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    Pre-Made Coop for my silkies? Let me see what you have and thoughts?!

    I have 6-7 silkies that need to go outside ASAP. They have been living in my garage since hatched. I need a pre-made coop with no ramp as most WILL NOT use ramps. Or at least a small ramp. I have thought about the Eglu or the Ecoflex Fontana and run. I worry about something to keep them warm...
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    Day 18 tomorrow, AGAIN! Hatch upright or on sides again?

    So I hatched my first eggs ever 18 days ago. I ended up with 32 good at lockdown and 12 hatched. Now I am on my 2nd batch of silkies, I started with 42 now down to about 17 good eggs and tomorrow is lock down. Last time i put them on their sides with the big end of the air cell up. This time I...
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    Is this hardened poo or umbilical cord?

    This little silkie is the runt of my hatch. I just noticed this last night and she is about 3 days old but this hardened ball on her bottom. I worked on trying to soften it like it was poo but got no where. I put a little olive oil around the area as well because I could honestly not see her...
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    2 newer flock additions with missing feathers on lower back?

    Hey guys, need a little help. I noticed today when letting my hens out from the hen house to their run, that 2 of my newer additions - a black australorp and a splash maran are missing about a 3x3 patch of feathers on their back right before their tail feathers?! They are actually plucked out...
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    What did i do wrong with 1st hatch to make the.2nd better?

    I just finished a batch and ready to start another. I wanted to detail what I did during first hatch to see what can make 2nd better?! Out of 31 eggs that made to lockdown 14 hatched, just lost 1 so far, so left with 13. Not very good :( Here is what I did: Shipped eggs, left sitting 24 hours...
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    Cleaning incubator between hatches? Best way?

    I have a Genesis and I just finished a hatch and have another bunch I want to put in it in the morning. What is the best way to safely clean this incubator so it would be ready tomorrow?
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    Help with chick I had to assist hatch?

    I hatched silkies over the weekend. I had 2 chicks that made big holes and started to zip Friday night but never made it further after almost 2 days. I assisted them and the one is up moving and walking and seems ok but toes are curled a little. The other one that I am attaching a picture of has...
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    Should i put shipped eggs upright or on side at lockdown?

    Tomorrow is lockdown on my hatching eggs adventure! Started with 40 silkie eggs with 32 that have made it to lockdown. Lockdown is tomorrow and I am using a genesis. Should i take the Turner out (which they have been upright in) and put them on their sides or put them in egg cartons upright? All...
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    Harris Farms Nature Right 360 Incubator for Silkie eggs?

    Has anyone used this incubator for silkies or the like? My local tractor supply has these and I would like to get another incubator in addition to my genesis.
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    Tell me about candling on day 7?

    So I am coming up on day 7 of my eggs in the incubator. They were all shipped. I am anxious to see them and see how they are doing. I snuck a peek at one tonight and it had a blood ring. Is that one to be thrown out and any others that have them or Clear? Should I be drawing the air sack line...
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    How long to keep auto Turner off on shipped eggs?

    I have 38 shipped eggs in my Genesis incubator. First time doing This! I let them sit for 12-24 hours. I candled some before setting most had detached air cells but were at the big end of the egg. They are in an auto Turner end down no2 in the gator since yesterday (Friday moring at 8am) from...
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    Putting poop smeared eggs in incubator?

    So I got some shipped eggs in today and they have poop smeared on just about each one. Will this be ok?
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    Help incubating with Genesis incubator-silkie eggs!

    So I just got the Genesis. I set it up tonight and it' running and already seems to be at temp and correct humidity. I am getting silkie eggs in Thursday and Friday-shipped. This did not come with the upright Turner I thought and instead came with the side Turner. Since these are shipped and...
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    Starting small backyard silkie breeding?

    There is a huge demand for silkies in my area. I live in a rural neighborhood in the county and we already have 7 pet standard chickens. We have a huge backyard on a double lot. Would it be unheard of to start a small silkie breeding program at my home? Would I be able to be nipi certified?
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    Best incubator for beginner - all in 1 type - 150 or less?

    I want to try my hand at some silkie hatching. What is the best all in 1 incubator for a beginner, that includes the egg turner? I want something that I do not have to watch a bunch. Any ideas?
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    Drama of adding new hens to flock! Help!

    So I have 3 hens that have been raised together and love one another and are about 8 months old. A Buff Brahma, Salmon Fav, and Lav Orp. I have 4 new hens that are about 4 months and have been very ready to move from their huge box in my garage to the outside world. We bought a 6x8 wire dog...
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    1.5 month chick with crooked middle toes?

    I have a 1.5 month old pullet australorp who i just noticed tonight has suddlenly developed crooked middle toes. Its like at a bend they are just crooked to the side. She runs and walks fine even tries to perch on things. She is in with 3 other pullets all the same age still being raised inside...
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    First Egg! Questions on layer feed and egg storage?!

    Hi guys and gals! I have 3 hens that are all about 22 weeks old, and I got my first egg this morning I believe from my Salmon Faverolle hen, I am guessing from her based on size and color. We are in Southern VA and temps have been consistently about 30-40 at night. I am guessing they are not...
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    Keeping my hens happy that are confined to run/coop?

    I have one of the nice amish built run/coop combos. Its 6x12. My hens are confined to this 24/7 because we are in a neighborhood setting but do not have a fenced back yard. As you can imagine in their run they have picked the ground almost clean, just dead grass and mainly dirt. They have their...
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    Cold nights ahead - do my hens need a heat lamp in their house?

    Hi guys, I have 3 hens living outside in their hen house and coop combo. We have some 25-30 degree nights coming up. Do I need to put a heat lamp inside their house or anything else to keep them warm?
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