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    funny looking Egg Cell?U shaped egg cell or baby???

    I'm on day 11 of incubating some Ameracauna eggs and one of the eggs has the weirdest looking egg cell...hopefully my eyes aren't playing tricks on me... there's plenty of visible veining and movement....but the black mass looks likes its in the shape of the letter U...You see how in the letter...
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    My Dove Family

    I got the parents off Craigslist for $20 for the pair. this was their first hatch. It was two eggs but one egg had a small crack and didn't develop so I took the other egg out and stuck it in the bator with the chicken eggs i was hatching. The day before hatch day I stuck it back underneath...
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    Purchased eggs from auction but can't seem to leave feedback.

    I purchased some eggs from a byc member's auction. She responded to the questions I had and told me to just send her a money order, which I did. However, I can't seem to leave feedback.
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    Is it safe to assume?........

    i have 11 eggs whose contents move slowly whichever way you move the egg, runny like is how one poster put it....this is day 5 of incubation.... I cracked open one of the eggs to see if what i've read here is so....that such eggs are typically infertile....and this is what I saw: The other...
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    Is this a detached egg cell??

    I've read about them but have never seen a detached egg cell, unless I have and didn't know what i was seeing... I candled my 4 day old eggs (Ameracauana) and they are clear as a bell, aside from this dark glob that moves when I move the egg...is that dark glob that keeps moving when I move the...
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    Any recommendations for a thermostat for my LG Still Air??

    I'm wanting to get better control of my temps in this LG Still Air bator - I added a pc fan but would like more control of my temps and hoping a thermostat will give me just that...any suggestions on a great working one that is easy to install..ok, very, very easy to install... Thanks.
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    Anyone Setting Eggs Tonight 3/31/2011 - Come join me if you like!

    I'm setting 18 shipped eggs. 5 are Black Copper Marans and the rest are Ameracauna's. I'm using my LG Still Air Bator with a pc fan my dh installed for me. Hoping for a better hatch this time around. My very first hatch about a week ago ended up with only 3 of the 24 eggs hatching and...
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    Looking for Cortunix Quail & Ameracauna Chicks

    I'm in Missouri and looking to buy Cortunix Quail Chicks and Ameracauna or Easter Egger chicks. Please let me know if you have any or know of anyone who is selling - tried our local TSC but no Easter Eggers this year I guess. Thanks.
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    How do you or where do you place the pc fan in lg still air bator?

    i've put together a pc fan that is working great but don't know how to or where to put it in my lg still air incubator. can someone direct me. i tried searching on here but haven't been successful. appreciate your help. and from the pictures i posted below, which side should face down on the...
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    what should room humidity be in incubating room?

    was just wondering if maybe that was a reason for poor hatch.
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    Temp & Humidity for eggs on lockdown same for newly hatched chick?

    My first chick zipped and I still have 6 more to go....my humidity fluctuates up to 76% and i typically remove the vent plug (lg still air) and it goes down to 72% - my temp has been holding between 99 and 100 degrees...is that okay for the newly hatched chick? how long will it take it to fluff...
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    What do you line the bottom of the bator at lockdown time??

    i used those rubber shelf liner things - are those okay or should I just let the eggs lie on the wire grid? Thanks.
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    Look at what I got from Orscheln's and TSC this morning

    I got 6 assorted bantams - my luck they are all males...does anyone know what the little grey chick is and the one with the black stripe down it's back as well...they both have feathered feet.. I also picked up some red sex link, rir's and assorted heavy's...I just couldn't resist...
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    Video of my candling an 8 day old white dove egg

    just posted a video of my candling an 8 day old white dove egg. its incubating in my lg still air along with my remaining 9 chicken eggs. wish my chicken eggs candled this great. the pic is a bit blurry but that's just the camera - in person, the view is just amazing...
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    Candling-What am I seeing & What's my hatch date?

    I need some help from all you wonderful egg-sperts! I placed eggs from a RIR and Australorp in the bator on March 5th at 11am. What is my hatch date? As far as candling...I saw the pic's posted here on what to look for - and I viewed some videos on YouTube on candling.....now, the RIR's...
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    Going to use LG Still Air Incubator and have humidity and temp questio

    Hello everyone...i need to know the following if you would please: 1. What is the incubator temp i need for hatching chicken eggs? Manual reads 99.5%. Is this correct? 2. What is the wiggler temp I should be looking for? 3. What is the humidity needing to be at? The manual just...
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    Any experience with RIR's and Red Stars (sex link chicks)?

    How do these girls act as far as getting broody? I have a few eggs I want to stick under them but not sure I have the right breed for brooding and raising chicks. They are very sweet and calm girls who will be a year this June. Thanks for your help.
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    What's the best flooring material for coops or hutches??

    We're currently using hay as my husband thinks it's a great insulator for our cold missouri weather - any suggestions as to the best flooring material to use in a coop? wood shavings, hay, dirt, sand, etc...Thanks.
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    My Pet Chicken

    This is my third or fourth order with My Pet Chicken and I haven't been disappointed - and I've had great experience speaking with a helpful rep when I've had questions about my order....and I've yet to get a DOA and I've ordered middle of winter and summer with no problems...AND, no sexing errors.
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