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    Incubator broke during hatch!

    Hi, Looking for advice or personal experiences please. My turkey eggs are day 28, 4 hatched yesterday. Unfortunately my incubator decided to blow the heating element this morning about 2 hours ago And drop to 27.5C. I’ve put 4 chicks in the brooder, but the last of the eggs feel cool, I’ve put...
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    Sexing Buff Orpington’s

    Hi, I’m really struggling to sex these 2 buff Orpington’s. Could anyone help? 16 weeks this weekend. thanks
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    Fun, what mix are these!

    We’ve got chicks! 4 little fluffs hatched out by their adoptive mum from a mix batch of eggs. Dad is a Barnie, Mums could be black rock or light Sussex or Brahma or white star. But who could be from who. One with a darker beak I assume could be black rock. We didn’t end up with a white egg...
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    How to identify quail chicks

    I have 3 batches of coturnix eggs in the incubator from different groups. I’ll separate them in the incubator at hatch time but how can I “mark” them so I know who are who in the brooder. Thank you!
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    Button chick not growing

    I’ve got a little button chick, 4 days old, who is so tiny and doesn’t seem to be growing. His siblings are getting lovely and big and running around everywhere. This little titch though drinks plenty, has a peck around the food occasionally and sleeps lots! It has the occasional spurt of energy...
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    Not much luck with shipped eggs!

    Hi, I’m looking for a bit of reassurance. I recently ordered and set 12 button quail egg. I was concerned after candling them, before setting, as a few air cells were detached and some you could tell were scrambled. Well none hatched so I contacted the seller who was absolutely great, sent...
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    Hole in beak of a day old chick

    Hi, One of my new little chicks has a hole in the top of its beak. It seems ok at the moment but does anyone have hints as to how I can help it. Thank you
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    Question re Dry Incubation and araucana x BC Maran

    Hello, Lock down today for my Araucana x Black Copper Maran eggs. I’ve got 2 questions if anyone could possibly help. 1, I’ve read that you could expect an earlier hatch when you dry incubate. Has anyone experienced this? And 2, does anyone have this cross breed. Can they be sexed early on...
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    Ring test hatch on supermarket eggs

    Right, I’ve got a little time on my hands and and empty incubator (dangerous combination). So for a little fun I thought I would test out 2 different theories. 1, that dangling a ring on a strand of hair over an egg will determine the sex. In a circle means a hen and side to side a Roo. 2...
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    Newbie, runner hatching chicks query

    Hi, I've currently got a broody runner duck so shoved 6 chicken eggs under her to see what she'd make of them. A week in and she has been great so far, all 6 looking fertile. Anyone else experienced a duck raising chickens?
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    Newbie! Incubation query!

    Hi, I've currently got a broody runner duck so shoved 6 chicken eggs under her. A week in and she has been great so far, all 6 looking fertile. Anyone else experienced a duck raising chickens?
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