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    have bought 2 different hovabators, 5 thermometer/hygrometers constant dismal hatch rate.

    Ok, here goes. We have been raising and hatching for about 9 years. We have often struggled with hatch rates. We have officially had the worst ever, at about 5%. First hovabator we used for 7 years. the "old style" had egg turner and fan. rate was not great, around 40% Last season, we bought...
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    Is it possible to breed a Heritage tom to a Broad Breasted hen, successfully?

    I searched for a bit, prior to posting. I did not see any current or past posts that address and fully answer the question asked. I did find one post from many years ago, but it did not have a solid answer, with any results to confirm it. We are new to turkeys. We have purchased 7 altogether...
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    Call Ducks on Day 27-no pipping

    I have four call duck eggs in my still air incubator. They are on day 27 and still have not internally pipped that I can tell. Last year, all of my calls internally pipped on day 25 or 26, and I have not had a call duck hatch any later than day 27. Can someone put my mind at ease? I've candled...
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    Angel Wings from yolk?

    We had a call duck hatch yesterday morning. She struggled to hatch, was very week when she finally did. My husband thinks she may have angel wings, but she is only a day old and not quite old enough to have developed this from lack of nutrients in her food. Is it possible for ducks to develop...
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    Incubating White Call Ducks

    I'm taking my first crack at hatching call duck eggs this year. Our eggs are from our own calls and so far 4 of them are viable. They were incubated on the 8th of March. Our little incubator is at 45% humidity and about 100.5 degrees. We've been trying to get the humidity higher but it seems...
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    Bantam Chick Assortment--What are we?

    I picked up some bantam chicks from a local store. Can anyone tell what they might be? I'm thinking some sort of duckwing on the brown ones. Not sure about the black ones. Mostly black with yellow face and underside. Has a flat looking comb. [/COLOR][/URL] Black with a tiny bit of white under...
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