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    Two 8 wk old pearl guineas

    I'd like to rehome 2 8wk old pearl guineas - I am almost certain they are both male as neither does the 2 tone female call. I recently lost their guinea flockmates to a fox and would not feel comfortable free-ranging just two guineas. They are with chicken pullets now (and have been) and do...
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    Breed suggestions?

    I have 4 pullets (three 8 weeks & one 2 week old) and 7 guinea keets and am aiming towards ending up with 6 or 7 hens plus or minus guineas depending on how this first year goes. I currently have a barred rock, buff orpington, feed store "Ameraucana", and a brahma. I'd like to stick with...
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    FBCM - Wade Jeane/Bev Davis line

    I bought FBCM hatching eggs (that hatched) from a reputable seller on ebay and am moving these three two week old chicks on. Pictures can be seen on the Black Copper Marans discussion thread (https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6660220#p6660220) pg 310, post 3097. They...
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    FBCM chick feathering

    I have 3 French Black Copper Marans chicks that hatched 6/2-6/3. The feathering looks to be coming in at a relatively similar rate. When I spread the wings this morning to look at the feathers, one seems to have a copper tinge near the tips on one row of feathers. It's different than the...
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    Guinea zip without pip? please assist...

    I posted in the incubating area but haven't gotten any responses and I'm a little uneasy. My first hatch was completely unsuccessful (only one developed partway) so I'm very hopeful. This time I have four hatched out of 18 I started with. Four are still in the incubator. This morning one was...
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    How can it zip without a membrane pip? please help??

    I have a guinea that pipped the shell last night sometime but I didn't see a beak (no hole visible in membrane), and I realized a couple of hours later that the shell is cracked all the way around but I can't see any openings in the membrane. I just don't get how it's possible that the egg can...
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    Curled Toes - Floral wire instead of pipecleaner for "Beakinstocks"?

    I'm making orthopedic shoes for my keet (her Beakinstocks). I will have to run to the store to grab pipecleaners...but I have floral wire on hand and it seems sturdy enough. Could I use that instead to make little shoes? I am worried about how to get them off though. The chenille on the...
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    What does a drowned chick look like? Why didn't it hatch?

    I opened an egg this morning...partially. This was day 27 and I knew it was long past due but I left it in for the guinea hatch and finally took it out this morning. (Very risky, I know.) I went in through the air cell, but not through the membrane. There was no internal pip and there was...
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    Do I let this guinea hatch on it's own? Please help...UPDATE! HATCH!

    First, I realize the risks with helping vs. not. There is no way to know whether either choice would be best beforehand (or ever). I really just want to know what you would do. The first egg pipped late on day 24 - looked the same the morning of day 25. The pip is towards the narrow end of...
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    Thick rubbery membrane? Post hatch question...

    I hatched Marans this week (FBC), and 3 out of 4 that went into lockdown hatched. The first was fine. The second pipped a large hole (quarter sized) and I ended up assisting after it was clearly not making progress. It was fine and huge. There was no way it could have zipped. I had to help...
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    Is chick swallowing during hatch absorbing yolk?

    I'm curious, and trying to keep this separate from my other post. If a chick has externally pipped and is occasionally making a swallowing motion, does this mean it's absorbing yolk? I saw that it swallows the remaining whites while simultaneously absorbing yolk, but does that happen when the...
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    Hatch help please - pic included!

    This little chick didn't zip before he's trying to squeeze out. His left wing and beak are exposed. Wiggling and peeping. I've been gone for about 4 hours and he had a tiny external pip before I left. Will he still try to zip at this point? If he just stays, what are the signs that he might...
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    Humidity dropped during hatch - do I fix?

    The quick question is that my humidity dropped down to 42% overnight because I cracked the vent too much. I'm in the middle of a hatch. Do I mist and add water to bring it up immediately? This is day 21 in a Brinsea Eco 20. I had one out of 8 remaining eggs hatch yesterday morning, and one...
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    6 pullets, 3 cockerels: 4-6 week old BR, BO, RIR - FREE!!!

    I need to move several chicks on and don't want to drive all the way to Culpeper for the auction. They are healthy and happy - I just don't have room for them. I will happily meet someone within an hour or so. I know it's likely the cockerels won't be kept around, but I'd hate to see the...
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    chick puffed & head shaking

    3+ week old RIR pullet. I put the brooder on the screened porch this afternoon (yes, a little spoiled) so they could enjoy some outside time and noticed that one was a little puffed, but attributed that to the fact that it was a little cool & breezy. Everyone else, even one less feathered, was...
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    Egg shell quality - guineas?

    I got some new eggs to set - guinea, french black copper maran, and brahma. My question is what causes the coating (calcium carbonate?) to spread unevenly on the guinea eggs. The seller assures me they are fine and to set them anyway, so I will trust their experience. I am curious though, as...
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    What temp do you set your Brinsea to?

    It's an Eco 20 with cradle. Mine was 106 out of the box. I've adjusted it and it's at 100.5 now (both the glass one that comes with it, and a glass one I have at the bottom). What should I set it to? I will be setting Brahmas & French Black Copper Marans today.
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    I made a mistake with humidity...

    I followed the advice I saw on raising humidity by heating water before adding it to the bator so the temperature doesn't drop...and I got it way too hot. I don't know why I didn't think through that if the water is over 100 degrees it's going to raise the temp inside with no way to quickly...
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    Barred Rock at 4 weeks

    Would a 4-5 week old barred rock typically show comb pinking at this age? I think all 4 of mine are pullets, but I don't have anything to compare to. There is only the slightest tinge of pink on either side of the comb. Last week I just knew one was a pullet - she just looked more "hen-like"...
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    Brinsea & LG - how should I split eggs between? Opinions?

    I got my new Brinsea Eco 20 with turning cradle today. I am just finishing a likely completely unsuccessful first hatch with an LG still air with autoturner. I ordered 10+ Brahma eggs, 10+ French Black Copper Marans, and 20+ Guinea eggs - all likely arriving tomorrow. The guineas take 28 days...
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