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  1. ChickenCanoe

    Incubating double yolk egg

    I agree with @nuthatched. Really bad idea for about 5 or 6 reasons that have been discussed in these pages before. To answer your question, yes it has been tried, many times and usually ends badly but on rare occasions one or both have hatched. There are reasons that there are no twins among egg...
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    Broody hen in late winter

    Use the same bedding as in her originally chosen box. That will assure she takes to them. That's a good plan Be careful to avoid a staggered hatch adding eggs to a clutch already begun
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    Food for 2nd Stage

    Since all feeds are adequate for growth, an easier thing to focus on is the mill date on the bag of feed before you purchase it. It is best if the feed had been milled within a month of use. That is rarely possible but at least try to stay newer than 3 months. Amino acds, vitamins and fats age...
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    Broody hen in late winter

    I don't think you'll have any problems. It will be warmer by the time they hatch. If she sits tight on a nest with good nesting bedding, temperature shouldn't be a problem. The best thing you can do is not interfere. She doesn't need your participation in any way.
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    Food for 2nd Stage

    More important than the brand name is the guaranteed analysis. Most manufacturers make feed that is at least adequate for the birds of the age it is intended to feed. Depending on age, crude protein % and calcium % are of primary importance. For...
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    Egg Song - No Eggs

    I don't know where you live or what breed your birds are but if you are in the northern hemisphere and at least one of your birds had molted, it tells me they hatched very early in 2025 so I would surmise the dearth of eggs is related to day length vis a vis dark period much more than any effect...
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    Egg Song - No Eggs

    What is widely regarded as the egg song is not. In reality, it is a call for reuniting with the flock. Any time a chicken of either sex is separated from the flock for a bit, they make that sound. That's why you hear the roosters make the call from time to time. Hens do so after egg laying...
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    Moving chickens from indoor infirmary to outdoors in subzero temps

    Can you drop the temperature more in the mudroom for a day or two? Stop heating that room. If you can get it closer to freezing for a day, then put them out in the morning. That will give them another day till it gets below zero again.
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    Possible Ecoli?

    Have a fecal sample read at a vet. It is difficult to find avian vets that work on chickens but any farm vet may do it.
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    Moving chickens from indoor infirmary to outdoors in subzero temps

    They may be able to but do you have any means to acclimate them slower like in a garage or a warmer space that isn't room temp?
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    What kind of sand for dust bath?

    We don't have the sandy soil that you do. If our soil is dry, the chickens can dig out some decent dust bathing holes and the dry clay turns to dust but like you, it isn't always dry. I can't really suggest a ratio of lime to sand. I think the term 'some' is what I would suggest. The lime helps...
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    First incubation!!

    Good for you. Excellent first time results.
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    Leaking yolk

    Not normal and a concern but relax and hang in there. How old is the bird? Was the last incomplete egg the sane as the first? Any pictures?
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    Introducing chicks to flock

    You may be worried about the wrong things. It is extremely unlikely the two mothers will attack the other's chicks. They don't do that. Their main concern is protecting their own chicks from all comers. The best time to introduce chicks to the flock is as soon as they can walk. The longer you...
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    Adding To My Flock

    OK then, have you ever done so adding a single bird? Choose your method and good luck/
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    Adding To My Flock

    A bird's age in no protection from bullying and being driven from the flock as an outsider.
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    Adding To My Flock

    This is old info but still worth a look. Also look up the polish bantam club for members in your area. https://www.thefeatherbrain.com/blog/polish-bantam-chicken-hatcheries Never add a single bird to an existing flock. It will be ostracized. As much as possible, you should add like numbers and...
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    Day 22 Hatch Help Needed – High Humidity, Bad Smell, 2 Pipped Eggs Still Not Progressing

    Definitely get the stinker out. There is little in this world worse than an exploder when trying to hatch.
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    Day 24 - one chick has been pipped since last night without zipping. Can I safety hole unhatched eggs?

    Agree with @Debbie292d. Your incubator is running at least 1 F low and likely significantly more. You are fortunate to have as many out as you do. The one pipped is likely too tired to complete the process. Whether to assist is a personal choice. If I know my temperature is correct, I rarely...
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    Fun thing I've noticed, all hens responding to chick distress calls

    Unless it is a hen or bird that has brooded the chicks, the others will take time accepting chicks into the fllock. Once accepted as flock mates, it is rare for a bird to become ostracized, but t happens. The pecking usually happens just to let them know who's boss. At least till they grow up...
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