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    First eggs in homemade incubator

    This year I decided I wanted a bigger incubator but needed to stay on a budget, so I made this one. I set the eggs wednesday evening. I will let yall know how the hatch comes out. I know, the carport is a mess, (wife already told me).
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    Everybody likes chicken

    Shooting to scare off the hawk didn't work. He came back and got two more. I had to move them back into the brooder. Dean
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    Everybody likes chicken

    Last night I went out to coop to check on my 6 week old chickens, got there just in time to see a 5 foot black rat snake attack one them. The chicken got away and all he had was a mouthful of feathers, I caught and relocated him. This afternoon my two week old babies were enjoying some sun and...
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    Anyone Hatching on June 6, the D-Day anniversary.

    So far have 21 live babies out of the 27 eggs, most hatched saturday, 4 have hatched out today. Dean
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    what to do?

    I don't know much about this but if he seems active I would just let him be. He may not have absorbed all of his yolk sack yet, but he should over time. If you will search this site I am sure there is some better info on helping this chick make it. Dean
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    Anyone Hatching on June 6, the D-Day anniversary.

    I have some going now, the eggs are Easter egger, Barred Rock mix. Today is day 20, had four out of 27 hatch so far. Dean
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    New chicken owner in western NC

    Thanks to all yall for the warm welcome. I'm going to see if I can upload pics of the babies. Hope these pics show up ok, fifteen babies hatched so far. No pips in the remaining nine, but I know some of them are not fertile. I know people say dont open the bator during lockdown, but my...
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    New chicken owner in western NC

    Hello, my name is Dean. I started incubating about three weeks ago with an old Hovabator from an estate sale and two dozen eggs I got from a friend who has chickens. I started lurking and reading here the day before I set the eggs. Today is day 20, one hatched out last night and ten have...
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