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  1. ShawFarms

    Barnevelder/ ameraucana mix

    I don't like keeping them in the house that's why I hatched them in the summer. I thought it would be hot enough for them out side. My Marans aren't very good mothers. They can hatch them out, but they can't keep them alive. If they need a light at night outside I will have to get another...
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    Barnevelder/ ameraucana mix

    So I got the big idea to hatch some chicks since it's summer and I thought they'd be fine outside. Only to find out I still needed to keep them warm and dry. So I'm keeping them in the house under a lamp. For now. A friends daughter just had a baby and was looking to give a away a couple...
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    My legs are in so much pain!!!

    I take L-Arginine for my leg aches and soak in a hot Epsom Salt bath if its real bad. Aspirin is the only pain pill I will take. I also supplement with DL-Phenylalanine to help my body cope with pain. Of course I've done lots of research on this subject. I've always had bad leg pain after a...
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    Day 22

    I can't stand to watch them peck at each other's eyes. Ugh! Still nothing happening with the eggs!!
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    Day 22

    Thank you! I feel better now. We just reset the counter for two more days so it will keep turning the eggs and maintain temperature.. So we will see what happens. I was hoping they would all hatch out and be close to the same age. I've noticed the bigger chicks are mean to the younger ones.
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    Day 22

    Ok, this is our first time hatching eggs. Our Brooding Hen was sitting on 18 eggs before we figured out to separate the other two hens away from her. It's been 22 days since we did, she couldn't keep one chick alive so we brought three inside to take care of and we put seven of her eleven eggs...
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