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    Incubator temp for hatching question

    I’ve been fussing around with the temperature of my hatching incubator. The thermostat will say 37,7C (what they recommend here in C as ideal temperature) or 99,86F. But the thermometers i put up in there will change according to where i put them. They’re all between 100F and 104F. So I guess i...
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    The most fanteggstic brooder ever!!!

    I just got a terrarium sooo cheap to raise the chicks in that are 2/3 weeks old. Now I just have to find a place to put it and go get it... it’s huge! I think I will put it next to the coop on the opposite side of the run, then I will make an extra run at that side, so they can go from the...
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    Staggered hatching Hatch-A-Long

    I got my first 8 eggs of this year today. They’re very nice blue colored cream legbar eggs and I’m so excited about setting them tomorrow! for now i’ve ordered araucana eggs for next week and olive eggers the week after that. one problem, i’ve discovered I have rats in the coop so I ordered...
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    Urgent DIY incubator fan question

    So, I’m making an incubator and I got to the point where I need to install the fan. But should I install it so the air blows away from the lamps onto the eggs or should I install it so it blows upwards towards the lamps? I was thinking that it wouldn’t be good for the hot air to blow onto the...
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    coop redesign - help needed

    I want to redesign my coop in order to have enough room for raising chicks. I am planning on staggered hatching so i was thinking of dividing the chick past in two for the smaller and bigger chicks. The entire coop is 13 x 26 feet, divided in 2 halfs of 6,5 x 26 feet. I want an area of 6,5 x...
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    Home-made chick starter necessary!

    Hello everyone, I know you are all thinking I should buy a bag of chick starter and i do understand all the reasons why. My problem is that I live in Belgium and i can't seem te find an organic, soy- and cornfree chick starter anywhere. I thought i found one, but then it seemed they did have...
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    Safe waterdish for chickens with chicks

    hello all, My 2 week old chicks are starting to explore the chicken run when i am in there with them. They have the possibility to escape from the chickens so that’s fine. I am just getting worried about the water my chickens have in there. It’s just a regular plastic container filled with...
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    What colours are my chicks going to be?

    I had 24 chicks hatch on sunday and monday. They're all campines, but i have silver pencilled and gold pencilled campine chickens and roosters, which means i will be having silver pencilled, lemon pencilled and gold pencilled campine babies, is there any way to tell already what color the chicks...
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    HELP! Is my airchamber big enough?

    Hello girls and guys, I am currently at dat 17 of my incubation and i can’t really tell from the drawings of what the air chamber is supposed to be if my air chamber is big enough (or too big). Could you please help me? If there is something to do about it i need to do it now...
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    when is lockdown?

    I’m a bit confused with dates now. I read two different things. Some say day 1 is the day you put your eggs in the incubator and some say you should start counting dat 1 when they have been in for 24 hours. All resources say to lockdown at day 18. I put in my eggs on monday the 26th of...
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    Weird egg while candling

    Earlier tonight before setting my eggs in the brooder, i had a weird thing with one of the eggs. When i was candling it, i could see something shadowy inside the egg going along with me moving the egg. It wasn't very clear, but i didn't see anything like this with any of the other 29 eggs. I set...
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    My very first try at incubating

    Hi all, Is it okay if i start this thread about my first hatch? I'd like to post some updates from time to time so you guys can follow along. The eggs are resting out of the fridge since this morning so they can already warm up a bit before going into the incubator and i will be setting them in...
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    Questions, questions... how many chicks to raise

    Hi all, My incubator has been bought and tested. Now i still have some question for when the chicks hatch. I have a brooder of about 5,25ft x 2 ft. How many chicks can i raise in there the first few days/weeks and when should i move them to their outside coop? Do you all keep the chicks...
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    Broody hen now in January

    Hello all, I live in Belgium, at the moment it's about 46°F here during the day, lowest night temp in the next week will be 35°F and one of my hens has gone broody. Now my question is if i can put some eggs under her or if it will be too cold for the chicks? I didn't count on any broodies at...
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    Belgian campine lover

    Hello, I am Belgian and i own 6 campine hens and 2 campine roosters. 4 silver hens, 2 golden hens, one silver and one golden rooster. I have 3 horses, a dog and a cat. I would love to get my hands on the right information to start breeding chamois campines. I look forward to a learn full...
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