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    Need advice on humidity, please

    I suggest a solar fan. I have one in my coop just under the soffit. It removes moisture in the winter and the hot air in the top of the coop in summer. so the coop stays cooler. It only runs in the daytime when the sun hits the panel. It is a small fan. about a 5 inch hole and the fan screws to...
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    HELP! My 9 hens have stopped laying! Need advice.

    Put a light in the hen house for about 4 hours. I recommend a timer for the light to go on 4 hours before sunrise in the winter time. If you add it at night they will not find their roosts.It mimics the summer hours of sunlight. Your chickens need around 14 hours of sunlight for normal laying...
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    Is it normal to only get 2-4 eggs a day from seven chickens?

    If you have 7 pullets you should be getting at least 5 to 7 eggs a day. The problem is that chickens have an internal clock. The shorter days triggers their brain to stop laying. That comes from their animal instinct to hatch eggs. If a chicken hatches eggs in the winter they would not survive...
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    Best time to hatch eggs

    It is best if you wait for spring. The cockerels are more active then and the chances of the eggs being fertile are a lot higher.
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    Best time to hatch eggs

    Hey! It’s best if you wait for spring because the cockerels are more active in spring and summer so the chances of the eggs being fertile are a lot greater.
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    Chick won't stop chirping! AHHHHHH!

    Are you sure she is warm enough? Better to be too hot than too cold. Usually chirping is she is too cold. when you hold her she is warm because your body temp is a lot warmer. Try this: put her in a box with a light over it. Make sure it is about 95Degrees oner the light. Put a small mirror in...
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    Should I remove the hatched chick from the incubator?

    Your welcome
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    Should I remove the hatched chick from the incubator?

    Yes that is fine. The chick will sleep close to the light when it is cold and when it is too hot it will sleep where it is comfortable. One way to tell if the temperture is warm enough is to listen to the chicks. If they are pipping a lot they are too cold. When they are comfortable they will be...
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    Silkie and poop in feathers

    Put up a new roost for her away from the other chickens. When it is dark and she is on the poop perch move her to the new one. Do this every night until she gets used to sleeping there and she will go to that perch everyday on her own and be a clean bird.
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    Should I remove the hatched chick from the incubator?

    You can take him out now so he can begin to eat and drink. Just make sure your brooder is at least 90 f. Jumping around the eggs is normal and won’t really affect them but he should be taken out now
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    Adding chicks to mama hen 2 days after hatch

    Yes you can. Put them under her at night when she has the chick under her. In the morning she will think she hatched it. I‘ve done that many times and you can even Do it if they are a week or so apart. I have had hens walking around with their chicks with different size chicks. if you have a...
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    Can I have a bantam rooster with large hens?

    Bantam rooster is fine with large hens. The only thing you have to worry about is, if you want him to fertilize eggs for hatching. He may be to small, to mount the large hens. Which means , the eggs will not get fertilized because, he won’t be able to mate. Although, he will continue to...
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    Just join from NJ hope to give good advise

    :thumbsup
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    Cockerel or pullet?

    The mix on the left is a rooster and the leghorn on the right is a hen
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