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    Do these look like quail d'Anver chicks?

    I just bought these 7 chicks from a local feed store (sight unseen). I was told they were quail d'Anvers over the phone.........but they are whitish-grey. Actually I don't even see beards on these little guys so perhaps they are another breed altogether? They are about 2 weeks old in these...
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    Overall Apron - Buy It Now Price

    This can be your Christmas gift to yourself! I ship USPS Priority Mail (2-3 days). OK, I'll admit, it's my "Chicken Apron"! How many times do you go out to check on the chickens and end up picking up several? Then you have to go inside and change your clothes! With a...
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    White Leghorn gender (2) six-week olds

    My Buff Orp hatched these 2 chicks from Trader Joe eggs. They are about 6 and a half weeks old. From the begining we knew TJ was a little roo by his outgoing behavior, slower feathering and his ever growing red comb! We thought (and hoped) that TiaJuanita was a pullet because she feathered...
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    Gender guesses for these blue silkies?

    Hello, I would love to hear some feedback on what gender you think these 4 silkies are. I have an idea based on their appearance as well as their behavior. I won't mention their names either as that might bias your vote too! I'm just curious what others think. They are either 7 weeks or 8...
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    What is wrong with this baby...Is it suffering...Can I help it?

    Please help! This is one of my 3 day old silkies. It has a huge head, like perhaps it is swollen. The head also seems a bit lopsided. It doesn't eat yet and hasn't drank on it's own. I give it Poly-Vi-Sol, Sav-A-Chick and Vit E many times a day in a dropper. It doesn't like the liquids and...
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    Chicken eating rat poop

    OK - I know this is disgusting, but our Barred Rock has taken a liking to rat poop! We never had pests until we got our chickens. The rats sneak into the chicken yard and knaw on the coop door to eat the chicken feed. We try to keep the food cleaned up and out of reach, but the rat(s) keeps...
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    Anyone near Sacramento, CA have fertile Silkie eggs?

    I would like to buy (6-12) silkie eggs from a local breeder (within an hour 1/2 of Sacramento). I prefer B/B/S from SQ parents. I have a broody Buff Orpington and am curious to see if she would stay with the eggs 21 days. If not, I have an incubator and would have that on standby...just in...
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    Looking for good names for these silkie chicks

    The little one (in front) has been named "BB" because she/he is small, round and grey. It was the last one (and tiniest egg) to hatch. I would have named it "Silver Bullet" but "BB" just seems fitting! The others are probably blue silkies but the darker one may be a black? So far, here are...
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    Slight movement in Day 24 eggs????

    I have 6 silky eggs still in the incubator on Day 24. I started with 10 eggs, 2 hatched Day 21 and 2 more hatched Day 22. I just candled a few of the eggs because I'm wondering if I should just turn the 'bator off. But I saw a beak or leg move in two of the eggs!!!!!!!!!!! Should I just...
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    Do these aircells look good for Day 19?

    They are silkie eggs. I know there isn't anything I can change now that they are in lockdown, but do these eggs have a descent sized aircell? I drew a line on the eggs around the aircell the last time I candled (before putting them in lockdown). To me some looked small and others looked too...
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    Mission Control...we have LIFTOFF!!! Ooops, I mean LOCKDOWN!

    We made it to day 18! I just put 10 wigglin' silkie eggs in the hatcher! So excited and hopeful for a good hatch on Friday.
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    Still air incubator - temperature question?

    I'm using a Brower 845 still air incubator. The instructions tell me to keep the thermometer between 101-102 degrees. My digital thermometer wasn't very acurate so I placed a (reptile) thermometer with probe across the egg tops. The probe shows very precise temperature variations to the tenth...
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    Do pulsating veins count as "movement"?

    Yesterday was Day 13 and I candled a couple eggs to check on air cell size. After checking the air cell I watched also for the chick to move around a little, but didn't see much movement. However the veins were pulsating -like a heartbeat. Does that count as "movement" or should I be...
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    Would today be Day 4 or Day 5?

    I set my eggs Friday morning at 9am. (January 27) So, was Friday Day 1 ? And then Saturday the beginning of Day 2? And, Sunday Day 3?...Monday Day 4? And today, Tuesday, Day 5? I really need to figure this out so I know when to do lockdown-LOL! I've penciled this onto my hatch...
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    QUESTION: Should I move my eggs to a Hova Bator for hatching OR leave them alone...Votes wanted (wit

    I've got 15 silkie eggs in an old Brower 845 incubator. It is working as I've seen development in most eggs that were candled so far. The problem is that it has a 2.5 inch diameter window, which is really to see the thermometer only. Someone loaned me a still air Hova Bator with 2 windows in...
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    Serious temperature variation within bator? Can this be true and what should I do?

    I'm using a still air Brower 845 incubator. The instructions said to stabilize the temp between 101-102. I let temp steady at 100 - 102 for 24 hours...My digital thermometer (Accurite) has never settled on 101, which I don't understand? I set 16 silkie eggs on their sides on Friday...
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    Is it normal for a pullet to lay 1 egg...and then quit?

    Hi All, My RIR (23 wks old) layed her first egg on Tuesday night (1/24/12). I wasn't too surprised that she skipped the next day, but she has not laid another egg since! That's 3 days! She was in the nest box over 2 hours before the egg came out and then stood stalk-still facing forward...
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    Purple egg with white speckles?

    Are RIR eggs usually purple with white spots? I was expecting a solid shade of brown like the Buff Orpingtons, but this is Rhodies first egg in the front...?
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    Rhodie just laid her first egg tonight at 5:45PM!

    Rhodie labored in the nest box for a couple hours, but finally laid her first egg. She stood traumatized (as in the first photo) for five minutes, before starting the egg song. Rhodie is a 23 week old Rhode Island Red. Are RIR eggs always pink and speckled like hers, or is it just because...
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    Will setting the eggs automatically increase humidity?

    I am testing an old round 845 incubator before ordering the eggs. So far, the temperature is proving very steady at 100*. I'm having more trouble with the humidity. I'M SHOOTING FOR 35-40% humidity for day 1-18. I have the little pan with about 1/4 " of water and two little sponges in the...
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