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I figured it out! I was given the eggs by a friend in order to change up my bloodline a bit....The friend has DUCKS! Somehow, a small duck egg ended up in my dozen. :)

My broody hen hatched out two chicks last week. She has since abandoned the remaining eggs. The eggs had nothing going on in them except one. This one still has a moving chick in it. I now have it in my incubator and although it is a week late, I can see it moving when I candle it. Is there any...

I have many times, but because I have the egg....in my cleavage and I am bending over so often, I was unsure as usually I turn the egg turner off in the 'bator three days prior to hatch to allow for the chick to have a still egg to peck at. Because I can't stay still and because I can't get the...

Would you? I was thinking that having it down would allow the chick to be able to make first pip easily. Why would you do it up?

I have had chickens for years now and LOVE them. I started with a little chicken tractor and five Buff Orpington chicks....four were roos. Two large coops later, we have 27 hens at the moment and 3 roos. I love collecting different breeds, hatching chicks and learning about my girls. I could...

One of my broody hens hatched out two chicks 4 days ago. One of the remaining eggs has a chick in it....I can see it swimming around when I candle. Mama Hen has now abandoned the egg and ignores it as she hangs with her little babes. Feeling sick about the possibly viable chick die inside its'...