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    Baby Chicks Shipping During Heatwave!

    I ordered baby chicks from Meyer Hatchery a month ago not knowing it was going to be the hottest week of the year when they would ship. They are suppose to ship out tomorrow. I live in Texas and it is suppose to be 105* on Monday & 104* on Tuesday! Should I cancel my order?? Has anyone ever had...
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    Chicks Shipping During Heatwave!

    I ordered baby chicks from Meyer Hatchery a month ago not knowing it was going to be the hottest week of the year when they would ship. They are suppose to ship out tomorrow. I live in Texas and it is suppose to be 105* on Monday & 104* on Tuesday! Should I cancel my order?? Has anyone ever had...
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    Baby chicks born in the winter! HELP!!

    I went out to feed the chickens this morning to find baby chicks in one of my nesting boxes. Mamma is taking good care of them but do I need to put momma and babies in a seperate pen away from the other chickens? Should I feed the babies and mom lay crumbles or feed the mom and babies starter...
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    Are Silver Sussex heat tolerant?

    I live in Texas and lost 3 chickens last summer when the temperature got up to 115*F. They have lots of shade and I put out fresh water each day but I need a chicken that's heat tolerant. I have two silver sussex but I'm not sure how they're going to do this summer. I'm not sure if I should sell...
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    FOR SALE: 2 SILVER SUSSEX ROOS - PURE BREED

    All items for sale, give away, trade, or wanted to buy must be posted in the BST section. Guidelines are here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/250783/buy-sell-trade-rules-must-read-agree-to-participate-in-bst In particular: 8. You need to have 20 posts in order to participate in the...
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    Duck eggs late to hatch!!!

    I set 6 saxony duck eggs in the incubator to hatch and only 3 started to develop. I stopped turning at day 28 and now it is day 31 and no pip. I thought they were suppose to hatch on day 28-30. I'm a nurse so I listened to the eggs with my stethoscope and heard heart beats in 2 out of the 3...
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    Saxony duck eggs late to hatch!!!!

    I set 6 saxony duck eggs in the incubator to hatch and only 3 started to develop. I stopped turning at day 28 and now it is day 31 and no pip. I thought they were suppose to hatch on day 28-30. I'm a nurse so I listened to the eggs with my stethoscope and heard heart beats in 2 out of the 3...
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    Humidity too low!!

    4 of my chick eggs started pipping this morning at 2 am & since then that is as far as they have gotten. Shouldn't they being going faster? They're still chirping and rocking back and forth. At what point should I help them? My humidty stays & around 58% and that's with all my water rings full...
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    Chick eggs moving in incubator but still no hatch!!!!

    4 of my eggs started rocking back & forth in the incubator on day 18 and now it is day 20 and still no pipping. They are still moving though. Do you think something is wrong with my humidity level or is this normal???
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