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    Cochin Hatching Eggs, UK?

    Hi everyone, I currently have 7 chickens which are all female: 1 cream legbar 2 wynadottes 1 black rock 1 mixed 1 campine 1 cochin To cut a long story short, we lost our orpingtons earlier this year and 1 of our cochins. We really love both breeds and can find orpington hatching eggs in the...
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    Which incubator to use in the uk?

    Hi all, I used to incubate eggs and had success using a polystyrene made one i got off ebay. Anyway i want to start again but there are so many on the market its hard to know whats best. I want it to ideally hold around 24 eggs and automaticaly turn the eggs. Has anyone had experience using...
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    My chicken run now has a roof! Need ideas...

    Hi everyone, My chicken run now has a roof because here in England we get lots of rain!! The chicken run is around 12 foot by 8 foot wide. Currently, even though I have a roof on it, due to the current climate, the mud is still quite 'clumpy and wet'. I have ordered a tonne of wood chippings...
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    What to use on floor in newly roofed chicken run

    Hi, I am just in the process of putting a roof on my chicken run after it keeps turning into a mud bath. Its about 12foot long and 8foot wide. Once the roof is up i am going to leave it for a bit to dry out as it is so muddy. I am just wondering what people use on the floor in a roofed...
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    What breed and sex are these? Pics included

    Hi all We have purchased some chicks today but I am unsure on what breed or sex these are. They have feathered feet but don't look like my other cochin chicks I have. Chick 1 Chick 2 Chick 3 Chick 4
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    What sex are my chicks? *pic heavy warning*

    Hi all, I have currently got 10 campine chicks (mix of gold and silver) 1 lavender orp and 1 cochin that are 18 days old. It would be great if people could tell me what they think they are. Thanks! Chick 1 blue orp Chick Chick 2 gold campine Chick 3 gold campine Chick 4 silver campine...
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    Sexing campines at 10 days old

    Hi I have 10 campine chicks , 1 orp and 1 cochin . is there a way to sex these at ten days old? Thanks
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    different breeds hatching at different times

    Hi I had 20 eggs ready to hatch today and so far I have 7 campines hatched. My orpington eggs and cochin eggs haven't even pipped. Is this normal? Or just a coincidence? Thanks
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    bulb went in incubator day 19!

    Hi all My eggs were in lockdown and went I went to bed humidity was 70 and temp was perfect. When I got up this morning 7 hours later the bulb had gone in the night and the eggs felt cool. The humidity was also 80. I've quickly changed the bulb.. We had 20 due to hatch, will they be ok?
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    help! bulb in incubator went on day 10

    When I left for work this morning all was fine but when I returned the temperature was at 25.5 and the eggs felt cool. I have put a new bulb in but this could of been not working for anything up to 7 hours? I have 20 that a fertile in there? Will they be ok? Has anyone had this happen? The...
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    30/04/2015 Hatch along? Anyone else?

    Im setting my first eggs in 3 years in the incubator tomorrow. I have 12x Silver Campine 12x Orpington (splash and Lavender) 6x Gold campine 6x Splash Cochin 6x Gold Laced Cochin Anybody else got any just started or putting them in over the next few days? Sorry if i have missed a thread on...
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    Hatching again after 3 years, questions

    No not an egg... haha Hi, I havent hatched chickens for a few years now (since moving out) but have decided to start up again now i have my own place. I had a good success rate last time and i have bought the same type of incubator. This is manual turning. Anyway to the point, i am feeling...
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    Should i move chicks during lockdown to prevent the risk of them breaking others?

    Hello During my last incubation we set 18 eggs. Once lockdown came about there was 14 left fertile. The first one hatched and we watched it dry off and liven up etc... but then it started to walk all over the other eggs. At this point we put in a peice of carboard into the incubator to...
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    Day 21 today.... Here is whats happening! Also i got a question?

    Hello Its day 21 today for our eggs in the incubator! This is our first time incubating eggs.... in their we have: 4x silver campine 3x buff orp 2x buff columbian 3x plymouth rock 2x exchequer leghorn We did have 5 white cochin eggs to, but all were infertile before day 18. Anyway so far...
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    Set 2 lots of eggs - 15/05/2012 and 10/05/2012 anyone else? Keep posted!

    Hello One of our bantam chickens went broody on us last week so we decided to purchase some eggs to put under her. We do not have a rooster so decided to buy some in. We have put 6 White Cochin eggs under her on the 10/05/2012! We then kind of got the bug and brought an incubator!! :D So...
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    Why has my chicken died?

    We have had 3 chickens over the last 12 months which have died in exactlty the same way. They cannot lift their head by the end and are so week they cannot move. Sometimes they are foaming at the mouth? 2 were buff orpington hens and 1 was a silver campine. All the others (12) have been fine...
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    Introducing rooster to flock of 12 hens... What to get?

    Hello, We have: 3 White Silkies 7 Hybrids 1 Buff 1 Campine 2 Bantums 1 messed up chicken 1 west sussex anyway we are thinking about getting a rooster to join the flock to start breeding but not sure how to introduce it and what breed to get? We were tempted to get a silkie rooster but unsure...
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    2 Nine week old chicks? Help? **PICS

    Hello, we have 2 silkies chicks, which we hatched, they are 9 weeks old now but their is an obvious size difference between them, we dont know if the smaller one has something up with it? or it is just a different gender/breed? we got given the eggs to hatch. Does anyone know the sex of these...
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    new to this? few questions?

    I have just purchased a hen and 10 chicks and they are currently living in an A frame run. The mom is very protective as i thought she would be, and the chicks are fast and so scared of humans. What age can we start trying to tame them? will they (as they get older) not become as scared and...
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    What sex is this 7 week buff chick ? *PIC INCLUDED*

    Hello Recently got this chick, and im unsure of the breed and sex, i think its a buff, but im not to sure. Also its 7 weeks old now and i havent got a clue what sex it is, i heard people say about the comb being red then its a boy, or yellow and its a girl, well this one is mostly yellow (looks...
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