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    Flock raiser feed

    I've been wanting to go to a flock raiser feed for my mixed flock, but our feed place doesn't carry the Purina or Nutrena brands, and our other options to go are too far away. Does anyone know if the game bird feeds would be similar to flock raiser in content? Here is a link to the site that...
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    Pipped wrong end, no progress.

    My last unhatched egg in the incubator pipped on the end opposite air sac at 8:30 last night. Early this morning it increased the size of the hole to about half the size of a dime, but hasn't made any progress since. I can see it's beak sticking out, but it really isn't trying to unzip anymore...
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    Lockdown what if...

    I'm doing my first incubation using a Janoel 12 and currently on day 18. From what I understand, when you go into lockdown, you aren't supposed to open it up again. So my question is, how am I to adjust humidity if it starts getting out of whack?
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    Air sac moved

    I was candling today(day 10) and I noticed that one of the air sacs have moved to the side rather than the fat end. Is this normal or should I abort?
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    Just got incubator started, hen goes broody.

    I had recently got a rooster and had been hoping for a hen to go broody so I might get some chicks. I finally gave up and decided to get an incubator. It's now day 6 that my eggs have been in the bator and I candled them today and found out that all four are developing. Lo' and behold, I go...
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    How to keep track of chicken progeny in incubator?

    I've now gotten my first incubator. It's a Janoel 12. I want to hatch eggs from different mothers in one batch. Being as I do not know a lot about what color different breeds are as chicks on top of some of the mothers being crosses anyways, is there a way I can keep track of which chick...
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    Black Australorp or Orpington

    Got this hen from the Tractor Supply. Been wondering which she might be as that she is my favorite. I didn't bother posting a pic of the bottom of the feet because I've read the color doesn't matter when it comes to hatchery chickens. I will say that they do look slightly yellowish though.
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    Supposedly RIR and ?

    A nice couple gave me this rooster the other day and said he was part Rhode Island Red. Any input on if this looks true and what else might be in him?
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    Where do you learn this stuff?

    I've asked in another thread if there was a book for the layman regarding chicken breeding and basic genetics, but I really didn't get much of a response. Before someone says just read the posts here, I have been, and I do not know a lot of the language apparently, so I am still lacking. Where...
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    Incubator suggestions?

    I'm sure there is a link somewhere as to suggestions, but I can't seem to find it. When I click on "Guide to Incubators" under "Important Topics" at the top of the page, it cannot find the link. Anyways, I would like to get an incubator for under 60 bucks. I do not trust Amazon reviews. It...
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    Where can I get Buckeye eggs?

    Does anyone know of a breeder that sales fertilized Buckeye eggs through the mail? The breeders I have found online seem to only sale chicks. Is there a reason for this? Can eggs even be shipped by mail? Thank you for your time.
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    Can I move hen and eggs.

    I got myself a rooster recently and he has been mating the hens. I'm hoping that one of my hens goes broody so I can have some chicks the natural way. I don't how that if one does go broody, that it will affect the others. I have two nesting boxes and seven hens. They mostly use just one of...
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    New, from Virginia.

    New guy here. Hello everyone.
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    How to learn breeding/genetics

    Are there any good books for the layman on chicken breeding techniques and genetics? I cannot seem to find any.
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