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    Silver Deathlayer Chick - Odd markings

    I have six Silver Deathlayer chicks, which I hatched on Saturday. One of them looks very different, is slightly larger than the others, with a 'blotched' pattern. I'm wondering if there's any significance in this? 18 hatched out of 21 eggs, including Blue Copper Marans, Isbar Silverrudd Blues...
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    Help. Day 23. Are the chicks shrink wrapped? No hatches in 16, but 2 external pips, with no progress?

    I'm a newby. I have 16 mixed chicken eggs in the incubator. There's been no progress till this morning, when one externally pipped, though outside the air sack. I read it needs 48 hours to digest the yolk before zipping. Is that's right? Then a second pipped 5 hours ago, though I couldn't see...
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    Have I accidentally killed my eggs?

    Can anyone please advise? I had to adjust my incubator when the temperature rose dramatically after adding my new eggs. I've now found the problem was my calibration thermometer/hydrometer sensor, which had fallen over in the egg turner and was giving false readings. Bottom line is, the...
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    Complete Newby, just received my eggs.

    I'm an English expat living in Bulgaria for the past 6 years. I've been interested in keeping chickens for a few years but have just decided to take the step. Today, I received 30 eggs to hatch from a Bulgarian breeder in the Free Ads here, 10 each of Blue Copper Marans, Swedish Isbar...
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