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  1. MountainWoman73

    Onyx Olive Egger?

    Pretty egg pictures for you guys... My friend hatched some of my eggs. The super dark olive in this handful is from the daughter of my Onyx olive egger with a BCM father. We know it's her daughter because Onyx is my only crested bird and the new pullet has a tiny crest. Now I want to hatch ALL...
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    Ended Pets with Paws Photo Contest—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

    Delightful.
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    Ended Pets with Paws Photo Contest—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

    Just the paws. Paws belong to Bruno, a polydactyl cat. He has one extra toe on every foot, 22 total.
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    Ended Pets with Paws Photo Contest—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

    Toula (Groenendael lab mix) with Australorp friend.
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    Anyone else hatching?

    My kid wants an incubator. Lol.
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    What made you happy today?

    These sleepy heads drinking cocoa in front of the fire before dawn ...
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    Washing clean eggs??

    I never wash eggs. I separate the dirty ones and use them at home. Clean-ish ones go to egg customers. If they're gross I give them a quick rinse before I crack them. :)
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    Anyone else hatching?

    We got 6! 1 assist, and 5 hatched on their own. Two others died in shell without pipping. Eggtopsy looked like they quit on day 17-18. They were both facing wrong way in the shell and did not internally pip or absorb their yolks. All 6 live hatches are looking fluffy and strong. Our kitten...
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    Is this thing alive?

    "sloshy" is never a good adjective. That's always how I tell they're dead when they've quit midway. I'll say, "this one doesn't smell bad, but it looks sloshy".
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    Anyone else hatching?

    Meeee! I have 8 on day 20 and one of them just pipped early wrong end. Waiting....
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    Wiping down dark color BCM eggs mid hatch

    Just stumbled across this. I know it's old. BCM eggs really do lose less moisture. I am hatching 8 BCM eggs and the air cells on some of them are really tiny. I also incubated at about 20-25%. There seems to be a strong correlation between darker/thicker shells that are hard to see through and...
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    Pale face

    Yep. Faces, combs, and wattles look lighter whenever they are not laying. They will look redder when they are about to start laying again. It's a hormonal thing, I think.
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    What color will she be?! I have never had one or seen this color before!

    I agree. Mine is molting right now, so it's nice to look at pictures of what she's supposed to look like. Hopefully OP will post an update in 6 months so we can see who wins the guessing game. :)
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    What color will she be?! I have never had one or seen this color before!

    Her chick down looks a lot like my EE, Easter. She turned out light gold and silver as an adult. So yours could look something like a blue laced red wyandotte, but lighter?
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    Fluffy needs a new home - Littleton CO

    I might be able to take Fluffy. I am in Coal Creek Canyon. I could provide him a nice rural life and 17 girlfriends. But only if he hasn't shown any sign of aggression yet. I have kids. :). Do you know what breeds he's a mix of?
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    Is this a bobcat?

    Body shape looks right for a bobcat. I had the same happen to ducks who stopped sleeping inside. The bobcat took one a night. Things that have helped me with a bobcat are a dog who trees predators, keeping them inside the coop for a couple weeks until the predator changes their habits, and...
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    My First Hatch!

    Very cool. That's an epic brooder setup. :)
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    New Hampshire vs Rhode Island Red

    I agree. New Hampshire reds are my favorite. Prettier color, and nicer. I have one NH hen now named Pretty Ivy.
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    My First Hatch!

    I use fingernail clippers on my zip ties. And never leave them on longer than 1 week, so they don't ever get tight. And I switch legs every week. Just re-banded my two identified chicks today actually. :)
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    My First Hatch!

    Good luck with your hatch! I had to physically leave the house to stop staring at the incubator when mine were pipping.
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