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    Newbie question - First year with meat Turkeys

    Hello everyone! I bought Heritage turkey poults in Early May with the plan to process them for Thanksgiving. Since I'm a noob, I didn't realize you needed to book way ahead for Thanksgiving. I was able to find someone who can process them next week, I was disappointed that I'll have to freeze...
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    Massachusetts - Barnevelder Cockerels - 8 weeks old

    Two 8 week old double laced Barnevelder Cockerels from breeder stock, one black, one blue.
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    Tips on telling hens from toms?

    These are my first turkey poults. They hatched on May 6th, so they're about 9 weeks old. Any tips on telling who's who at this point? Thanks in advance.
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    Mille Fleur D'Uccle Trio - in MA

    5 month old trio, one cockerel, two pullets. Metro NW Mass.
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    Black Copper Marans cross - What say you BYC experts?

    This chick is a BCM/Welsummer cross, 8 weeks old. Everything about "it" from growth, feathering and personality seems pullet like except for that gosh darn comb. I've been unable to find any saddle feathers coming in either. The comb has been that size for several weeks, but has no sign of...
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    Accidental upside down incubation.

    I"m curious. I noticed when I was candling my eggs that one of them had a less than obvious pointy end, and I had been incubating it upside down for 11 days, or maybe I just put it in upside down after I candled at 7 days.? It does appear to be developing. Any guesses as to whether this...
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    Accidental upside down incubation.

    nm- wrong category
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    Hovabator Users - I need help please..

    I recently purchased the 1632 (with fan) and have used it for 2 hatches..both not good. I live in New England where the climate is typically dry this time of year. For my first hatch, I went by manufacturers directions, 40-50% humidity until lockdown, then 65% or so. Of 9 eggs that went into...
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    When hatching goes bad - Yellow membrane.

    I was hoping you experts out there could shed some light on this situation, so I understand it better. I know there are "hands off" hatchers and "hands on" ones.. and I most likely made a mistake with this chick, but it would be good to know for future chicks. One of my OE's pipped and started...
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    Mini Flock - Laying Hens - Metro NW Mass

    Start your own small flock or buy individually . 1 1/2 year old Laying Hens. 1 White Easter Egger (lays blue egg), 1 New Hampshire Red, 1 Golden Comet, 1 Barnevelder. $15.00 each or $50 for all 4.
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    SOLD - Mille Fleur D'Uccle pair, 7 weeks old - Massachusetts Metro NW

    Seven week old cockerel and pullet. Healthy & sweet. Pullet has a gimpy leg, but gets around really well. Located in Massachusetts, Metro Northwest.
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    Hovabator users... question?

    I'm on my 2nd hatch ever with a Hovabator 1632 with fan. The first one didn't do so well, only 3 out of 9 hatched, and all were fully developed chicks. :( For future reference..all 3 that hatched were on the outside top portion of the bator....My first thought is that my humidity was too high...
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    Newbie stress at lockdown.

    It's my first hatch ever, I'm using a Hovabator 2632, which is circulated air. I've been using a digital thermometer throughout incubation, first raised to turner height, now on wire floor. It's consistently been 99 or 100. I locked down last night at day 18 with 9 good embryos candled...
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    To keep or remove vent plugs?

    I'm a first time hatcher with hovabator, eggs are day 17..will go on lockdown tomorrow. According to the manufacturers directions, I leave the plugs in unless humidity is high, which is what I've done I just read a hatching link on this site (by sally sunshine) and it says I should have taken...
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    Need help candling dark eggs.

    First time hatching in an incubator. I have a Hovabator 1632 and everything seems to be going great, have had no temperature issues, humidity is good. I set 40 eggs, mostly Marans, Welsummer or Olive Eggers, though there are a couple light brown eggs. Today was the 6th day and I thought I'd...
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    For breeding purposes...what 'color' is a Speckled Sussex?

    I'm trying to determine which of my Roo's fathered which chicks. I'm trying to use the chicken calculator. Would a speckled sussex be considered a Partridge or a Jubilee , or something else? Roo's are blue orp and wellsummer, hens are blue orp, barred rock, speckled sussex and...
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    Hawk or something else?

    I've lost 3 birds this week, a 9 week old pullet, a hen and a rooster. My chickens and coop are enclosed in a fairly large chain link pen, maybe 20 x 40. I noticed last week that I couldn't find one of my pullets at bedtime, but figured she was just huddled under someone else. In the am she was...
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    Chicken Calculator color question.

    I posted this in "Breed and Gender" and got nothing.. Maybe I posted it in the wrong thread. I would love some input here. I'm playing a little bit of "Who's my mommy" and maybe.. "Who's my daddy" as well. I'm trying to determine which of my chicks came from which hens. Would the color of a...
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    Chicken color calculator/genetics question.

    I'm playing a little bit of "Who's my mommy" and maybe.. "Who's my daddy" as well. I'm trying to determine which of my chicks came from which hens. Would the color of a speckled sussex be considered partridge, jubilee or spangled? The roo is a blue orpington. Hens in question are a blue...
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    Need emergency DIY incubator - help please?

    My broody hen hatched out 8 of her 10 eggs on days 19 and 20. Today is 21 and sometime between 10am and 4 pm she left her last two eggs. Is it possible to try to hatch them? My thought is if they're viable, they'll hatch in the next 24 hours and I can slip them under her. My emergency incubator...
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