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  1. Adrian Taylor

    One remaining chick

    Hi all. I had six eggs in an incubator but only 2 hatched. Last Thursday. Both chicks seemed to be doing well up until yesterday. One of the chicks seemed to have a bit of a wobble when walking and yeasterday Saturday my wife found it dead. The remaining chick seems fine but likes TLC. Apart...
  2. Adrian Taylor

    Bedding for new chicks

    Hi all Im expecting some hatching chicks this week. My supplier has run out of our normal bedding for chooks so ive purchased a variety called "freshbed" which has an anti bacterial pine smelling oil added and is recommended by a leading chicken society. However my question is...is this bedding...
  3. Adrian Taylor

    Temperature loss after power cut

    Hi all I have 6 polish chicken eggs in my incubator on day 4. All going well but while out today there was a power cut for about 5hrs. On return we found the incubator still off with a temp of 18.1c. Humidity was 55%. Do you think ive lost my new eggs or should I keep my fingers crossed and hope...
  4. Adrian Taylor

    Poplar woodchips

    I have just been delivered a load of poplar tree woodchip. Though classed as a harfwood it has a lot of poplar leaves in it. Are the leaves ok for my silkies please
  5. Adrian Taylor

    Silkie bantam egg incubation

    Hi all. I'm new to silkie keeping and hatching so have a lot to learn.our four silkies have settled in well and are giving us plenty of eggs. I have a fan type incubator which is running fine and I have 6 eggs in cradles my only concern is the best humidity for silkie eggs. I've read several...
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