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    Sexing 9w/o wyandottes and orpingtons

    It's that time of year 😁 Anyone willing to help (possibly) sex our wyandotte and orpington chicks? They are 9 weeks old currently. I think we have a lot of roosters, but I am a complete novice at raising chicks. So, fingers crossed for some hens! 😅 Starting off with our buff orpingtons...
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    Proper setup for heating plate?

    Simple question, or so I thought, but I can't really find a clear answer. I'm possibly just not using the correct terms in my search: How high or low off the floor of the cage should I set the heating plate? I set the plate at an angle so that it is higher in the front and lower in the back. I...
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    • chicks heat plate heat plate for chicks heat plate height heating plate one week old
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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    Lockdown on day 17 for large chicken breeds?

    I miscalculated my hatch date, and will be out of the house all day on day 18, possibly overnight too. But ince I already started the process, I can't stop now. I have 24 eggs in my incubator, large Orpingtons and Wyandottes! Is it ok to stop the egg turning on day 17 rather than 18, and turn...
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    Incubator - thermometer hygrometer way off?

    So, after nog yielding an single developing egg from my first try at hatching chicks in an incubator, I decided to test my incubator's hygrometer and thermometer. I also bought a 2nd thermometer/hygrometer, intended for use in terrariums, to use alongside the ones built-in in my incubator. More...
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    • calibration humidity incubabtion incubator incubator advice incubator off newbie temperature thermometer-hydrometer
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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    Day 5 - no veins, no air sacs?

    It's my first time attempting to incubate eggs. We have 22 eggs in our incubator; 5 large light beige eggs (from a friend), 11 white/light beige bantam eggs, 6 large light brown eggs with freckles on some. I'm not sure how big a chance the 17 from my own hens have at being alive, I thought a hen...
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    6 mystery hens and roo! (I think Brahma, double laced barnevelder and ???)

    We picked up 6 hens and a rooster from a sanctuary/rescue yesterday, but aside from the rooster (whom I think could be a Brahma?) and one hen I'm pretty sure is a double laced Barnevelder, I am at a loss as to what breeds or crosses they might be! I am absolutely a newbie when it comes to...
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    New member flying in! 🇳🇱

    Hi all, I was told to introduce myself first, so here goes. Are you new to chickens? I am new to raising chickens, but have wanted them since I was about 11 years old. My SO has raised chickens growing up, but hasn't had any in the past 6 years or so. I'm here to hopefully learn a lot! How...
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