, one of the hens I have laying was with a rooster when I purchased her two weeks ago...
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