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Four months ago I incubated some chicks (my first time) The 1st batch, out of 6 eggs, only 1 hatched, a rooster. 2nd. batch 4 eggs, all hatched, 2 roosters, 2 hens. The young roosters seem to be getting along fine (for now) but I have them separated from the daddy rooster, and his harem. Not...

My only Buff Orpington hen is about 5 years old. She had stopped laying eggs awhile back, but then we got a rooster and her egg production started back up. I can tell the buff's eggs are fertile when I crack them open. Should I attempt to incubate some? Or is she too old? My first incubation...

This is my first time incubating chicks. Today is 21st day and I have one chick breaking out! So exciting! But the humidity is dropping to 45%. Can I open and add water if chick is already coming out? Concerned about the others.

I'm new to incubating eggs, been learning so much from this site, and YouTube videos. Thankful to have others sharing their experiences. I setup my new incubator, calibrated the temp and humidity settings, and added 6 eggs a few days ago. But now I have a bit of a dilemma that I'm not sure what...

My hens vary in age, 3 little over a year old, and 4 about a year and a half, 3 buff orpingtons and 4 road island reds. We get 3 different color eggs, one buff lays green eggs. But the sizes are pretty consistent. Today I went to gather the eggs and to my shock I found one that didn't fit...

Oh my, not sure what to ask here. Just sad and confused and wanted to share. I'm fairly new new to raising chickens so I'm learning as I go. I bought 6 little chicks, 3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Road Island Reds, back in Aug. and was so excited to find out 1 Orpington was a rooster. His plumage...

Recently decided to raise chickens, despite some former hen owners trying to talk me out of it. Thankful to find this site & forum, excited to learn and contribute.