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    What's going on with my new chick???

    If it's not a part of the typical feathering out process what causes this? Ive been giving them high quality food, clean brooder, no over crowding, no one is getting picked on, fresh water with probiotics, I gave them a pan of DE to bath themselves, ACV, and natural electrolytes, they all seem...
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    What's going on with my new chick???

    Just got this new true ameraucana and she's going through her "feathering out" and looks ragged but is it normal to have such large bald areas or was she getting feather picked before I got her?
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    Silkie thread!

    This is going to seem like a stupid question I'm sure.... I'm getting my first silkie this spring from a local silkie farm. I'm curious what makes a silkie a "show quality silkie"? I'm wondering if my daughter would like to show the silkie in 4H. Are there certain colors that are more desirable...
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    Incubation Advice for a Newbie

    Great advice thanks! I DO have about 10 eggs that are bantam Cochin then some Orpingtons like English Isabel's too. So it sounds like even if I hold them to start together the bantams might hatch early anyways lol! I can't win here lol!! One reason why I wanted to get the second incubator from...
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    Incubation Advice for a Newbie

    Thanks for the response!! I should of specified lol that when I say "successful" I'm talking about 50% of them hatching. I understand that shipped eggs are less likely to hatch. I know they are to sit for the 24 hours in room temp but I thought if you were to "hold them" longer the temps needed...
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    Incubation Advice for a Newbie

    I'm going to be incubating for the first time next month and researching and trying to learn as much as I can for a successful hatch! I have eggs being shipped to me from two different hatchery farms (I couldn't get all the breeds I wanted from just one farm). They are all set to ship the same...
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