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I just read something in a number of different research articles. Precocial species such as chickens who have a biological imperative to be up out of the nest and running ASAP...they enter arrested development while they wait for the siblings to be laid over the next week. But inevitably, some...

One of my Marans eggs (quite rounded on both ends without a definite “big end”) was accidentally set upside down for the first 10 days. I flipped it the right way as soon as I realized my mistake. Is it early enough that it can re-orient and grow the right direction??

Hello! How do you determine hatch rate? I received around 70 eggs in the mail. 2 had cracks. Today, day 9, I have 15 visible babies, a few question marks due to lots of pores or especially dark eggs, and 2 or 3 blood rings. Lots and lots of clears. I knew going in that the breeder was sitting at...

My humidity is sitting at 53-55% in my new incubator. (Day 2) Temps and humidity have been sitting stable @ 99.7 degrees Fahrenheight and but I'm concerned humidity is too high this early on. According to directions I can partially cover my water pan with foil to lower humidity-do I need to? (I...

Hi all, I'm getting started in chickens again after several years without them. We love our chickens, and are enjoying having them on the homestead. :) We are located in the northwest United States. Happy to be back among like minded folks!