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    Humidity issue in bator

    I have a still air incubator. Temperature is set at 102.5 to keep temp at egg level 99.5. Humidity is holding at 55%. I have three days till my 11 eggs hatch and all the water wells are full. How to I increase the humidity at this point? Candled eggs yesterday and all are alive and well so far.
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    Will Momma except her chick?

    Momma abondoned her best after 2 days with her 3 new babies. I heard peeps from her best and saw a half zipped egg and 5 more eggs with no action. I guess she couldn’t wait any longer. I grabbed the eggs and put them in my incubator , where I have a dizen eggs at 14 days. The chick hatched...
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    Duck hatch problem

    My daughter has a project where they are hatching a dozen duck eggs at camp. Hatch date was Monday. Tuesday evening adter no one hatched we did candle the eggs and saw some movement in three in and poke holes in five. It is now Wednesday morning and there was no activity. Any suggestions?
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    Egg Bound or something else?

    One of my BJG hens has a large soft abdomen. She is acting fine but I noticed that she just looks different. First I noticed her backside is large and hangs low. It is mostly bare with new feathers emerging. My first though was egg bound. I held her and she is very heavy and I think I can...
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    Massacre at My House

    All has been well. Started with 14 chicks...17 weeks later there are 2 roosters and 12 hens. That was until I got home today! Feathers everywhere. So many feathers! I will probably never know what happened but we found 6 all good, 1 confirmed dead (no damage, no blood, no missing feathers)...
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    Tomorrow's the big day

    The kids are going out to the coop for good tomorrow. Nervous and excited but i think I'll miss having them in the house.
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    Is it time?? Help new and need feedback

    My first ever 14 chickens will be 6 weeks this weekend. They sure do grow like weeds. All are in their box in may bathroom and I am ready to move them out. Coop is ready and I am sure they are ready. Just some q's. Do I need the heat lamp in the coop (low 50's at night still)? Will it be...
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