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    Is this chick ready to leave incubator?

    Hi there. This is my first time hatching and this chick has been out of the egg for at least 7 hours. She has black feathering and skin so its tough for me to tell if she is completely dry. Her back looks like it could be fluffier, but what are everyone’s thoughts? She is active but falls asleep...
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    Are these eggs alive?

    I just candled my eggs which are on day 14 today. The two eggs pictured do not show any movement. The other eggs did show movement but it took a bit for some of them. What are your thoughts on these eggs? I left them in the incubator for now. Thank you!
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    How important is temperature for storing fertile eggs?

    I am planning on crossing my silkie roo to my Andalusian hen for some beautiful babies and started storing eggs to incubate! Multiple sources are saying its important to keep the temp low so development doesn’t start. It is hot here and the house has been getting into the low to mid 80’s. I have...
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    Re- Training Roosting

    Hello! Long story short but two of my hens live in their own pre fab coop when they are not free ranging due to the rooster bullying them in the main coop. Their “cottage” came with roosts about two inches off the ground so they have both been sleeping in the nest boxes which leads to messy eggs...
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    Aggressive Young Rooster Singling Out Hen

    Hello, I could really use some help here. My pet brood I raised in the house are integrated with the adult flock. As of yesterday, my young silkie roo started crowing. He has started incessantly attacking my sumatra pullet, who he was raised with. The two of them have had a dominance thing since...
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    Is this silkie “fully feathered”?

    Hello! I am happy to report that my 3 chicks (1 silkie cockerel, 1 Andalusian pullet, 1 Sumatra pullet) are 7 weeks and the girls at least are fully feathered. They are in a large cage in the garage and haven’t had heat in about a week. I am very attached to them and the Andalusian in particular...
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    Brooding with Heat Plate Questions

    Hello! I’ve posted here before and am happy to report I have 3 beautiful chicks I got at a few hours old; a Sumatra, an Andalusian, and a Silkie. I have a Brinsea Ecoglow for heat and the chicks love it. I do have questions though- I will preface by saying I am very attached to each chick...
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    Feeder and Waterers for Small Brooder

    Hello! I recently moved into a home that came with a coop and several adult hens. In a few weeks I will be picking up 3, day old chicks of various “dream” breeds to hand raise in the house. The brooder I am building is a plastic storage container that I am fitting with hardware cloth mesh on the...
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    Taming Very Flighty Breeds as Pets (Hamburgs, etc.)

    Hi Everyone! I am a lifelong chicken lover and having grown up in a big city and moving across country multiple times, I am finally at a place in my life where I am looking to buy a house in an area that allows chickens. I am hoping to get my first birds within a year. The thing is, I want...
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