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    Shipped vs. Hatched

    Hi, All. I recently bought four shipped Silkies (not sure of the hatchery, though I can find out) a few days before hatching out two in the 'bator (was hoping for more, but...). I know the chicks I bought were 24 hours old, and they far exceeded my hatched chicks in overall health and vigor...
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    Nobody told me...

    ...when I decided to incubate eggs for the first time how responsible I would feel when one or more of them died. This experience has been a great melting pot of every emotion imaginable, and now that I have lost one chick to weakness and another in the shell, I've had to accept that this...
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    Newborn Spraddle Leg? Help, please!

    Well, three of my six Silkie eggs (the ones left after the day 14 candling) finally hatched. It was a late hatch (day 23), and two of the chicks seem to have leg issues. One chick's toes are clenched/curled, and I'm wondering at what point I should address that. Also, another chick has an issue...
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    Aggressive week-old chick?

    Hi, Everyone. I have chicks due to hatch in the bator tomorrow, but I don't have a very good feeling about this hatch. It's my first, and I tried to do everything right, but... Anyway, to hedge my bets a bit, I bought four Silkie chicks today. They can't be more than a week old, if that. One of...
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