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  1. Greg in Carpinteria

    Marek's vaccine and broody raised chicks

    Hi All, Is vaccine effective on broody raised chicks? Several years ago I lost a number of birds to Marek's and have subsequently vaccinated all my chicks right out of the incubator, there have been no Marek's symptoms in any of my birds since. I've got my first batch of chicks being...
  2. Greg in Carpinteria

    11 week old roo... too early to introduce to the older girls?

    Hi Everybody, I'm looking to alleviate crowding in my bachelor tractor and was wondering if 11 wks old is still too young to introduce to my 5 layers. The lucky roo in question is a BCM, fairly large already, and is doing his best to crow like a big boy. Thanks
  3. Greg in Carpinteria

    No turning for 3 days, are they doomed?

    I'm on day 3 and I just realized that my auto turner stopped working. Will this mess up the hatch? I've got them turning now, and just candled things, there is definite development in most of the batch. The incubator is a Hovabator 1588. Thanks
  4. Greg in Carpinteria

    Detached aircells... how should I position the eggs for lockdown?

    Hi All, I'm incubating some eggs that had a rough time during shipping, the majority had detached air cells. I'm a few days until lockdown and 6 of 11 are developing nicely. For lockdown should I lay the eggs on their sides as usual, or is is better to put them pointy end down in an egg...
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