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    I need some wisdom-how long can chicks remain in the incubator

    I have 32 eggs in lockdown, that were not supposed to hatch until tomorrow. Well, two of them hatched this morning, they seem healthy. I didn't want to open the incubator and possibly harm the other 30 eggs, plus these two were still damp and hadn't fluffed out yet. I had to leave them in the...
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    32 in lockdown

    I just put 32 eggs in lock down this morning. My goal this year is to raise them through the whole process using only my wool hens. No artificial light, no heat source, other than the wool hens. I started out with 41 eggs. I only candled at day 10 and day 18. At day 10: I disqualified 3 eggs as...
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    Any suggestions for my wool hen project?

    I just completed a wool hen build a few days ago. I currently have 14 chicks using this as their only heat source. With temperatures in the mid 40's at night, they are able to stay warm in the wool hen. However I have one problem. They won't go in it on their own. I have to go out every evening...
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    Sexing Barred chicks

    Sexing Barred chicks So I had some difficulty sexing my newly hatched Dominque chicks. But after using about 4 of the methods several of you had recommend, I was able to get it done. This morning they are a week old. I went through them all again. I had initially figured I had 6 roosters and 8...
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    I need a little advice please

    I think everything is okay, but I would appreciate some input. This is my first time incubating eggs. I did all my research and home work before starting this process. I ordered 36 eggs, Dominque's. I put them in the incubator 20 days ago. I candled them at day 14, of the 36 I had 3 that were...
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    No Eggs, what's up?

    I have a dozen free range laying hens, who up until summer would consistently lay 9-10 eggs a day in average. I live in So California where our summer high temps are 100-106F. Summer came on fast this year, jumping from the high 80's to 104 degrees in a couple of weeks. The highs have stayed...
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    New Member

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens for about a year. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 14 layers. (3) What breeds do you have? They are Rhode island reds, Plymouth rocks, golden sexlink, black sexlink, and cinnamon queens...
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    55 gallon waterer

    I just completed a new waterer for my 14 hens. I had some goals in mind. First, I wanted a waterer that only needed to be filled every month or so. Secondly, I wanted it to be minimum maintenance. Thirdly, it had to be visually appealing. I know obsessive, but even my hen house is automated with...
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    Mice or Mouse eating eggs

    I had suspected my one of my hens was eating my eggs and I started isolating my hens to determine which one was responsible. Long story short. I visually spotted mice eating my eggs. I found a very effective way to catch the mice, without harming hens and I caught them (3) within 24 hours. Here...
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