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    Is a very large air sac an indication of shrink wrap?

    I am hatching shipped eggs that arrived with damaged air sacs. They had been shaken so bad that some of the eggs had bubbles in them. The air sacs are over twice as large as they should be. I'm on day 22. I had internal pips on day 21, but no external pips. Can they become shrink wrapped...
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    Candling ameraucana eggs

    Are ameraucana eggs hard to candle at four days? I have shipped eggs that were not delivered until seven days after they were mailed. They arrived really shook up with severe detached air cells. They have been incubated for four days now and I cannot see any signs of veining. Are they a loss...
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    I need advice on a two day old chick that cannot walk

    I assisted a hatching chick that had pipped internally but not externally. I could not stand to hear it cry anymore. Now I understand why she could not hatch on her own. She does not seem to have any control of her legs. She does not have straddle leg nor are her legs paralyzed. She cannot...
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    My hens have been so naughty,

    I knew that my BCM hens did not like their scrawny new rooster, but when I hatched out a batch of their eggs, most of the chicks were blue. The only explanation is that they must have been visiting my lovely splash rooster in the pen next door. I never suspected because they are in their own...
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    Shipped eggs,

    Does any have an the estimated hatch rate for shipped eggs about 10 days old when they are received?
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